mcmemily said:
I definitely think thats a female. She has quite a small hump. My females have bigger humps than that. They're probably about 2.5 inches. But the males, my biggest at almost 4 inches has a HUGE hump. They really started to pronounce on them at about 3 inches. But I'm still stumped on a couple of them. Just have to wait and see as they grow I guess...
Thanks, mcm. Glad you think she's a female, too. I'm not bothered about them mating, cos they haven't paired up, but I just don't want the big male to start fighting with the smaller fish.
mcmemily said:
Nice pic by the way! I can't seem to get mine to stay still. They run circles around each other!
Thanks. Mine tend to be pretty still most of the time. I'm ashamed to say that sometimes I have to use flash - I know this is not cool. I always use as high an ISO as I can get away with, and the flash is always turned right down. The fish don't seem worried by it - they don't jump or anything. I NEVER use flash with any of my pim. cats, because I know their eyes are sensitive.
Anyway, failing that, what I also do is drape a black sheet over the tank, and hide myself and the camera under the front of it, so we are all isolated from outside reflections. The camera either rests on a small beanbag, or a tiny tripod I have. Again, an ISO of 800+. It's then just a waiting game. That's how I got my bristlenose picture you may have seen in the other thread.
I'm a photographer by trade, so the pictures I end up with are not really up to the standard I would normally like, but compromises have to be made to avoid upsetting my babies.
