Posted by John Robinson on January 17, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Kribensis Ciclid ( Pelvicachromis pulcher) Female.
Back to childhood ! Got my reptiles and now back on Tropical fish.
Concentrating on breeding ciclids. This is on of the few species where the female is brighter than the male. The females do the chasing prior to mating too. This one is ready to spawn in a hollow she's dug out under a rock.
Nothing special but it makes a change.
D200
100 iso !!!!
on camera flash
f11
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Snape on January 17, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Wow John, the last thing I expected to see, you are very original
Beautiful colours. Don't know that I have ever seen one of these.
Just as well you are retired John - you wouldn't have time to work.
Posted by John Robinson on January 17, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Thanks both.
All I am trying to do is to get a bit of variety into my postings. I,ve got about 30 species of birds- with enough pics to last 12 months but I,m getting fed up with putting the same old stuff on. Ironically it is far more difficult to photograph a fish in a tank than it is to do a bird on a stick at a feeding station !
Nuff said !
Thanks again.
JohnR
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 18, 2010 at 1:41 AM
Come on John your used to shooting through glass I think.
Its captive so I wouldn't normally comment but this species I hold a bit of a soft spot for as I used to keep them.
Lovely colouration captured know doubt as a result of their breeding frenzy.
Very nice and indeed different.
Major.
Posted by David Sewell on January 18, 2010 at 4:41 AM
I may be wrong, but this is the first fish image I can recall seeing posted on here. I have tried some tank work with amphibians, and know how hard it can be, and how well you have done here.
David
Posted by John Robinson on January 18, 2010 at 5:15 AM
Thanks
David - I did put some of a Pike and Sticklebacks on a couple of years back I think.
Major - I,d like to do them in the wild but Nigerias a long way to go( and I can't afford to get my D200 wet !!
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 18, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Well you are still producing top quality images Mr Robinson! Superb details and colours!
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Am not a fishy person but this is really very beautiful John and the colours are superb
Posted by Fran French on January 18, 2010 at 1:58 PM
I have tried this myself in the past and failed miserably! Well done on having the patience and succeeding. Super stuff.
Discussion
9 repliesBack to childhood ! Got my reptiles and now back on Tropical fish.
Concentrating on breeding ciclids. This is on of the few species where the female is brighter than the male. The females do the chasing prior to mating too. This one is ready to spawn in a hollow she's dug out under a rock.
Nothing special but it makes a change.
D200
100 iso !!!!
on camera flash
f11
Cheers
JohnR
Just as well you are retired John - you wouldn't have time to work.
All I am trying to do is to get a bit of variety into my postings. I,ve got about 30 species of birds- with enough pics to last 12 months but I,m getting fed up with putting the same old stuff on. Ironically it is far more difficult to photograph a fish in a tank than it is to do a bird on a stick at a feeding station !
Nuff said !
Thanks again.
JohnR
Its captive so I wouldn't normally comment but this species I hold a bit of a soft spot for as I used to keep them.
Lovely colouration captured know doubt as a result of their breeding frenzy.
Very nice and indeed different.
Major.
David
David - I did put some of a Pike and Sticklebacks on a couple of years back I think.
Major - I,d like to do them in the wild but Nigerias a long way to go( and I can't afford to get my D200 wet !!
Cheers
JohnR
Fran