Tell me about tank-mates that might be soothing, calming - I'm thinking angels and/or oscars.
The soon-to-be-finished 7.5' in-wall's at the far end of a hallway with bedroom doors more or less flush at both right & left of the tank - not ideal for skittish fish. Currently it's to house a 14" silver arowana & half-dozen 4" SD's - again maybe not ideal, particularly if plants are to be part of the calming decor/habitat but also the SD menu.
Lighting in -vs- outside has been considered, as has overwater decor: a big empty enclosed lighting space & eurobracing, overwater root/leaf-trailing plants at the sides, reasonable surface current. Zen.
Re. un-spooking specifically: I'm also thinking of black/river mullet (Agonostomus monticola) as they're utterly manic, but aren't particularly spooky-skittish (IME). IE: Can one simply overstimulate the spook response?
That last question's not totally serious, though I'd be curious of people's experiences towards the ends of the bell-curve.
The soon-to-be-finished 7.5' in-wall's at the far end of a hallway with bedroom doors more or less flush at both right & left of the tank - not ideal for skittish fish. Currently it's to house a 14" silver arowana & half-dozen 4" SD's - again maybe not ideal, particularly if plants are to be part of the calming decor/habitat but also the SD menu.
Lighting in -vs- outside has been considered, as has overwater decor: a big empty enclosed lighting space & eurobracing, overwater root/leaf-trailing plants at the sides, reasonable surface current. Zen.
Re. un-spooking specifically: I'm also thinking of black/river mullet (Agonostomus monticola) as they're utterly manic, but aren't particularly spooky-skittish (IME). IE: Can one simply overstimulate the spook response?
That last question's not totally serious, though I'd be curious of people's experiences towards the ends of the bell-curve.