Link2Hell Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Very sweet Japes great technique with the Leuco tank and the fish look excellent really like your blackwater tanks for the Checkerboards and Inca 50's Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Japes your aquascaping continues to amaze me, your tanks just look incredible, if I'm ever up your way I'm dropping in to take a look at these amazing setups in person... I don't keep any eartheaters but every time I look at this thread I consider changing from Africans, by far my favorite display tanks on any forum I've seen. Are the Terminalia catappa leaves common? they just look awesome, in my next setup I'm going to plan my aquascaping and biotype so much more... a real inspiration mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planted Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 stunning looking fish tanks and photo's, what more can i say ! care to share any tips on DSLR settings please ? i really struggle to get good shot unless using a flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Just running a 400D with 50mm F1.8, super cheap setup. F1.8 lets me run ISO200-400 with a shutter speed of around 1/100, no margin for error with focal length though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planted Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Just running a 400D with 50mm F1.8, super cheap setup. F1.8 lets me run ISO200-400 with a shutter speed of around 1/100, no margin for error with focal length though. cheers for the reply i'll give it a go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Lucky you got the lens allowing to use only your tank lights, i gotta run bloody 400+ watts of lighting to get good photo's, or to allow me to use a higher shutter, your setups are great, i still havnt found the right wood for my setup. Cheers Mark~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Just a few updated full tank shots. Ditched the halide on my cube for some cheap Halogen lighting, nicer on the power bill and very fond of the lighting effect. Doesn't impact growth in the tank as I have no plants, and the heat is dispersed with such an open top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 did you get rid of the tapajos?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 They are magnificent leucosticta.Are they the so called "Amazon reds"described by Lee Neuman?? My leucosticta have no red and abit more opercular stripping than yours,but not so much as I would call them jurupari. The Amazon reds are supposed to be immediate mouthbrooders rather than being delayed larvophilic brooders (that use the leaf for spawning)as is the case with normal(??)leucosticta.By what method have yours spawned?? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planted Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 very nice natural looking setups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 They are magnificent leucosticta.Are they the so called "Amazon reds"described by Lee Neuman?? My leucosticta have no red and abit more opercular stripping than yours,but not so much as I would call them jurupari. The Amazon reds are supposed to be immediate mouthbrooders rather than being delayed larvophilic brooders (that use the leaf for spawning)as is the case with normal(??)leucosticta.By what method have yours spawned?? Doug Hi Doug, I believe my S. leucosticta are the Rio Rupununi/Essequibo (Guyana variants), and have spawned and brooded as larvophilically (word? :D) as described in Weidner's book. They've only ever spawned on driftwood, although they show a keen interest in leaves. Unfortunately they are very rapidly buried so I've given up on trying to keep leaves with them. did you get rid of the tapajos?. They were the Araguaia variant, and yes, sold them earlier this year, along with their entire tank, to make room for the new 6x2x2 holding my leucosticta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_S Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Any recent photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Rio Tapajos biotope is what im trying to do aswell with the d maculatus and orange head tapajos, truly stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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