Received an order of wc altolamps a week ago Friday. Picked up some A. calvus black Congo white pearl (already put some pics of these guys) and some Muzi gold head. All the fish have been pretty shy but the gold head (esp. the male) have been VERY shy. They are coming out more and more each day. I was finally able to get some pics of the gold heads (although the pics were near the back of the tank so "sharpness" suffered due to me using a point & shoot).
In any event, I almost didn't get the gold heads. The importer who sold them to me (who's opinion I trust) told me he REALLY liked the gold heads. Long before he ever got any in, he told me they were his favorite of all altolamps (the ones from Muzi). I searched the internet and good pictures of gold heads (the kind of pictures that do them justice) just don't exist (a couple come close). The pics from the importer were even worse (sorry Mike :wink: ). I really struggled with buying them. I ended up getting a trial pair just to see what they looked like and because of Mike's opinion of them. I am very glad that I did pick a couple up (actually, I am wishing I got more of them).
The conviction that I wanted to share with you all is that they look so much better in person than pictures can tell. As a wanna be photographer, I find that very challenging. They have such a warm gold color that is just hard to capture. So, here are my first somewhat "decent" pics since. The female will come out near the middle of the tank but the male still stays at the very back so I am not happy at all with his pics (we he becomes less shy I'll work on some pics). Anywho, this is the start of my new obession: trying to show these beautiful altolamps as the eye sees them):
Female
Male (at the back of the tank ) - it's the best I can do for now
Male & female at the back of the tank
Another pic of the female. To me, this pic comes the closest that I have taken (so far) of showing the rich warm color that seems to come from within
In any event, I almost didn't get the gold heads. The importer who sold them to me (who's opinion I trust) told me he REALLY liked the gold heads. Long before he ever got any in, he told me they were his favorite of all altolamps (the ones from Muzi). I searched the internet and good pictures of gold heads (the kind of pictures that do them justice) just don't exist (a couple come close). The pics from the importer were even worse (sorry Mike :wink: ). I really struggled with buying them. I ended up getting a trial pair just to see what they looked like and because of Mike's opinion of them. I am very glad that I did pick a couple up (actually, I am wishing I got more of them).
The conviction that I wanted to share with you all is that they look so much better in person than pictures can tell. As a wanna be photographer, I find that very challenging. They have such a warm gold color that is just hard to capture. So, here are my first somewhat "decent" pics since. The female will come out near the middle of the tank but the male still stays at the very back so I am not happy at all with his pics (we he becomes less shy I'll work on some pics). Anywho, this is the start of my new obession: trying to show these beautiful altolamps as the eye sees them):
Female
Male (at the back of the tank ) - it's the best I can do for now
Male & female at the back of the tank
Another pic of the female. To me, this pic comes the closest that I have taken (so far) of showing the rich warm color that seems to come from within