Mirrored Background

[venymae]

I was thinking of using a mirror as the background for my 29 gallon, to give it the optical illusion of more space, fish, plants. It's a community schooling tank, hopefully planted eventually. What do you think? Would it be a good idea? Has anyone here ever tried this?

 

[Salty_Dawg]

It depends on the fish, some may try to attack their reflection.

If it's just peaceful schooling fish then go for it.

 

[skullminerteam]

Just dont do it with sharks, bettas, and on

 

[azmodan]

Personally I'd go with a normal black or blue background. The mirror could make things look too busy and actually take away from what is on display in your tank. A simple black background will help focus your perspective on the actual scape. But it doesn't hurt to try too!

 

[SNorlin]

Did you try the mirror background? If so, would love to see a picture. Or a picture of what ever background you have ended up using.


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