White or Black background for a hospital... tank?

[Colin_BC]

I just picked up another 10G as a quarantine/rearing tank. I'm planning on leaving it substrate free, other than a bit of flourite in small clay pots with a couple stem plants. I have reversible backing that is black on one side and white on the other. The tank is going to be located on the bottom of my stand for my 30G. I was planning on using white backer for the underside of the tank to show me what crap needes to be vacuumed, but I am having a tough time coming to decision over whether to use the black or white for the back and sides. I use black in the back of my planted 30G, but I'm thinking when rearing fry in the 10G the white may make them easier to see. What are others toughts on this?

Colin

 

[Final Dynazty]

White totaly.

 

[Colin_BC]

White is what i was aiming for, but my only concern is would the surrounding walls be too brigt for the fish and stress them in any ways. After reading most fish prefer darker backrgrounds as its more simliar to their natural environment, I wondering if they would feel more secure with the black? The advantage I see to having white is it will make it much easier to see any crap in the tank, and the aquarium would appear birghter with low light and a white background than low light with a black background.

Perhaps I should rephrase my question a bit. What (if any) are the disadvantages (to the fish) of having an all white background? I've never seen a tank with all white backgrounds, so it leads me to believe that there is a reason for this....

Colin

 

[astroboy]

I suggest black.
Fish in a hospital tank are sick and need to feel comfortable. A dark tank would be less stressful than a white one. Thats why you transport fish in the dark and leave a new fish in the dark for a while until they feel comfortable with their new surroundings. Cleaning poo would not be an issue because the tank will be bare bottom and besides, its not that hard to see crap on the bottom. Just look a little harder.

 

[Colin_BC]

I suggest black.
Fish in a hospital tank are sick and need to feel comfortable. A dark tank would be less stressful than a white one. Thats why you transport fish in the dark and leave a new fish in the dark for a while until they feel comfortable with their new surroundings. Cleaning poo would not be an issue because the tank will be bare bottom and besides, its not that hard to see crap on the bottom. Just look a little harder.

I actually taped the backing up with the black showing last night. I knew it was safe so I figured if there were no good reasons against white, I could flip it at a later time.

Colin

 

[noop]

most hospitals i've been to are decorated in unpleasant shades of green. i'm sure there must be a medical reason for this. perhaps it applies to fish too?

 

[fraservet]

try painting a large red cross on the white side of the background.

as to why hospitals tend to be green - I don't know, but scrubs (what surgeons wear when operating) are traditionally green because when they get covered in blood and have to go and speak to relatives, the blood doesn't look so bad - it goes very dark.

 

[astroboy]

Hey colin BC

Where exactly are you from?
I'm from vancouver

 

[Colin_BC]

Hey colin BC

Where exactly are you from?
I'm from vancouver

Langley

Colin