black, white, blue, or no background at all for betta tank

[drpenquin]

Im wondering on which colored background will give the least reflection inside the tank. Currently, Im using a black background on all 3 sides of my tank because Ive learned on the net that its better so that my betta cant see his reflection however, after Ive been using the black background I noticed that it reflects the plants, filter, heater, etc in the tank to the point that my betta keeps swimming into the glass . Any clue on background colors that wont give off much of a reflection?

 

[Valkyrie_Lips]

You could try covering only the back with black and use plants to block his reflection from the inside. By that, I mean placing some tall, dense plants (real or silk) close to the sides of the tank.

 

[Aqua67]

I’ve never used a background for any of my tanks in all my fish keeping years.

 

[Sgooosh]

since i make videos about fish sometimes, i like a darker colored background so the fish stand out more

 

[Byron]

You never want a white or light-tone background, as this is seriously detrimental to all fish. You do not want anything shiny as this reflects even more than a dull finish. Nothing works better all round than dull black, as in construction paper. You can also paint the outside with a dull finish black paint. I've always used black construction paper as it is very inexpensive, and it works.

If the glass is clean, it will reflect light, and there is no outside backing that will prevent this, not even paint. The glass itself is reflective. One trick to this is allowing algae to grow on the inside back wall. I left the back wall alone on my 29g blackwater tank, and rather nicely over a couple years the Java Moss on the wood in contact with the back wall spread over the wall.

 

[MammaBearinTN]

Dull, black poster board works very well for small tanks, and is very cheap.