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Re: blue ram parenting behavior? P.S.
Mike ,
Thanks for the advise.I have one of those new ebo jaeger heaters in the
tank.The one with a temperature dial on it.They 're really accurate.I think
I set it to 84F last night.I better check it again tonight
I'm glad you like my pictures,thanks.Hey ,your shots on your website are
really good, too.
I try to get as close to the fish/tank glass as possible.My older pictures
were taken with the cameras in build flash.I moved up to a newer TTL(Through
the lens metering) capable external electronic flash,although the 950 and
990 are 'nt truly TTL capable.The new flash gave me much better results and
allowed me to take shots a little bit further away from the motive then with
the in build flash.I think the biggest problem with the new digital cameras
is focus and lighting.Here's a little trick that helped me a great deal to
overcome the autofocus problems:
Most of my Apisto tanks are dimly lit.I use a flashlight or an outside light
source such as studio lights to illuminate the surroundings and/or point the
light directly on the fishes body to help the cameras AF focusing in on it.I
know this sounds funny but it works.Trains your arms as well as you holding
up the camera in full gear in one hand and the flashlight in the other :) .I
mount my camera on a mono or tripod for fry pictures such as the ones seen
in the fry development album.
The 950 is very similar to the 990 let me know if you need help with initial
settings of your camera for tank photography.
HTH
Max
Visit "The Digital Aquarium" and L&M Tropicals at:
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From: mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: blue ram parenting behavior? P.S.
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:44:45 US/Eastern
...GREAT Max.......remember....up at 85 degrees make sure you have a GOOD
accurate thermometer...you are at a high limit!! Your pics are
TREMENDOUS...........just tremendous! I have a Cool Pic 900 but can't
touch
your results.........how close to the glass is your camera?
Mike
> Mike,
> Don't go into hibernation yet,please.BTW,I followed your advise from
> yesterday and raised the temp in my Ram tank to 85F.The female moved her
> eggs into a hollow that she and the male dug in the sand.It was really
fun
> to watch as male and female were taking turns fanning the eggs. I found
that
> the eggs have hatched later in the evening and the male started to
protect
> the wigglers from the female.The male chased the female all over the
tank
> this morning and I removed her.So far everything seems fine.Microworms
are
> ready,BBS ready, feeding the hongsloi fry in the tank next to the
Rams:).
> I never really committed myself to breed/keep M.ramirezi.I admit they
are
> really a fun species to watch with interesting behavior
> ..I hope to be able to show pictures of free swimmers soon.
> Max who lurks and posts here for a few years now, too and remembers the
> great viejita II wars of 98(?),hehehe.
> Visit "The Digital Aquarium" and L&M Tropicals at:
> http://clix.to/Apisto
>
>
>
> >From: mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com
> >Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
> >To: apisto@listbox.com
> >Subject: Re: blue ram parenting behavior? P.S.
> >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:01:09 US/Eastern
> >
> >Folks....I will make this shorter than the last message I wrote. Since
I
> >have
> >been on this list, 4 years, maybe more, I think the single most asked
> >question
> >on the list is "how can I make my rams not eat their babies"........I
> >attempted
> >to give an answer that would help some of you with an alternate method,
> >because
> >a bunch of you seem to be havng trouble......Mr Sanchez says I am nuts
(my
> >words). He says that it is easy...put them in a 5 gallon and leave the
> >temperature a 78 degrees.......good luck folks....that's been your
problem
> >for
> >the last bunch of years.
> >
> >....I tried to offer an alternate solution to your problems.....sorry
to
> >have
> >bothered the list.......I will go into hibernation for another 2-3
years
> >and
> >acquiesce to better breeders than I.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > > one last note the reason Breeders are crossing back to
> > > wild fish is to get more genetic variations and to get
> > > good parenting behviors. Again this is old news and a
> > > visit to some of the better Angel fish and Discus
> > > sites and clubs will reveal this. I have been involved
> > > in some of these groups and much of their research is
> > > applicable to us as well.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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