My Fishy Friends

[Ashli]

Hey all here's just a few assorted pics I took last night, my silver scats are now 15cm long, and still growing B) I only took pics of the few that would let me, the rest didn't want to co operate
Pics look really dark and dreary....although tank is perfecttly bright and clear...so stuffed if I know how to take good pics..
Male

Female

Rainbow shark, clown loach, golden sucker and severum

Electric Yellow

Severum

Gold Saum aka False Green Terror

And my fave silver scats (15cm long)

 

[mypapercuthurts]

I like your clown loach and your rainbow shark. What size tank do you have?

 

[Ashli]

I have 2 3ft tanks and a 5ft tank which are all in use, a 2ft hospital tank, and a 6ft tank which hasn't been set up yet

 

[vancouver]

Nice looking gouramis and scats... never seen scats larger then a few inches before... they're brackish aren't they?

 

[Ashli]

Nice looking gouramis and scats... never seen scats larger then a few inches before... they're brackish aren't they?

Yep they're brackish. We got them when they were only 3cm or so, my sister who also keeps tropical fish is amazed that every time she visits, they've grown bigger

 

[Chri$]

Lovely fish!

 

[vancouver]

Thats awesome... I never knew they got that big.

 

[Qays]

Cool stuff. Why does your water look cloudy?

 

[Ashli]

That's the thing, the tank isn't cloudy , it's perfectly clear and bright , but for some reason no matter how much I fiddle with the cameras settings, I cannot get the pics to look like they should.
I played with the focus, flash settings, turning the lights on and off, but it just won' work.........it will only work if I turn the flash off completely, but then the pics are incredibly slow to take and end up blurry because the fish has taken off before the camera has captured the pic.

I just need to find a way to take the pics without the flash but still keep the ability to take the pictures quickly.

 

[Ashli]

Ok well I did some playing around with the camera settings and I think I've figured it out.
Like before only the cooperative ones are in the pics, the rest are camera shy
The pics are brighter and more fast moving, but because the ISO was on 400 it may look a lil grainy.

Silver Scats

Rainbow Shark and Gold Saum

Clown Loach and Hongi

Opaline Gourami (Male)

Golden Sucker and Kuhli Loach

Electric Blue (Female)

My cute Fal

Electric Yellow and hongi in the bottom corner

Electric Blue and Yellow

Gold Saum

Green Severum that would never miss a photo opportunity

Electric Yellow

 

[vancouver]

that is one bright clown loach

 

[Elisabeth83]

Nice Pics!!! They are a lot clearer and brighter than the first ones you took. I wanted to say too that I am pretty certain your Blue Acara is actually a Green Terror. I am sure someone else will come along and confirm it. Green Terrors are a lot more aggressive compared to Blue Acaras as well as males can reach up to 12 inches (females 8 inches) so your gonna be needing a nice big tank to house it with fish of similar size that can hold their own.

Here is some info about Green Terrors

http/badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile61.html

 

[SamUK]

do you have the malawis in with the severum and blue acara?

 

[Ashli]

I think I may just have to dye my hair blonde
You're right Elisabeth, she's not a Blue Acara, she is not the Green Terror either, she's the False green Terror aka Gold Saum...Have had her for 6 years you'd think I'd have found out the truth long ago

She is a pleasure to have in the tank regardless of what she is, extremely peaceful and playful with all other fish.

And to answer your question about my Americans and Africans, yes they are together. My africans were bred and raised in a neutral ph level, and have always thrived in these conditions. As for aggression issues, I've been one of the few that doesn't have that problem at all, they've been together for at least 3 years, no nips or smashing. My clown loaches are the only ones that have spats and scuffles and that's with each other

Now I understand it's not recommended to mix these species, but am always keeping a close eye on them, and I wouldn't seperate them now anyway, they get along famously, especially the Saum and Electric Yellows

Edited to add: She is a little over 6 years old and is 5.5 inches long

 

[SamUK]

well ive always thought if the fish isnt wild caught then surely it is suited to the conditions it was bred in but alot of people either havent thought of this or it isnt true....

i guess it depends how long it would take for them to evolve (not the right word but i dont kno how to explain it lol.) to the new conditions and forget there natural environment.

does that make sense?