[leoslizards]

I was wondering if the color of your background affects the color of your fish?
In FW tanks for example, fish feel safer with dark gravel, backgrounds, etc... but some fish like Discus will actually develop tiny black spots all over their bodies if you house them with black BGs and will get brighter with lighter BGs. I've noticed that bright neon colored fish look best with black or dark blue backgrounds. I personally would like to paint my new SW tank dark blue but I don't want them to loose their color either. Plus I think it will look neat with the shimmering effect from MHs reflecting off the background. Any advice on colors? I would like to see some pics of your tanks' BG to help me pick out the best color for my tank.