January 2008 Freshwater Photo of the Month: Blairo1

[Reefscape]

The winner of the January 2008 Freshwater Picture of the Month is Blairo1





Specifics of the photograph and tank

WC male Rotkeil Severum, photographed using Canon's EOS 20D with stock 18-55mm lens.
No flash was used, rather slower film settings (ISO 1600 I believe, possibly 800).
f-stop between 6 - 8.
Shutter speed 1/60th - 1/80th sec.
Tankmates:
1x Cleithracara maronii (Sevs little buddy).
3x Corydoras arcuatus
3x Corydoras paleatus
1x Crossocheilus siamensis
1x GN pleco
1x Adonis pleco

Dithers:
15x Tanichthys albonubes (potential food).
4x Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

A few oddballs such as Stiphodon elegans and dwarf loaches.

WC is 50% weekly.
Parameters are pH 6, KH2, GH6, temp 27C.

[Reefscape]

A well deserved winner, superb photo...Well done..

Niko

[Blairo1]

Thank you all who voted for me in this contest, I really appreciate it. Nice to see my Sev finally get the attention he deserves :).

Niko, PM sent with info on tank, tank mates, equipment etc....

Blair.

[rich311k]

Congrats, excellent fish and photograph!

[Reefscape]

Thank you all who voted for me in this contest, I really appreciate it. Nice to see my Sev finally get the attention he deserves :).

Niko, PM sent with info on tank, tank mates, equipment etc....

Blair.

Added your PM info, thanks for the prompt reply mate..

Niko

[irishspy]

Huzzah! :clap:

[khombre]

:headbang2:

[amazon_discus]

:grinyes: A well deserved win ;D

[fishcatch22]

be still my beating heart!:perv: incredible severum there man:headbang2:

[Blairo1]

Hey thanks everyone for the great support, I really appreciate it.

I do love my Sev (in a platonic sense of course), just need to find him a female of similar characteristic.... Probably going to wait until I'm in the States for that, we'll see, depends if I find one here first.

Thanks again all!
Blair.

[mellowvision]

congrats.

[AnDr3w]

You spelled my name wrong. It's uppercase A, little n, uppercase D, little r, 3, little w. :D

J/K

Good pic Blairo1, maybe one day I'll take a photo and it will be as nice as yours. Great pic. :)

[Blairo1]

:) Thanks!

[zeb123]

Great!!

[jpappy789]

very nice shot!

[Lupin]

Glad you made it. That's a cool sev you have there!:thumbsup:

[mphunk]

Studly fish!

[---MR.CLEAN---]

good job
nice fish

[Mgamer20o0]

good job with the shot.

[bethkira2000]

Congrats very nice pic and Lovely fish.

[Blairo1]

Hey thanks all!!!

[mwelin]

Very nice, congrats!