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Sewellia as Art

Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:32 pm

My new super-nice guy. No flash, just the aquarium lighting.....blurry bubbles.

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Hope you enjoyed :P

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Post by loachmom » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:54 pm

Unbelievable photography, Martin!!

I like all three----couldn't pick a favorite! :D
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Post by Marcos Mataratzis » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:26 pm

Hi Martin,

Very cute fish. Congrats!

I saw one here this week for sale. It was 1 to 1.5". I was inclined to buy it but, I thought of 2 things:
1) Isn´t them cool water (20 to 24°C)?
2) As any other botine species don´t they need to be in group?

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Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:42 pm

1) I would say more 21-26.

2) They are not a shoaling fish with social interactions like Botiine loaches, but they are far more interesting with others of their kind.

My 3) You MUST have adequate water-movement and aeration to keep them successfully.

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Post by tariesindanrie » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:45 pm

Pretty :D

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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:26 pm

What a beautiful fish!!! I like the dot on his head.
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:54 pm

That first pic is a keeper, Mr. T. Great looking fish.
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Post by worldrallynut » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:39 pm

All the pics were stunning.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:06 am

Beautiful! 8)

The first one shoud be a LOL Wallpaper. :wink:
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Post by LoachOrgy » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:04 am

the ruffles in the water give those pictures a very cool effect.
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Post by wasserscheu » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:47 am

I love the exotic, relaxing expression of the first one - fantastic - shows the flow and sewellia still sharp, perfect stone to underline the message ... so nice and soft... nice piece of art. Thanks for sharing
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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:12 am

Wow! wasserscheu is waxing lyrical :P

Thanks for all the nice comments. You got the point....they weren't meant to be technical, portraiture for ID purposes, just something pleasant to look at. I'm so pleased with these that I may try some more pics like this.

I have the top picture as my Desktop wallpaper now. It works quite well with a strip of icons down the left side.

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Post by Keith Wolcott » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:32 pm

Fantastic! The first one is my favorite. If I knew how to wax lyrical, I would be too.
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