Which easy fish looks best under the blue lights?

[Gary Ellis]

Just as the title says. Which easy fish look best under blue lights?

 

[landlubber]

in my experience none of them. through 20 or so different species of fish the blue light just seems lost on them as they don't fluorece like coral does... if that's even a word lol.

 

[Biddence]

Fish look their best under white lights IMO

 

[jgirardnrg]

Yellow Tail Damsels and my Royal Gramma look pretty nice under the blues.

 

[Viva'sReef]

Not a dang thing........the struggle is real.

 

[fishguy242]

strawberry basslet...

 

[Tamberav]

Glow fish

 

[arking_mark]

Great question. Following along. From my tank, I think my Candy Basslet is the best of my fish.

 

[Shooter6]

Japanese Swallowrail angels look great under both whites and blue lights

 

[Gary Ellis]

Great question. Following along. From my tank, I think my is the best of my fish.

What did you pay for your Candy Basslet?

 

[nereefpat]

Some colors look better under blues, like yellow or green or white. Reds and blues generally look worse.

 

[ReefRondo]

Lemonpeel angel for me.

 

[landlubber]

Some colors look better under blues, like yellow or green or white. Reds and blues generally look worse.

i agree in the case of corals which zooxanthellae is the cause for the fluorescence. in fish, my purple tang for instance, loses its coloration and just appears muted. you can see that there is color separation but it isn't vibrant like it is in coral.
for context i'm talking about pure actinic lighting.

 

[DracoKat]

Red Coris wrasse for me. The blue spots just glows under the light and pops

 

[nereefpat]

i agree in the case of corals which zooxanthellae is the cause for the fluorescence. in fish, my purple tang for instance, loses its coloration and just appears muted. you can see that there is color separation but it isn't vibrant like it is in coral.
for context i'm talking about pure actinic lighting.

Purple is a bad color for blue lighting.

 

[landlubber]

Purple is a bad color for blue lighting.

i meant the yellow on the tail.

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Fiji blue devil. You won't need lights. And he will beat up all your other fish...

 

[arking_mark]

What did you pay for your Candy Basslet?

I got it from a local reefer closing down his tank for a decent discount. A good reefer never pays and tells.

 

[landlubber]

I got it from a local reefer closing down his tank for a decent discount. A good reefer never pays and tells.

exactly! anyone seriously inquiring on the cost high end fish can easily find out themselves without tire kicking. well answered.

 

[jaganshi066]

Mccoskers flasher wrasse