Some of our fish

So I did some photography with Kattz's D90, and managed to get some half-decent shots.



He's in your tank, hunting your fish. My personal favourite photograph.



This is Steve, the mentally handicapped but least obnoxious Synodontis.



Mr G, my male Threespot Gourami; a homebreaker, wifebeater and nuisance, but loved all the same.





My Silver Arowana being difficult to photograph.



The big boys' night out. Who says only small, related species shoal, eh?

 

Nirv, those are very nice pics and fish! A nice camera, make a big difference!

 

Ah, our dear predators... <3

"They see me rollin'
they're hatin'
We're prowlin'
We tryin' to catch 'em ridin' dirty
Tryin' to catch 'em ridin' dirty (x4)
My mouth so large;
I'm swangin'.
They hopin'
That we don' gon' catch 'em ridin' dirty.
Tryin' to catch 'em ridin' dirty (x4)"

Mr G is a bit of an odd one out here, being from the other tank. What made you photograph him?

 

very nice pics .awsome tsc and silver .those are gonna grow up to be to big bad boys.nice

 

Thanks guys

I saw that Mr G was not being a grumpy social recluse for once and was feeling the glass close to me, and I thought I'd try get a shot.

I took 75 photos, but these were the very best of the bunch. The shutter speed was quite slow because I had to turn off other lights to reduce glare, but I think they turned out alright.

They got a LOT of food last night

 

im gonna get me a tiger shovelnose

 

If I had the space I would definately get one!

 

i saw some at animal kingdom for R120

 

R120 seems to be the magic number for shovelnoses. If you do get one, just please make sure to feed just before the lights go off at night, because with your current fish stock, he won't be getting any food. I struggle enough to feed mine with just my arowana about.

Also, I may have a smaller tank, but I've got quite a few less fish than you; I'm not discouraging you to get one, but please remember he will grow fast and as big as your arowana one day. What size are the ones at Animal Kingdom?

Also, when these guys eat, they go all the way; as in, the mouth opens huge and the whole fish lunges forward in a split second and engulfs the fish half their size/tiny sinking pellet. My point is, they will always get a mouthful of gravel no matter what they're eating, so please make sure your gravel is not sharp. They're very good at spitting the sand and rounded pebbles out, but I don't think things will go as well with that standard coarse gravel.

 

Nirv can you keep them in a pond with no heater?

 

lol i dont mean now,one day when i win the lotto and can afford a 4x1.5x1 tank that i can put my 6 oscars(2 tiger.2 albino and 2 red)my 2 silver arowanas,2 airwolves,10 angels,200 neon tetras(food),1 tiger shovelnose,still dreamimg about the rest

hell no lol unless u live in dbn maybe

 

Okay good. One day I'll have a set up much like that too

Personally, I think keeping one in a pond in the summer, at least in Cape Town, would work. I've kept Synodontis eupterus, a Silver Dollar and a Rio tetra in a pond with koi for two months in the summer, and they are all alive today, back in my tanks.

But, no, I wouldn't recommend it, though you'd get some great growth

 

Hi There Nirv, what size tank do you have??