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Old 02-29-2016, 01:42 PM
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Default Effect of Rocks on Mpimbwe Color
I have been reading a lot of excellent posts by Razzo as well as others on the effect of the background and rocks will have on the color of the Cyphos. I was a little skeptical at first, but decided to change my "caves" out from White PVC to natural color rocks to see the effect on the color. I must say, I am rather pleased at the effect it has had on the Alpha Mpimbwe.


This photo is from about a month back with the PVC



This is him in the exact same tank with the exact same gravel, just different rocks.



He has much more significant blue showing on him now.


Thank you Razzo for your suggestions.
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Old 02-29-2016, 02:41 PM
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Looking good. Definitely more blue.
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Old 02-29-2016, 03:00 PM
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Nice looking Alpha, it made a heck of a difference on him.
See your in Athens GA, I was down there Saturday and crawled around a couple of the LFS there.
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Thanks Guys..


And Hemp, you might have seen me. I was in a few of them on Saturday as well. LOL. Greenville has some decent ones as well.
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Old 02-29-2016, 03:19 PM
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Yeah.... but i've seen all of them before!! LOL Had to change the scenery!! Saw some really nice ones!
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Very nice
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I am thinking about doing the same thing. I totally forgot to paint the back of the tank before I filled it. Rookie mistake!
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Looking good with the new rocks!!
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Good demonstration of the effect of habitat/surroundings on color.
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