New Pics of my Harlequin Rasboras

[Molino]

Here are a few recent pics of my Rasboras. These seem to be a highly underrated fish, but develop a nice pinkish body colour and are great schooling fish. I highly recommend them for community tanks.

http://members.shaw.ca/molino/Misc/Rasbora-sm.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/molino/Misc/Rasboras-sm.jpg

Hope you enjoy the pictures :)

[Hebdizzle]

I like the second one a lot. How many do you have and in what size tank?

[Slappy*McFish]

Great looking pics...sharp and clear.

[Rocketman]

What kind of Camera did you use?

[Molino]

Thanks. I have 5 in a 20 gallon long tank. The camera is a Canon G3 and the picture was taken without a flash, but with extra lighting above the tank.

[Rocketman]

I remember now. Aren't you the one with the Canon Rebel? You had just bought a telephoto for the Rebel, so you wanted a G3 that would fit the telephoto.

[NJ Devils Fan]

Excellent pics there. How many mega pixils is the camera?

[Molino]

Originally posted by Rocketman
I remember now. Aren't you the one with the Canon Rebel? You had just bought a telephoto for the Rebel, so you wanted a G3 that would fit the telephoto.

Close, I do have a Canon Rebel that I had bought an external flash for. The flash is interchangeable with both cameras, I wish the lenses were as well :(

NJ Devils Fan: The camera is 4.0 megapixels.

[Doublette90]

I am hoping to have a really nice school of these one day ( if I can talk hubby into another tank). They are another favourite. Very nice shots (as always).

[Rocketman]

Pretty good memory, though...Wasn't that around January?

Just so no one can say this post was useless, I want to let everyone know that I just updated and moved my whole site...it's now http://www.smithbridges.com/rocketman

I'm not trying to hijack or anything. But at least there are pics..

[Lukara]

Absolutely gorgeous fish! Very nice pictures you have there.

I have 6 and they have been spawning, I've never seen any fry yet though.

[ChilDawg]

Molino: Wow. No other words to describe those pix, but wow.

Now if I only had a place for Harlequins...

[Cearbhaill]

A way underated fish is right.
I've got a flock of 'em in my community tank and they are good for watching any time of day. They can be comical, organized, lap racers or free for alls- just tons of fun.

Awesome pics too.

[125gJoe]

Great pics of them..! We have a small school of them with the Discus. They seem just fine with the very warm water the Discus need.

I can't get very good pics of them since they are constantly moving and my digital cam is not great at stopping the motion of swimming fish. Now, the Discus don't move like the Rasboras - darting about...

[Molino]

Originally posted by 80gJoe
I can't get very good pics of them since they are constantly moving and my digital cam is not great at stopping the motion of swimming fish. Now, the Discus don't move like the Rasboras - darting about...

They are tough to get a good picture of. I found that if I add more lighting above the tank some of the pictures turn out. They do tend to dart around so a lot of the pics are blurred, but with a digital camera I can take as many pics as I want. I can use the flash on most of my other fish, but the Rasboras are too "shiny" and any pics using the flash look awful.

Thanks for the comments everyone :D

Lukara do you know how to sex Rasboras?

[Hebdizzle]

If you are having trouble with fish moving when taking pictures, and you are using a digital camera, try to increase the shutter speed. This lowers the time the shutter is open, so it takes less time to take a picture (minimizing fish movement.)

Aaron