What's your favourite fish(es) to photograph?

[xander]

well after the fifth hundred(unsuccessful) photo shoot with the gars, i've about had it with lazy, uncooperative, ganoid scaled fish (gars and polys). honestly, i get better shots of the tank decor! i've decided to get a few more fish that will be more interesting to photograph, as i'm pretty interested in getting serious about aquatic photography.

hence this thread, as i'm looking for ideas on what fish to get next that will be a joy to photograph. do post the fish you have most fun photographing, and why...
asides from growing out my current arfo(which is a joy), and keeping one(or a few) or my baby dats, i am considering: asian arrow(highback rtg), ray(worried about bioload) or nile perch.

so, here're the fish i've had most fun photographing;
african aro, just cause they're so fun.*(super active, always interacting with the its environment)

followed by pbass, which give imo the best pics with little or no effort.*(amazing colours, shoaling, needless to say, feeding time)

also a lucky shot of my cuban. seriously thou, they're no fun to take pics of at all...

please keep your posting to ONE pic per species of fish, to avoid having many repeated similiar shots

 

[doubledragon]

The last pic is awesome.
If you still have time maybe you could go back and edit your pics to make them smaller. I had to scroll forever to read you post, cause your pics are so large.

 

[wonword]

Awesome, I thought African Aros were filter feeders though?

 

[BigPic]

Might be odd to say in a place like this, but, small cichlids are the most fun to shoot for me. . . the best would be Tanganyikan shell dwellers, they are super interactive and super aggressive attitudes. They may not be the most colorful, but, they don't take a lot of space. Also, it's tougher to get a good detailed shot of a small fish IMHO.

Ray

example. . . ( I have a lot to learn and a long way to go )

 

[xander]

nice, agreed that interactive & aggressive fish are more interesting to take, my aro is only 5-6"ers

 

[jardinios]

looks awesome

 

[sao870]

that is pretty BOSS

 

[Eruvana]

Hello! I am new to this forum I just signed up today : ) My favoite fish to photograph are my Angels. I have had many diffrent species of fish in the past but I do have to say my angels have won my heart! So animated and friendly, Always wanting to be at
the front of the tank very easy to shoot : )

 

[headbanger_jib]

yeah now that u bring it up

my favorite subjects were always small and aggressive fish

my african block head

my african aro

even had a 120g tang setup, enjoyed taking snaps of the little buggers

 

[Bottomfeeder]

I used to spend hours taking cell phone shots of my old Bichir. I have shots of her yawning, shots from different angles, and a shot of her in sillhouette with a weird orange illumination behind her, caused by a high-powered LED flashlight shined through the bottom of the tank