GPS Lighting

[1bamafan]

What lighting will enhance the appearance of my GSPs? What spectrum or is there a brand at the LFS like Aqua Glo that will make them Shine?

[RTR]

Clean water and BW to SW make them hold their colors better long term. Short term, like many puffers, GSPs are highly responsive and a bit moody. Level of interest/excitment affects color, just as do illness, fright, water quality, etc., as well as alertness - sleeping puffers wash out or go mottled frequently.

Any full-spectrum triphosphor light with a decent CRI (color rendering index) will light the tank and the fish okay. Choice of spectrum chosen is purely personal beyond that.

[Phaedrus]

Aqua Glo would be a good choice. It's a decent high quality bulb with decent characteristics. Definately try to stick to bulbs for aquariums, I find their light to be a lot nicer than say a cheap bulb from walmart meant for a kitchen or garage or something.

[sreist]

Just make sure you stay away from an Aquarium / Plant bulb you can find in hardware stores and such. Unless you want a yellow looking tank and more algae growth than you ever imagined possible. It's worth the extra cash for a Aqua Glow or Power Glow.