54 Litre Livebearer/mixed Community

[NottsFishy]

Great pics mate

 

[DevUK]

Thanks

Looking forwards to getting all of this setup moved into a much larger tank.

One more shot of the side. You can see more of the right corner in this shot (crypts):

 

[johno]

Very nice, love the gouramis

 

[DevUK]

Finally, Red line barb (Can't remember correct name):

Just realised, it's a red line rasbora, not a barb. As pointed out by beeky. Possibly Rasbora pauciperforata

 

[dantheman]

beutiful pictures mate, ho did you acheive this with kitchen roll , id luv to get pics like that all i get is a big flash on the glass

 

[StrontiumDog]

Stunning photos, I'm gob smacked at the clarity.

My fish usually have go faster stripes and wizz passed leaving a nice blured pic

What settings have you got the camera on?

Edit: No need to tell me I just googled searched that camera, Awesome, want one, can't affored it.

 

[DevUK]

Thanks guys

I used an Canon EOS 300D (6.2mp). Settings were:

Shutter: 1/80sec
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 400

The flash technique I used was simply folding a piece of white kitchen towel/paper so it was about 4 layers thick (I played about taking test shots to get it looking good). I then used an elastic band to hold it in place over the flash Diffuses the flash so you don't get reflections too much. Oh, and I was shooting in a pitch black room too! Just the fish tank lights on.

Because the room was dark I think the fish were more relaxed as they couldn't see me, so they were willing to stay still longer