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Current Haps and Peacock 125 Reef Ready Stocking Pics

7.1K views 16 replies 9 participants last post by  k7gixxerguy  
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First off let me say that this is my first time using this DSLR for aquarium shots. I'm a total newb to it and had no auxiliary lighting or flash besides the tank lights. The flash on the camera made their colors not look great. I used a very open aperture to be able to have a fast enough shutter speed to not blur too badly. Consequently, depth of field was very very small causing some focus issues. I'm sure that a tripod instead of my shaky hands and a flash from overhead would have helped things out but this is where I'm at now. Camera was a Nikon D5000 that I borrowed from work with a 50mm lens. I removed the OB Peacock as it was keeping too many of the fish hiding and chasing a lot of them, especially the lwanda. Not pictured is I believe only one elusive fish that isn't colored up at all yet anyways, that being the sp. Intermedius. It looks very similar to the chrysogaster except a silvery body with a light red fringe to its fins.
Ngara Flametail
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Star Saphire
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Synodontis Lucipinnus and Venustus
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Azureus and Dolphin
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Azureus
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Electra Deep Water Hap
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Rubescens
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Lwanda
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Ndewe
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Albino unknown
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Mloto Likoma
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Chrysogaster
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OB Peacock
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Red Empress
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Moori Dolphin
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Sunshine
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#2 ·
Over fifty views and not a single comment, you people are quiet today.
 
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Sparrow19 said:
They look great..! Love that Rubescens. Is it more Orange or Red? Haven't see that yet.
It is more orange. I ordered it hoping for red, so I will have to find another couple fix to throw in there with some red on one of them.
 
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Iggy Newcastle said:
k7gixxerguy said:
Over fifty views and not a single comment, you people are quiet today.
I think its been quiet, in general, for a week or so.

Great pictures and fish. Good luck with the mix. Hopefully the little Sunshine packs on some weight.
Its been in that tank for a couple weeks with the venustus, albino, OB and a bunch of rambunctious mbuna until I took those out this week in preparation for the arrival of the rest of the stock. I'm hoping that without the mbuna, and the OB in the Mbuna tank for being a great big bully, that the sunshine will start packing on some weight too. It's only like 3 -3.5" at the moment so I'm surprised its even really colored up at all too.
 
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Looking great! I really like your Lwanda and Cop. Trewavasae

I have an all male hap & peacock tank in a similar young-adult, coloring-up stage. I'll have to post some pictures soon as well.
 
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Kanorin, post up some pics. I was just experimenting some more with the camera. I haven't looked at them on the computer to see if any are worth anything yet though.
 
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k7gixxerguy, the fish look awesome. Seeing these is really making me want to hurry up and get my 150 up and running. I still need to get a few things before I can start cycling the tank, but hopefully that will happen in the next few weeks.
 
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Thanks everyone. Stand by for some more pics in a moment. I'm uploading now.
 
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Ok, since the OB is gone, I may add a couple fish to this mix but keep with the primarily calm and peaceful nature. Any thoughts, input, suggestions? Nows your chance, see if your ideas will be implemented in my tank. :D