suemack
Fishaholic
WOW ....that is one amazing picture.....just superb 
sue
sue
Discus : eggs hatched
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millym
Fish Herder
elgecko your photos are ALWAYS absolutely fantastic. 
...how do you do it. its a great shot but as always so clear & sharp & amazing colours..........any tips for completely crap fish photographers like myself
??? 
definitely FOTM!!!
...how do you do it. its a great shot but as always so clear & sharp & amazing colours..........any tips for completely crap fish photographers like myself??? definitely FOTM!!!
bittersweet
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I must add to what everyone else is saying and vote that pic for FOTM..what kind of camera do you use? because its so clear and vibrant, just awesome! 
Thanks everyone.
millym,
I've been into photography for 16 years, mainly macro nature shots, so I've learned alot of things over the years. When I first started macro shots I might have ended up with 4 good shots on a 24 roll of film. Then all of the sudden one day, might have been close to a year, I would get 20 good shots on a 24 roll of film.
For fish pictures I use the flash on the camera and take the picture on a slight angle so I do not get any glare from the flash. I also took these pictures in manual focus mode. Using the auto focus did not focus were I wanted it to.
When shooting, the larger the F - stop the more depth of field you will get. This results in a larger area that will be in focus but will also cause your exposure time to take longer. Which can have you shake the camera or fish move and cause a blurred image. Because there is usually not much light in the tank, if auto mode on the camera, it will pick a smaller f - stop to gather more light and shorter exposure time. Which results in less depth of field and less chance of camera shake or fish movement. It's a balancing act alot of times.
If shooting digital just keep shooting, trying different setting and seeing what changes happen.
bittersweet,
I use a Sony 707 5 MP camera.
millym,
I've been into photography for 16 years, mainly macro nature shots, so I've learned alot of things over the years. When I first started macro shots I might have ended up with 4 good shots on a 24 roll of film. Then all of the sudden one day, might have been close to a year, I would get 20 good shots on a 24 roll of film.
For fish pictures I use the flash on the camera and take the picture on a slight angle so I do not get any glare from the flash. I also took these pictures in manual focus mode. Using the auto focus did not focus were I wanted it to.
When shooting, the larger the F - stop the more depth of field you will get. This results in a larger area that will be in focus but will also cause your exposure time to take longer. Which can have you shake the camera or fish move and cause a blurred image. Because there is usually not much light in the tank, if auto mode on the camera, it will pick a smaller f - stop to gather more light and shorter exposure time. Which results in less depth of field and less chance of camera shake or fish movement. It's a balancing act alot of times.
If shooting digital just keep shooting, trying different setting and seeing what changes happen.
bittersweet,
I use a Sony 707 5 MP camera.
apisto_uk2
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Hi,
Congrats on getting your Discus wrigglers......I have a pair of blue snakeskin that are always spawning in my community tank but the eggs keep turning white. They ate the first batch.....and they must be on batch six by now but still not managed to get to the wriggler stage. They seem happy and I'm just taking it as a bonus if I get any fry, but I was wondering what your water parameters were like so that I can compare them with mine.
Cheers and well done on your breeding success.
Apisto
Congrats on getting your Discus wrigglers......I have a pair of blue snakeskin that are always spawning in my community tank but the eggs keep turning white. They ate the first batch.....and they must be on batch six by now but still not managed to get to the wriggler stage. They seem happy and I'm just taking it as a bonus if I get any fry, but I was wondering what your water parameters were like so that I can compare them with mine.
Cheers and well done on your breeding success.
Apisto
Wildfire
Fish Fanatic
Very nicepics... You have BEAUUU-TIIIII-FULLLL fishies!!
great pic!!!! 
Thanks everyone.
They are very close to free swimming. Every now and then 1 swims off the spawn area and 1 of the parents catch it in it's mouth and spit it back onto the spawn area.
apisto_uk2,
Every time your discus lay eggs they turn white? It sounds like they are not getting fertilized.
My ammonia - 0
nitrates - 0
ph - 7.6
Temp - 83
They are very close to free swimming. Every now and then 1 swims off the spawn area and 1 of the parents catch it in it's mouth and spit it back onto the spawn area.
apisto_uk2,
Every time your discus lay eggs they turn white? It sounds like they are not getting fertilized.
My ammonia - 0
nitrates - 0
ph - 7.6
Temp - 83
jams.alaskan
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Hey friend, what do they look like now? It's just so cool!
ALASKA
ALASKA
akhtar
Fish Addict
lol at ur little stories 
cool fish, ewwwwww im probably the only one saying theyre icky
kinda cool tho 
i love ur discus, must be rewarding keeping them
cool fish, ewwwwww im probably the only one saying theyre icky
kinda cool tho i love ur discus, must be rewarding keeping them
Wow how did I miss this one! Fabulous detail and colour
Planning on feeding baby brine shrimp? That was the most amazing part of watching the apisto fry grow, they zoom over like little pac-men and CHOMP!
Apisto_uk2,
They may be just getting the hang of it, perhaps they are two females or if the water is too hard/pH too high they turn white and dissolve.
Ken
Planning on feeding baby brine shrimp? That was the most amazing part of watching the apisto fry grow, they zoom over like little pac-men and CHOMP!
Apisto_uk2,
They may be just getting the hang of it, perhaps they are two females or if the water is too hard/pH too high they turn white and dissolve.
Ken
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