Pike cichlid

Schnauzer

Well I didn't know where, so I put it here as the sign says.

This is one of several that I took of my 13 inch johanna, pike cichlid, girl last winter. She is not the friendliest of girls. She even flairs her gills at me.

Panther

Howdy,

Great shot of a wonderful looking fish.

Aquarium shots are extremely difficult to get right, and I think you've done
yourself proud.

We raised Cichlids for about 5 years, was a really wonderful learning process, and they are an amazing breed of fish, coming from a lot of different countries and climate zones.

Look forward to seeing some more of your shots, any other type of Cichlids?

Schnauzer

Thanks Craig.

Yes I have quite a few cichlids. Jags, Dovii and others.

DaddyO

Well done photo of your Cichlid. I like the simple elements, sharpness
and lighting very much in this composition.

Do you think maybe that this photo could benefit from a slight cropping
out of the blacks upper and left frame? I was kinda thinking that way
so as to place for emphasis on the fish, its size and environment.

Frog Lady

I really like this shot - and my son happened in while I was looking at it and he thought it was cool too.

FWIW, I like the crop the way it is and think there is still plenty of emphasis on the fish and that it still looks big.

C.

Panther

Schnauzer wrote:

Thanks Craig.

Yes I have quite a few cichlids. Jags, Dovii and others.

Howdy,

Those are the South American Breeds aren't they?

We mainly had the ones from the African Rift Lakes, can't remember their name now:D

Schnauzer

DaddyO wrote:

Well done photo of your Cichlid. I like the simple elements, sharpness
and lighting very much in this composition.

Do you think maybe that this photo could benefit from a slight cropping
out of the blacks upper and left frame? I was kinda thinking that way
so as to place for emphasis on the fish, its size and environment.

Thank you for the reply. I could have cropped it the way you mention but leaving considerable more space in front than behind gives a sense of forward motion which is what I was after.

Schnauzer

Frog Lady wrote:

I really like this shot - and my son happened in while I was looking at it and he thought it was cool too.

FWIW, I like the crop the way it is and think there is still plenty of emphasis on the fish and that it still looks big.

C.

Thanks Coleen.

Schnauzer

Panther wrote:

Howdy,

Those are the South American Breeds aren't they?

We mainly had the ones from the African Rift Lakes, can't remember their name now:D

The pike cichlids are from South America while the jags and dovii are Central American fish. They are voracious predators and very belligerent.

DaddyO

Schnauzer wrote:

Thank you for the reply. I could have cropped it the way you mention but leaving considerable more space in front than behind gives a sense of forward motion which is what I was after.

Understood Ron. Your image works very much as is for certain.
Nice balance to it.

Skippy

Schnauzer wrote:

Well I didn't know where, so I put it here as the sign says.

This is one of several that I took of my 13 inch johanna, pike cichlid, girl last winter. She is not the friendliest of girls. She even flairs her gills at me.

Well I gotta say this is an excellent tank shot.
I thought it was a statue (taxidermy)

Wow not even a hint of an airbubble, or debris in the water
The light looks great, the fish looks great... I like the setting.

Nicely done Schnauzer ... Skippy
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AfterImage

I clicked into this link and said "Ah... it's a fish" and clicked back out...

WAIT! That was a really GOOD photo of a fish... click....

Schnauzer

Thanks for the nice replies, I appreciate it.