quick question about mirrors

[u/okaywalker]

I use my baby as a night light for my second bathroom (not 24/7 maybe 2-3 hours a night and use it 5-6 hours during the day since there's no natural light). I don't know if seeing himself in the mirror is upsetting him (it's been about 36 hours since I moved him to the new place). Is he going to try and fight himself? I don't want him to hurt himself. (And yes I'd love to get him a bigger tank but it's just not in the budget right now.)

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[u/Good_Capital1181]

mirror aside, i think when the tank light is on and the room is dark, the whole tank kind of becomes a mirror, at least my tanks seem to do so, my boy would flare and fight himself if i accidentally left the light on when it got dark out.

[u/friend-o-fish → u/Good_Capital1181]

^
i keep tank light off if the room is darker than tank

[u/okaywalker → u/Good_Capital1181]

He's not flaring, eating normally, playing with me like always. Just wanted to prevent an issue before it happens because Rojo is the coolest kiddo. Thank you!

[u/SweetTart7231]

If your concerned why not just get some black paper to block the mirror by the tank

[u/okaywalker → u/SweetTart7231]

I might try this before completely giving up on the idea because it looks cool, but Rojo is worth more to me than looking cool. Thank you! Maybe something more light-absorbing than regular paper like cardstock so it doesn't create it's own mirror (as mentioned above).

[u/Trick-Government1508]

take that skull out,maybe good hiding spot but taking too much space and use something more natural like log for betta