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Post by Graeme Robson » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:00 pm

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Post by palaeodave » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:01 pm

Haha! They've lost patience with you after posing for all those photos last week! :lol:

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Post by Tinman » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:07 pm

Your fish are the greatest. I have three Queen Botia but they are less colored with a slightly different pattern than these so mine must be a different specie. These are possibly the most beautiful loaches I have ever seen .I am so glad you show them :D

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Post by Graeme Robson » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:14 pm

Heh! I know the feeling Dave! :wink:

Cheers Tinman. Here's my Botia dario habitat. The Y modesta's are now in the Grrr tank. 8)

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Post by Tinman » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:49 pm

Very nice also,I am starting with plants now after 30 years of just fish and you just posted what I have in my head for one tank.Those are amazon swords right?
I love my Modesta's ,so many people are not impressed by them or their temperment. I lost my Dario's and four of my Robusto's some years back and I am still VERY upset by that. I had five of each. Our selections and availibility here are limited and Robusto's are never seen.

When I laid my rocks flat like yours they accumulated crud under them. Do you pick them up every week or two or let them lie?

Your Dario's are spectacular too!!!!! I am not jelaous , just very,VERY impressed,it is so hard to speak with your fingers and get the point across clearly :D

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Post by linarite » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:05 pm

That is one beautiful tank. I love the live plants. Just too chicken to give them a try in my small tank. And I will admit it - I'm jealous!! :lol:
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Post by piggy4 » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:21 am

Wonderful pics Graeme, those Sidthimunki look a decent size ?

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Post by Ded1 » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:12 am

Graeme - i "hate" you. I am getting all wet here trying to make some nice pictures, Well, I am using low skill camera I guess, Cannon PowerShot A 400. Any BASIC suggestions for nice clear photo, would be appreciated.

This is the best and clearest I could do focusing on one fish.
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It is terribile. it is blurry, no matter what i do... :?

p.s. In your "Botia dario habitat" picture, what is the name of those plants?

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Post by Graeme Robson » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:17 pm

Thank you! :D

Tinman. Yes they are Amazon swords. Nice and easy plants to keep (just my type) :wink: In the tank above they are pieces of wood with a few entry and exits for the loaches, plus they tend to dig their own entrances and such. Yeah, i often lift them out and give them a bit of a scrub and vac up any crap that may be left underneath.

Andy, they are my old timers. They must be knocking on 2.5 inches now. :D

Hi Ded1. I just point and shoot and hope for the best! :lol: I would say around 80% of the pictures are deleted with them being out of focus. I do set the camera to auto-focus and center point the focus on my camera. Some times i take pictures with the camera flash on and the tank lights off and the same the other way round. I try to keep the glass really clean so the camera doesn't focus on the glass instead of the fish. The plants are Amazon swords. :D
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Post by Vancmann » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:12 am

Beautiull... Just beautifull
120 gallon planted aquaponic tank with 10 clown loachs, first one since 1994, 1 modesta and 3 striadas.

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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:25 am

Ded1 wrote:Graeme - i "hate" you. I am getting all wet here trying to make some nice pictures, Well, I am using low skill camera I guess, Cannon PowerShot A 400. Any BASIC suggestions for nice clear photo, would be appreciated.
I have a Canon Powershot A75, but I don't know what the settings are like on yours. The first thing you want to do is get a tripod of some kind. Set your camera to macro and high-speed if you have the option.

Take lots of pictures and delete most of them. Occasionally everything is perfect and the loach is cooperative and you get a great image. Loaches are not easy subjects.
Your vantage point determines what you can see.

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Post by lf11casey » Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:10 am

That's funny, but a very nice pic.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:22 am

Thanks! :D
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Post by Ded1 » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:05 am

Mark, thanks for tips

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Post by Rubix » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:46 pm

sweet pics graeme, as always. thanks for sharing 8)

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