cichlid-gal
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...SiRWesDragon said:
Thanks Wes...shrimp came from Aquarium Co-Op
New camera, new photos (Picture heavy)
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Thanks Wes...shrimp came from Aquarium Co-Op
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WOW, Look at that blue!!!cichlid-gal said:
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Here's the original pic...when I cropped it I upped the contrast...thinking from all your comments that I should share the big pic to show how really blue he is ...just wanted to make sure not to mislead if that pic is doing that...but I don't think so...anyway ... you decide (oh...and I think its my water hmmm...maybe the lights? I don't know...fish are happy...yes...that's it!!!)
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Thanks plaamoo. I'm just using the flash on the camera right now as I don't have an external flash. And I'm taking an online photo course (working my way through it)...that will help me with the manual stuff.
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Not supposed to admit photoshop unless askedcichlid-gal said:
still the silver/blue is really neat!
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I'm not ashamed that I use a photo editor sometimes (and its not photoshop...I have Paintshop). For contests I believe photos should be untouched but for personal sharing if you want to make the fish look its best, minor tweaks are all good with me. Oh...and the shrimp had a contrast adjustment also as I cropped that pic too. All the others are from the camera as is.fishNAbowl said:Not supposed to admit photoshop unless askedcichlid-gal said:
I'll continue with picture post...I'll just make sure to let you guys know if I do a contrast thing
... again, not my intent to mislead and it seemed that that pic did by the comments about it being so "blue" made me feel like I needed to clarify that.cichlid-gal
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Betty...thanks...and you take some great photosBetty said:Some great shots there, cichlid-gal! I still haven't advanced past the point and shoot setting.
and thanks plaamoo, very true
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No feeder maker comments alloweddwarfpike said:I have to admit ... that last one is a very pretty feeder maker.
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I am so happy someone asked about him...he is a Characodon lateralis, or rainbow goodeid. These are an endangered species currently listed as such on the IUCN red list and listed as critically endangered on the CARES priority list.dwarfpike said:
I started with a pair of these (the beautiful male in the pic) and a nice healthy female. My male will show stunning red color when in spawning mode. The females tend to be more silver/olive with a blotchy midline and larger than the males. I currently have the original pair of these along with some midsized fry and some little babies just born day before yesterday. I have shared a pair of these and sent a pair to the GSAS auction. I was excited to be able to do this with them as they are not common.
I (personally) would not recommend keeping these fish in a community tank because of their status and the fact that they are a rather peaceful and quiet fish and I think the activity levels of other fish might make them stay in hiding. The C. lateralis do require cooler water temps and should be kept below 75 degrees with ranges of 70-74 degrees being the best.
My group is housed in a 20G long tank, sand substrate with plants (live and fake), 2 AC50 HOB's, water temps of 72.2, PH 8.0, gh/kh 9-10. They seem very healthy. They eat flake foods with frozen/live supplements. I feed some rephashy for the fry.
I believe there is currently a lot of effort going into saving this species and its remaining habitat as well as planning for possible reintroduction in the future (Cory shared with me that there had actually been a couple of attempts to reintroduce these guys but I haven't found the articles yet). Anyway, I would highly recommend, if you can, making room or finding a special tank that you could dedicate to these special fish. They are beautiful in the tank and a joy to watch.
For further information
http://www.goodeidworkinggroup.com/Characodon-lateralis
http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/catching-up-on-characodon.htm
PS...this is my second typing of this message as I hit the dang back button by accident and everything was gone when I came back. My other post was better but this will have to do.
Again...thanks for asking about these guys.
cichlid-gal
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There is some line breeding being done with these to get more "red" in the males. You can see those fish heredwarfpike said:
http://www.selectaquatics.com/Characodon_lateralis.htm
Mine will never look like that and even in breeding mode my male is not that red.
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Mama and a couple of the babies...she and the male managed to raise up quite a few of the babies in the big tank fighting off many others and protecting them 24/7. It amazes me every time I watch this group...they are not large fish yet they are very strong and dominant fish...they protect their young from all others that might come near. Dad has since moved on but Mom is still in the watching mode, keeping them safe. Out of about a large group of fry (25-30 probably)...I can still count about 11 that have survived. I'm in awe
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Cute photo. I used to have a breeding pair in my 7 foot tank. The idea was that my dwarf predators could have more of a natural environment hunting fry . However, the breeding pair turned out to be tougher than I thought & the group would migrate throughout the tank and all other occupants would cower- hiding in the nooks and cracks. I truly respect the Krib, beautiful fish.