I just wanna see if....

[Jake337]

who wouldnt want more color? It one thing is you like natives, its unique. But the average joe wants activity and color right?

Oh totally. Its just that some of the most colorful fw fish, which are considered the prettiest, can compare to the looks of cheaper saltwater fish. Thats why i used the example of the discus to the chalk. Theres no way sw fish will ever be cheap though..

+100000000000000

 

[Jake337]

How are there more things to do in a sw tank? You've got fish and then You can have stuff growin on rocks, or stuff growin on rocks. Lol

In sw you have corals, fish, anemones, coralline algae..blah blah i can go on and on. Fw have what? Plants and fish...

 

[Jake337]

I'm pretty sure the only freshwater fish that look like trout and catfish are trout and catfish.

Every other fish have the same color same design. All you see are scales and stuff. Most colorful fish I've seen in fw is a guppy lol.

 

[MrPillow]

Plants, fish, algae, inverts, crustaceans, mollusks, reptiles, etc. The list goes on.

Again. Ignorance of options does not eliminate their viability.

 

[paytertot]

In sw you have corals, fish, anemones, coralline algae..blah blah i can go on and on.

Yea. Fish and stuff growin on rocks. Lol
Idk how you can say that about fw not having bright colors or designs. Like o said, Google discus.

 

[Jake337]

Yea. Fish and stuff growin on rocks. Lol
Idk how you can say that about fw not having bright colors or designs. Like o said, Google discus.

Google discussion?!

 

[Jake337]

Yea. Fish and stuff growin on rocks. Lol
Idk how you can say that about fw not having bright colors or designs. Like o said, Google discus.

Thats one fw fish that is colorful. Besides the guppy.

 

[MrPillow]

Discus are a type of fish. "Discus".

EDIT: Sniped. GG.

 

[jetajockey]

Thats one fw fish that is colorful. Besides the guppy.

There's thousands of colorful freshwater fish.

 

[Jake337]

A discus fish will only compare to a saltwater $4.99 damsel.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

A discus fish will only compare to a saltwater $4.99 damsel.

lol damsels are pretty cool

 

[Mrc8858]

A discus fish will only compare to a saltwater $4.99 damsel.

I would have to beg to differ on that and I'm on the SW side. Discus are the few FW fish that in pure color and pattern can rival many SW fish but there is nothing like the fluorescent glow of most colorful SW fish.

 

[MrPillow]

How much of that effect is from the fish themselves, and how much can be attributed to the lighting types/spectrum prevalent in saltwater tank?

Food for thought.

 

[Mrc8858]

How much of that effect is from the fish themselves, and how much can be attributed to the lighting types/spectrum prevalent in saltwater tank?

Food for thought.

No I totally get what your saying but they have a different shimmer even if you compare my Africans under the same lighting it just isn't the same

 

[George9]

No I totally get what your saying but they have a different shimmer even if you compare my Africans under the same lighting it just isn't the same

I have to agree with the different shimmer in sw fish. Its hard to describe, almost if the fish was painted

 

[Mrc8858]

I have to agree with the different shimmer in sw fish. Its hard to describe, almost if the fish was painted

Yes its something you have to see to understand... It's almost like its blurry around the edges of the fish its so bright lol

 

[jetajockey]

Ran across this article which is loosely related to the subject, just thought the diversity bit was interesting.

Nearly all marine fish came from freshwater ancestors « Why Evolution Is True

 

[MrPillow]

Very interesting read. I remember when the studies first started arising using mitochondrial DNA to re-assign classifications within raptor taxonomy (and birds in general), it is always fascinating to see the information the genome contains. Nothing like some genetic evidence to put rash guesstimations to bed

 

[LyndaB]

How much of that effect is from the fish themselves, and how much can be attributed to the lighting types/spectrum prevalent in saltwater tank?

Food for thought.

This is an excellent point. I've been thinking about how we've been comparing SW to FW and delving further into my own preferences.

I think lighting has a lot to do with my preference for FW. I haven't seen too wide a range with lighting and coral and such with SW tanks I've seen. It's almost like the lighting makes them all look similar, although certainly the stock is wide-ranging.

That said, I rarely see two FW tanks that look alike and I definitely appreciate the more natural approach to lighting used in FW. So I guess that means that my personal preference is based on overall tank appearance, not stock.

 

[emerald76]

Actually, I've had fw for 3 years before moving onto sw and the hobby wasn't even close to being as exciting as sw. I feel like all fw fish look like trouts and catfish...Ect....I've never seen any fw fish that have bright colors or designs.

Please go google show quality guppies