Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:41 pm
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I got a box of Endler's Livebearers in the mail a few days ago. Unfortunately they are constantly moving around my tank and after about 15 minutes of trying I had zero pictures that weren't just a blur! I got 2 males/2 females and 6 fry. The males are really brilliant.
Anyone know an easy way to get a picture of these things? I tried putting one in a glass but it still wouldn't stay still long enough and then was distorted. It is about the size of a medium paper clip.
LOL Good luck. I haven't tried to take pics of mine. I just got mine in about a week ago. Try following them with your camera. When you push the button to take the pic, don't stop moving the camera. See how that works. You should get a clear image of the fish, but will get a blurry background.
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clunkster Topical Tropical Royalty
Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 1001 Location: the dark side of the tank ok then its dewsbury west yorkshire U.K.
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:08 pm
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What type of camera are you using ? Has it got different settings ?
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argnars Board Mbuna
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:24 pm
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It's a Canon SD450. I have tried normal and the macro setting.. it pauses to focus and by that time the fish is out of focus again. Maybe I will have to set it up on a chair and take 100 pictures on a timer until one comes out.
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clunkster Topical Tropical Royalty
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:34 am
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Has the camera got a speed setting ? If it has use that setting might take you a few attepts to get a good un
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argnars Board Mbuna
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:25 pm
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I give up, they don't like getting close to the glass so this is as good as I get.
Whenever you are ready to expand your Endlers' gene pool, let me know, and maybe we can do a trade.
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clunkster Topical Tropical Royalty
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:09 pm
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Keep trying with the camera as once you get a feel of it and the settings there willbe no holding you back At least ya can see the colours of the fish
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argnars Board Mbuna
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:43 pm
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AnneRiceBowl wrote:
Not bad! Just keep practising!
Whenever you are ready to expand your Endlers' gene pool, let me know, and maybe we can do a trade.
I got mine from DiabloCanine on TPT, I see you posted in that thread too. If these things breed as much as they say, I will have plenty to get rid of soon I guess.
Whenever you are ready to expand your Endlers' gene pool, let me know, and maybe we can do a trade.
I got mine from DiabloCanine on TPT, I see you posted in that thread too. If these things breed as much as they say, I will have plenty to get rid of soon I guess.
LOL I sent him a PM today. but he has still not responded. I got mine from the admin on petfish.net. He sent me 10 (2 of them are slightly gravid, and 4 others are definitely male, and I am waiting on the other 4 to mature so they can be sexed). The admin told me the same about their reproduction.
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argnars Board Mbuna
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:54 pm
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I wasn't too happy with entire thing because half the older females were DOA and looked to be dead a long time even though it was only 2 days. He did include 10 fry instead of 6 though.
I'm assuming the black spot means it is a female right? Out of the 10 fry I have several showing the black but none coloring up as males. I do have one female that is nice and plump though.
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argnars Board Mbuna
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:59 am
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I noticed this morning my first fry! Maybe 2-3 mm long and swimming around the surface.
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At least ya can see the colours of the fish 
