How do i get my acei cichlid to glow like this?!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Give him a few days to settle in.
 
I find the coralife 50/50 better than the other brands. That said, even in PC form, it is quite dim. I much prefer a twin-tube set-up with one 10K and one actinic (both coralife), whether it is flourescent or PC.
 
You could try Gamma radiation.:D
 
Keep trying different bulbs till you find one that you like the look of.I have ge aquarays and like the way they make my demasoni look,really good for bringing out the blue.
 
whitexboii;1456831; said:
What kind of light would i have to get to make my acei glow like this? Or how do i get them to look close to that, mine have a black base and a small blue glow but in the pet store they had a grey base and bright blue glow...

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i use a bulb from walmart plus i use fixers on google picasa to get the glow
 
Theres a few ways to make any fish have a glow to it here are some ways here.

1.On a dark color fish like a acie a bright light geting attracted to the dark color it will make your fish that bright.

But a downfall is that some fish don't like lights!If you have catfish they might die from stress or lack of searching for food from the light.

2.High Protien

Protien is great to feed your fish.It will help your fish enchance there colors.If you feed a red tail catfish shrimp the colors on its tail will darken up and be soild red.If you feed your oscars,catfish,gars, and other fish eaters there colors will enchance also.

Another downfall is if you feed your fish to much fish they will reject there regular feeding basis and wont eat anything but fish that will cause your fish to eat each other.This shouldn't happen if you feed your fish other fish more then once a week.

These are some solutions for colors.
 
Color can also be affected by the hardness of the water. My ahlis and aceis turn a dark black/grey after a few days if I use more tap water than normal because the water around here is so incredibly hard. As soon as I add more RO though their color lightens right back up. Using the marine reef lights tends to produce a really good glow when the water conditions are right.
 
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