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Furkan, bana sorsan Zebralarına en fazla 6 aylık derdim... hayrola yem mi vermiyorsun tosuncuklara?

Aman aman 1 hafta daha beklesin de sonra ne yapacaksa yapsın 

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I honestly am not sure.  I think he is close to ten years old.



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When they were about five or six years old.  I was left with one fish that I kept for photos...the picture I posted here.  He eventually died of s swim bladder problem.


I hope this can be translated.

I spend a lot of time photographing this particular pair of fish.  They make it easy and they are really a good looking pair of fish.  I've noted before that they have a pretty set pattern of behavior leading up to, during and after breeding.  

This particular phase is about a week prior to the event.  The male will begin displaying and nudging the female from below...mouthing her side and fins.  What I find interesting is that the female more or less goes slack when the male drives her sideways and to the top of the tank.  I have several shots like this.

One of the things I do when I want to "create some action" is that I will spend a few minutes right in front of the tank, moving my hands along the glass, annoying the pair with my presence...then I step back and use a 105mm VR lens with three flash units (SB-900) two on top and one on the bottom.  All flash units are diffused and output adjusted between +1 and -.75 depending on  how much light I need at a particular angle.  When you can dial in the correct exposures, the results are quite nice.



Still able to see me outside the tank.  I have found that these fish...the parachromis in particular..have very good eye sight for about 6-8 feet in front of the tank.  If I stand motionless within that range they will stare...and after a period of time (on their clock) they will resume activity. I try and dress in non contrasting colors and turn off all extraneous light.  If you move even a couple inches left or right, they will zone back in on your image.  Lot of time spent standing with the camera up to my eye...waiting.

Shortly after they forget about me, the male will begin by puffing himself up and kiting along side the female...fins erect and operculum popping.  This photo was part luck and part keeping the lens to my eye for ten minutes.  The fish looks insane.   :D



And here he is kiting in over top of the female...completely blocking her from view.



I took these last two pictures and was pretty excited.  When I see an image I capture and I know I have something...I get excited and it's like a drug.  It just feels good.  The question is always, do I put it on the computer now...or keep shooting.  I always ultimately default to taking more photos.  Like I said, I shoot these a lot and have hundreds that I haven't posted.  I was able to get the male doing his "nuptial T-bone" to the female.







That last shot is a killer. B)

Wow these are awesome pics and fish Mo,how do you feed these monsters? 

Resimler gerçekten mükemmel ve şüphesiz balıklarda öyle :)

One of the best Managuensis I saw around. I think the variety is different, they have blues on the fins. Most of the lets say all of the managuensis we have here, I never see that kind of blues on the fins. Even at my Loisellei. It should be fun to keep them. 

    "Suyu bulanlar, hep aynı yeri kazanlardır" demiş Darkavi. Uzun yıllar aynı balığa bakanların olduğunu okumak bana bu sözü düşündürdü.

myares2012-02-04 01:21:50

Mo'nın geri geldiği iyi oldu. Hem görsel anlamda renk kattı, hem de heyecan getirdi. Bu arada dana gibi herşeyi yazmış, çevirmemizi istemiş, hepsiyle uğraşamayacağım. Kısaca; bu çiftin aşkını nasıl kadraja  sığdırdığını anlatmış. Aslında bir sürü fotoğraf varmış, ancak bunları bilgisayara yüklemiş. Erkeğin dişiyi dişlemesi, kabarmamaları vs. bayılmış.

Bir de soruya cevap vermiş; balıklar 5-6 yaşından sonra kafa yapmışlar.

Çok baştansavma bir çeviri oldu, idare edin artık.

Bunu da google translate etmese bari)

Bu arada Mo'nun kullandığı fotoğraf makinası hakkında bilgisi olan var mı?

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I have several camera's: Nikon D200, D300, D3 and just recently purchased a D700.  I use a variety of len's, but my workhorse is a Nikon 105mm VR lens.  I also have four Nikon SB-900 flash units..  99% of all of my photos I use between three and four flash units. 


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You have a keen eye.   This variant of managuense was collected in La Cieba Honduras.  THe fish is unique in that it does have a more intense blue along the back of the fish.  As a juvenile this is more pronounced.  As they get older, especially the male, it is less colorful.


Here's the F0 Nandopsis Beani male. 



Two shots of the F0 Parachromis fredrichsthali "Yellow Head" with fry:

If the fish cannot find words to say super pictures perfect

[QUOTE=ÇetinDemircan]Wow these are awesome pics and fish Mo,how do you feed these monsters? [/QUOTE]

I feed all of my fish a varied diet.  The staple is a pellet manufactrured by Xtreme Aquatic foods.  THey have a 9mm monster pellet.  THis allows me to feed small amounts in a large pellet. http://www.xtremeaquaticfoods.com/ I took the photos for their labels and was given several cases of the food. IN addition I give them raw shrimp and scallops throughout the week.