Couple updates: red tiger motas and haitiensis

[DarthV]

For those into the big bruisers! The RTMs spawned this week & I'm hoping for some fry!

Proud (and completely psychotic egg guard!) female:

And her slightly smaller mate:

And now that the haitiensis at home isn't quite as shy, I can get some shots of him. He's around 8-9". Too bad my best friend borrowed my flash *again*, so this was done at high ISO, hand held, no flash and from 15' away:

And yeah, I need to do some glass cleaning!

 

[Death Pony]

Very nice! I especially like the female!

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Love those RTM's!!

 

[Ruck Fules]

The hait looks awesome. Cool pair too.

 

[Modest_Man]

The haitiensis is very nice looking.

Does the male motaguensis have a oddly shaped snout? It seems a bit short. I don't think it's just the photo angle.

 

[sabotage]

RTM's SWEET!!!!

 

[DarthV]

Modest, I think it's more the angle... he was off to the side and I was using my 100mm macro lens up close, so anything that wasn't perpendicular to the glass would get crazy distortion.

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

how big are your rtms? your female looks just like mine

 

[DarthV]

The female is a little over 5? And the male is about 1/2" smaller. But I usually suck at estimating fish sizes. Only reason I have a good idea on the haitiensis is because I measured the female while in the process of moving her to my aquarium at work and they are pretty close to the same length.

 

[Opiate]

grouse pics!!! not to mention stunning fish! goodluck on spawn!