New Photo - Panda Cory

[MoJo]

Part of the clean up crew in a Cichlid grow out tank. Just more practice with macro photography. THis is a juvenile Cory. Use the gravel and the algae wafer for reference in size.

http://www.aquamojo.com/catfish/Panda%20Coryb.jpg

[Darkangel]

Nice cory Mojo, but that is not the fish we call Panda cory up here in Canada. That looks like a cory agassizii or any of the look alikes. Nice fish.

[Slappy*McFish]

I believe that is a "Corydoras leucomelas"
http://www.planetcatfish.com/ilibrary/callicht/corydora/485_f.htm
nice pic though..

[famman]

It appears to be Corydoras leucomelas, note the uneven splotches, lack of lineation, the dorsal fin marking.



Nice cory!
:)

http://www.fishbase.org/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Coleu_u0.jpg

[Slappy*McFish]

Yeah, those are great, I have a group of 4 of them in my tank along with Melaistius, Sodalis, and Pandas. I've been looking for some Nanus, but have yet to find any here in town.

[MoJo]

Thanks for the correction. I bought them as a "clean team". Appreciate the correction. Their is fifteen of them in the 90 gallon grow out tank. Do they swin in shoals normally?

[Slappy*McFish]

Originally posted by MoJo
Do they swin in shoals normally?

Yes.....fifteen of the guys must look pretty awesome swimming around and hanging out together...I'm sure you will see some breeding going on with these guys eventually with that many of them...it seems that the addition of cooler water added to the tank during a water change simulates a rain storm, stimulating them to spawn....a group of 2 or more males will swim frantically around a female while fertilizing her eggs(usually on the glass). Post some pics if you are lucky enough to witness this...it is truely a very cool thing to see.

[Pootspete]

Very Nice!:)

[jafo]

Panda close up.

http://members.fishprofiles.com/files/~jafo/Panda Cory 2.JPG

[Arctic_Fishery]

im getting 4 of those for my 20 long...nice pics!

[aquariaddictus]

Mo: If your camera is like mine (I think it is), the toggle for macro also toggles "spot metering". In ten words or less, what is "spot metering"? And how and when would you combine it with macro mode?

Anyone who knows may reply.

Thanks
judy
Olympus C-3020

[bettaman]

Here's a pic of my panda cory hiding
http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/6502/p/157773_6434116409467790207_vl.jpg

[MoJo]

Judy, Judy, Judy....heh heh. That was my Cary Grany impersonation.

Spot metering is a means of bypassing the cameras preset focus pattern, which is meter averaging. Meaning it takes in a large portion of what is in the viewfinder and settles on the average focal distance, compensates with the proper aperature opening and takes the picture. When you spot focus the camera takes the point dead center in your viewfinder and focus's right there.

The macro feature just enables me to get closer. The same meter average would apply if I just used this feature. Spot focusing takes it up a notch and allows me to get more of what I am shooting at in focus. You can't do it without the flash. As you zoom in closer the camera's depth of field will narrow...meaning you will have less of what is in front and behind the immediate subject. The flash enable me to pick a wider aperature to let more light into the shot...greatly improving the depth of field.

A little more than ten words. I hope I explained it clearly enough. If not, let me know and I will try and clarify.

[NJ Devils Fan]

Nice cories guys.

[aquariaddictus]

Okay - more than ten words, but I can handle it. That explains why, when I took the spider picture, I was able to use macro, but not combine with spot metering unless I used the flash. And the pics with flash did not look good, trust me. She was better in natural light. It's just that those toggles are so small and touchy, I often end up set on both macro and spot without knowing it, and then don't immediately realize why my camera is not behaving as I think it should. I guess my fingers are too big!!
thanks!!
j

[JackDonkey]

Here's a pic of my Leucomelas.

http://www.cloudnet.com/~dustins/pictures/melanistrus.jpg

[Pootspete]

JackDoney, I like your picture!

[clothahump]

Nice pics but Mojo's pic is not showing?
If you have any good quality pics I could include on my site please feel free to email them to me.
I am always looking for them to help others with identification.

[TJcanada]

Ohhh I love cory's..nice photo's everyone!

Clothahump...I love you sig!:D where'd you find those?

[clothahump]

The corys originated from http://www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/index-e.html
I did gain permission before using them and if you want to use them please do the same.

[TJcanada]

Thanks!:D