Lets Show Off those Polypterus!

[David R]

CDM I love your fish and the wonderful photography just makes it even better.

Keep fighting the good fight!!

 

[FSM]

How do you get it so the background looks completely black? I would love to be able to take pictures like that.

 

[jdm885]

Here are some photos taken this weekends.

really nice, how do you get such clear pics?

 

[CDM]

How do you get it so the background looks completely black? I would love to be able to take pictures like that.

First of all you need a black background, and the second, you put flash strobes near front glass (top down). Here's a wider angle shot so that you can see where light is:

Here are some photos taken this weekends.

really nice, how do you get such clear pics?

It's about lighting. You need plenty of light to make it, means you need optimum oriented flash lights so that you can have F20 (+/-) and shutter 1/250s.

CDM I love your fish and the wonderful photography just makes it even better.

Keep fighting the good fight!!

Thanks. I bet it's harder to get bichirs around your area.

Some more shots:
The 2ft congicus:

They dance all night:

Here's the lazy lap:

A dragon pose:

 

[David R]

Thanks. I bet it's harder to get bichirs around your area.

The LFS has had small ornates in stock for about the past 6 months, along with albino and normal senegals. Other than that there's not much. About 3 years ago about 10 of each delhezi, palmas and senegal were imported, and a few ornates. There are a few old lower jaw species around that must have snuck in before they clamped down on what you can and can't import.
Now only senegal, ornate, plamas and delhezi are on the 'allowed' list.

 

[irgaa]

nice collection CDM..

 

[Hwarang_Samurai]

Nice Fish

 

[Jakob]

i have got an ornate and a senegal

 

[Jakob]

Pics of my polypterus
Senegalus

Ornatipinnis

 

[GobyMaster]

Wow, CDM, you are a really good photographer.

Great looking bichirs, Jakob!