Mr Janssen....Those photos you requested.

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Mr Janssen....Those photos you requested.

Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:15 pm

Mark has been bugging me to take some closeup pics of my Clown tank, so i started this afternoon.

Actually got some Clown pics which is pretty rare. They hide from the camera usually. The tank has internal scratches and I should have cleaned the glass, so the flash picks up some junk.

Here you go.....enjoy......

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The top Clown used to be the Alpha years ago then got beaten up and usurped. The fins never grew back properly.

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Cucumber on a fork gets them out!

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No flash. The new lighting looks very moody.

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The River-Tank manifold intake sponges at the left end.

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It's Curly Q......he's looking really good now.

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At this point it had got dark and I got serious. Got out my tripod and stopped using flash. So the fish may be blurred, but you can really see how nice this new lighting makes the tank look.

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You will note in some of the pictures you can see the rippling shadows on the sand. it really adds to the attractive appearance.The Clowns are out and about right now. They used to be in bed at this time.

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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:37 pm

I like the fork technique, and I'd say that lighting is a complete success. Bright sunlight from beneath a tangle of logs, I think. Rather good.
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Post by Setsuna » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:39 pm

WOW!!! :shock:

Looks awesome! What lighting are you useing? Feel like a trip down under to make my tank look that good?
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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:46 pm

Very nice!! But someone dropped some silverware in the tank. :wink:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:47 pm

Setsuna wrote:WOW!!! :shock:

Looks awesome! What lighting are you useing? Feel like a trip down under to make my tank look that good?
You obviously missed this Jacquie:

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=4563

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Post by Setsuna » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:01 pm

Yup, that I did. Seem to be missing a lot these days ^_^
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Post by Icewall42 » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:18 pm

Haha I noticed the fork trick too and thought that ingenious. The tank looks fantastic, especially that lighting! I'm aspiring to a tank of that size and beauty... one day!
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Post by Mark Janssen » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:59 am

Thanks martin! your clowns have strange markings (some of them) never saw those in a store here (exept for a 4 banded one and the the type with a blak dot/spot)

your tank looks very good with the new lighting look really great. (those were the ones that i wanted to see).

how long ago was the clown beaten? most fish that i read about heal much faster than loaches than. never knew this and will be in the back of my mind if i see fish that have battlemarks in the shop. sinche the healing will take up to years maybe...
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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:39 am

Thanks everyone. The fork on the cucumber "genius" is not mine. It's a Dr. Momfish idea.

The Clown was beaten up ages ago. At least 2-3 years. I very much doubt that she's going to repair any more. The Clowns with the unusual markings were Momfish's. She had them a few years before we were married and now I've taken them over as she no longer wanted to keep fish after we separated.
Some of the others were mine that I brought over from England and the two smallest were adopted from a Canadian-based American who was going back to the 'States and used to be on LOL. we offered to take them when she was looking for a new home for them.
There's a Botia dario in the pictures. That was also adopted, as were the Czech-bred histrionica.

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Post by Emma Turner » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:43 am

Fabulous series of pictures, Martin. 8) I particularly like the clown with the first and second stripe join over the dorsal surface - very unusual.
The Microsoreum pteropus 'Windelov' looks great too - so many people struggle to keep theirs free of detritus etc, but yours looks so healthy and clean.

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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:08 am

I think the cleanliness is down to all the current Emma. Nothing settles. Mind you, if you go in and give it a shake, plenty of muck comes out. It's quite amazing that it looks so good seeing as how it got only a very few hours of artificial light a week. With all this extra light, I may be back into the rapid growth I used to get.
Trading in excess growth for store-credit helps offset food costs and stuff :lol:

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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:22 am

Lovely light effects and loaches. The shaded and bright area's look superb!
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Post by mamaschild » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:45 am

Wonderful lighting effects, Martin. And the Windelov looks fabulous :D

Glad I'm not the only one that uses a fork ;)
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Post by helen nightingale » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:50 am

very nice :D [/img]
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Post by Mark Janssen » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:04 pm

what is the name of the plant with the long leeves?
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