Hello all! I was posting in these forums quite a few months ago as I began planning for a saltwater tank. However, I decided I wanted to wait until I moved into a house so I would have room for the 125+ tank I would like. Well that time is very near (couple of weeks!) and I'm back on the prowl for good info...but the incredible cost of a SW tank is really getting me down. I simply don't think I'll have the funds for it in the near future and even when I do I think I'll have a hard time investing all that money in it with the chance of a livestock loss occurring at some point. That all said......I've heard people say that you can make a freshwater tank look just as nice as saltwater tank...how much truth is there to this? I know there are quite a few brightly colored african cichlids out there (I used to keep them as a teenager) but I'm having trouble finding any pics of FW tanks which rival the beauty of a typical reef tank. I'm starting to wonder if I'm just going to disappoint myself if I go FW instead of SW.
So...can anybody post some pictures which show some vibrant FW or Brackish setups which can go toe to toe with a SW setup?
Thanks!
So...can anybody post some pictures which show some vibrant FW or Brackish setups which can go toe to toe with a SW setup?
Thanks!