Color other than black for a background?

[pcfriedrich]

Tomorrow, I'm gonna paint the back of my tank. I'm obviously thinking black as an option, but am considering others. I think a deep, midnight purplish blue (almost black) would be cool. I also think a deep (almost black) green would go well.

if this helps influence the decision, the lifelong occupants will be 3 female cons, a female JD, and a Gold Saum.

I'm totally undecided, so I'm gonna base my decision off the results of this poll also! Will post (crappy) pics of the results.

 

[---XR---]

black amplifies colors better than anything else for photography, or just general fish tank watching. Black is the best option. I know many people that have switched over from black after having blue and they never look back on it.

 

[Delhezi222]

black amplifies colors better than anything else for photography, or just general fish tank watching. Black is the best option. I know many people that have switched over from black after having blue and they never look back on it.

Agreed.
Black is the way to go.

 

[RBE17]

I like black, too.

 

[benzjamin13]

I have a tank that has a dark blue background and a black background. I happened to like both, but sometimes I think it also depends on the fish you want to go with. I'd go black with those fish.

 

[dmed]

I like green, not black-ish green (the color of algae) but a nice green that is the color of plants. Fish photos always look nice in heavily planted tanks IMHO.

 

[HiImSean]

i like black personally. if i was doing a discus or saltwater tank id do blue though

 

[Arturo]

I would go black, or dark blue.