Polypterid Collection!

[js302]

wooow!

 

[Cohazard]

Nice nice!

Nothing quite as cool as some fat ash sens and laps with good contrast!

 

[mike dunagan]

wow really nice, your photos are great. Do you use some red lighting? what is it? LED?

 

[Chi-Chi]

cool bichirs!

Thanks!

That's a lovely setup u have there man.. And a neat collection of polys.. Great pics man..

Thanks a lot, bro---I spent a lot of time researching exactly what kinds of cover they like to wrap around, and it seems to have paid off!

Great looking collection your delheiz looks great and those senegal look huge what size tank are they in currently

Everyone always comments on those senegals, they're my lovely (and LARGE) ladies (the bigger one is at least 10.5" and still growing!). Everyone is in a 75g right now, and being moved up to a 125g sometime in the beginning of next year.

wooow!

Lol, thank you.

Nice nice!

Nothing quite as cool as some fat ash sens and laps with good contrast!

They are DEFINITELY fat, though they wear it well!

The lap was almost completely white when I bought her 5 months ago (from lack of nutrients, I think). She came in wild caught as a pretty large specimen (probably 8"). I got her on a high-protein diet with lots of carotenoids, and she turned out to be quite a looker!

wow really nice, your photos are great. Do you use some red lighting? what is it? LED?

Thanks a lot, bro! I do use LEDs in that tank, but only white ones for the lunar cycle effect (it has a really noticeable effect on their behavior, BTW). The red thing is just because my camera is terrible, and the white balance got knocked off by that plant---but it turned out pretty cool, so I kept the pic!

I'm glad you like the pictures, thanks for the kind words.

 

[keepinfish]

Amazing picts....some of the best i have seen!!! what camera settings do you use? Flash or no flash?

 

[Chi-Chi]

Amazing picts....some of the best i have seen!!! what camera settings do you use? Flash or no flash?

Thanks very much! These are all with a pretty terrible camera---I ordered a new one a few days ago, so it should be coming in soon (I can't wait to try it out with these guys, they're so photogenic!).

As far as settings go, I don't use any flash, and I mess around with shutter speed till I find the right fit. Sometimes I'll use another light fixture, but I didn't for any of these. It's frustrating using a point-and-click model---my next one is a step up, so hopefully that'll help.

I'm glad you like the pics, thanks!

 

[Davey_8313]

Wow, those are nice. Makes me want to expand my collection... great collection

 

[Chi-Chi]

Wow, those are nice. Makes me want to expand my collection... great collection

Thanks, man---is that Max Schreck as Count Orlock in your avatar? Spooky!

 

[Davey_8313]

Thanks, man---is that Max Schreck as Count Orlock in your avatar? Spooky!

You're welcome. Yep, sure is. An oldie, but a goody. I love horror movies. Sorry, not trying to derail... I hope my Sens look like yours when they get bigger...

 

[Chi-Chi]

You're welcome. Yep, sure is. An oldie, but a goody. I love horror movies. Sorry, not trying to derail... I hope my Sens look like yours when they get bigger...

Have you seen 30 Days of Night (or read the graphic novels) yet? IMO, it is a fantastic horror film (and I'm kind of picky about these things).

About the senegals---thanks! They're two of my favorites.