Boom Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I recently replaced the hood on my 10 gallon community tank. It used to be an old dual incandescent hood but one of the fixtures was broken and I didn't like the light put out from a single incandescent, despite trying several differnt bulbs. So I bought a new eclipse hood with an 18" T8 florescent bulb in it. But every time I turn the light on in that tank, the fish loose all their color and do nothing but hide! I added some floating plants (fake) to try to "shade" them a bit, but it doesn't really help much. So what do I do? I like the look of lots of light, and it's my 23 month old son's tank and he likes seeing the fish out and about, not hiding. Can I get a different bulb that the fish won't be so scared of? Recommendations? I thought they might just get used to it but it's been 2 weeks and they haven't. It is not a planted tank. The fish are: 4 Cardinal tetras, 9 Harlequin rasboras, 5 Rummy nose tetras, and 2 unidentified Cory's. Boom :boom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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