male show tank startup

[beto]

http://youtu.be/MldFYQ-pwGA

[Mandocruz06]

Mann I want that bi color....

[SunnyHouTX]

Very colorful peacocks Beto! This is gonna be good.

[FrontosaurusRex]

Very nice fish. A brighter light might help showcase their colors.

[eklikewhoa]

Cool how they all show their colors well despite being all male!

[beto]

Been wanting to get some lights,butstarted getting all the fish first. Any suggestions on lighting ?

[eklikewhoa]

T5 of it's just about showing off more of the specimen
Quality LED or Metal Halide to show them off and to complete the display with the "shimmer".

[barrettsline]

Awesome!!! Love the mix of colors.

[beto]

Looking to get more so might put these in one of my 135g and switch the Livuas to the 90g

[FrontosaurusRex]

+1 for quality LED fixture. I like the Marineland double bright and the TruLumen lights.

[beto]

Thanks for the advise, really apreciate it. Fairly new to all this and light I left to last.

[beto]

http://youtu.be/AjuDxBfeKQI

This is another video of the peacocks.

[eklikewhoa]

If possible maybe add larger stones to the tank to help break line of sight. Not only would it look more impressive but serve a purpose to allow the sub dominants to "flash" more without always worrying about the boss chasing them down.

[beto]

So Sunny had it all wrong? Since I got these rocks from him........lol

[armthehomeless]

So Sunny had it all wrong? Since I got these rocks from him........lol

Yes . . . yes he did. Personally, I'd only add the larger (taller) stones if you can find the same type of rock. The fish look great! The placement of your rock could stand to be tweaked a bit at eklikewhoa mentioned.