They're not artificial, they're bred that way, much like how shrimp have been line bred to have distinct color variants.
Shrimp and plants under moonlights
Those of you with the moonlight option on your LEDs, which shrimp and plants show up best under these lights? I have a tank in my bedroom and use the moonlight function at night. It would be nice to see some movement in the tank during this time. I put some light colored stones in my kitchen spc 3 and they show up really well under the moonlight. This got me to thinking of which shrimp and plants would show up well under the same lighting conditions. I don't like the idea of artificial glow fish. I'm looking for natural colors.
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I can't tell you about the shrimp, (I would guess any shrimp that shows up well on whatever substrate they are on?) but I do know that the glofish aren't natural.
If you read between the lines, this site says that glofish are not naturally flourescent... aka, they are GM fish.
https://www.glofish.com/about/faq/
This may not be a reliable source, but it "confirms" that glofish are GM... genetically modified. Nothing natural about that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish
If you read between the lines, this site says that glofish are not naturally flourescent... aka, they are GM fish.
https://www.glofish.com/about/faq/
This may not be a reliable source, but it "confirms" that glofish are GM... genetically modified. Nothing natural about that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish
Oh interesting. Well still not as bad as the old painted glass catfish.If you read between the lines, this site says that glofish are not naturally flourescent... aka, they are GM fish.
https://www.glofish.com/about/faq/
This may not be a reliable source, but it "confirms" that glofish are GM... genetically modified. Nothing natural about that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish
Generally most fish don't move much at night (tank lights off). But fish like neons and cardinals that have a Sheen to then pop more than the average fish
Ok maybe I didn't say it right. I have a tank with the blue moonlight for the night regular 7500k for plant growth. At night I use the blue light. Think 1970's black light posters. I have trouble sleeping the husband doesn't. I like to watch the tank from bed. The bright lights keep him from sleeping. I know the lighter colors show up better in the moonlight. My husband likes to watch shrimp more so than fish so it's going to be a shrimp tank. Right now I have guppies but they are moving soon to my other tank in my craft room. I have crs in the living room and they may be moving to my bedroom tank. I think the white on them will show up well and they are active at night. Just wondering what other colors of shrimp might be visible under the blue light? My only experience are with crs, mischlings and PFRs.
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