More rainbowfish (back after extended absence)

[the solitaire]

Hi, I haven´t visited this site for quite a while.
One of the main reasons is that I did not have a lot of time to make pictures for quite a while either.

Starting last week I picked up my camera again and photographed the fish currently in my tanks.

Enjoy, and feedback as always appreciated.

First of all, Melanotaenia praecox. I personally find it impossible not to like these little guys.

I personally find it just as possible to catch the full range of purples, blues and greens these guys display in direct sunlight

Next in line are these guys. Chilatherina fasciata "Pagai river". These fish really deserve the name "Rainbowfish" as I have not found a colour they do not display!

With 5" in length and almost 2" deep body these guys are quite impressive as far as rainbowfish are concerned.

 

[AQUASAUR]

Welcome back to APF! Great series! Keep them coming...

 

[greenterra]

Great series.

 

[Chris Noto]

Beautiful fish, and beautifully presented. You show us their rainbow colors very well. Glad you're back.

 

[the solitaire]

THNX for the replies.

I still have to capture a few of the "tyical" shades on the Chilatherina.

These fish just manage to amaze me every day anew by showing colours I have not yet captured on photo.

One of these colours, as soon as the lights go on in the tank (difficult moment to capture) the first glance I get is of the Chilatherina with bright golden bodies, fins that radiate from golden to a jade kind of green and a dark red rear. They also show a dark grey to black set of vertical stripes on the front half of the body.

Another is when the males start sparring, they have a bright yellow/orange stripe, as more often seen with rainbowfish.
These guys combine that with displaying a brighter red at the tail end and the rest of the body more towards a grey/green, again with the vertical stripes.

Now that the sun directly hits the tank during the early morning hours, I also have been trying to capture some infrared shots of the fish.

Not quite certain what that will amount to, but I have some shots I can work with.

Infrared however takes a lot of digital darkroom work.
Since the D70s I converted to infrared is considerably slower in response time then the D200 I primarily use, I have so far consequently missed all of the good shots. :-|

 

[the solitaire]

Here is one of the first results of infrared photographs.
Not sure why praecox look fairly normal.

The photos are a bit grainy. Part of that is due to the removal of the low-pass filter in my D70s
Part of it however also because I used the cam at ISO 400

No flash was used.
Might try using flash next attempt

 

[the solitaire]

Yesterday morning I was greeted by 7 racing stripes

I guess that is kind of weather related. I have never seen them so dark coloured wich such a bright stripe.
This was shortly before rainfall (the tank is inside the house :wink: )

still have some post processing to do on the majority of the pictures I took, but I expect to have 3-4 good shots in there.

 

[akvaman]

Well, about infrared, it is normal to have grain, actually its part of its beauty but I dont think that looks good photographing this subject sorry.

 

[the solitaire]

Had some luck and managed to get some good shots of the Melanotaenia praecox before supper today.

 

[the solitaire]

And another addition. Not really rainbowfish but shrimp