NICK1960 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 re. photographing them. Have you tried using lots of lighting from several angles at once instead of flash? I'll try that Stefan, thanks for the tip! OMG I thought of a name for them - Palomino! Golden body, white fins. Well, white butterfly pattern anyway. And the black/grey shading is like what horse people would call "smut" - a common feature of palominos. Lisa, At the risk of counting chickens before they're hatched, or was that fishies before.....oh never mind.........I think we have a strain name........I think that it is only fitting that you have come up with the name......after all, it was you who discovered them........see it's not just rock stars who can come up with catchy titles.....anyway, I was getting sick of the religious themes........you know....crusaders.....dragons........ :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Nick, Firstly great looking fish mate. Well done. As for the photo side of things Stefan has it right. You need good lighting. Different light and use of flash will get different results. Use of light and no flash gives you the natural colour with no metallic sheen. If you use a flash it gives you the metallic sheen but you lose a lot of the colour or it gives a different colour. We use white light and if possible supplement it with natural light. But that supposes anyone has the luxury of taking photos during daylight hours :tongue: And if I could hesitate a guess I would say the pics you have taken are all of males. But I've been wrong before and will be wrong again Either way beaut fish. Cheers, Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Palamino is a perfect name for such a great looking bunch of fish I love that first Flash shot, where it shows an almost white body with nice dark yellow fins and the bF pattern can't wait to see what an F2 comes up with :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 They're beautiful fish Nick. I'm jealous of all you guys in Sydney having access to great fish. (I've told myself no more fish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted July 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Here's some pictures of two of the boys who have developed a bit more. I took these shots with no flash, just morning sunlight streaming in from the north facing window. The pictures "almost" capture their true beauty. Just can't capture the "penciling" of black that outlines the star of irridiance on the first boys caudal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 VERY nice finnage and strong bodies, Nick! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 thank you, thank you, thank you Nick!! Those pictures made my day. And now when people ask for photos of what mine look like, I can point them in this direction! Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Amazing photos nick, the colour shows up so well! Did any of them turn out to be female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 That last guy is WOW excellent job Nick :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingfishfancier Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Those fish are just gorgeous, well done Nick. Cheers, Heidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone. Amazing photos nick, the colour shows up so well! Did any of them turn out to be female? I'm not sure yet Phil as there are still some in the original spawning tank with Dad. I sure hope there are some females, otherwise Lisa is going to be the only person with female relatives to these guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Here are some pics of newly jarred Palominos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishchick Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Here's some pictures of two of the boys who have developed a bit more. I took these shots with no flash, just morning sunlight streaming in from the north facing window. The pictures "almost" capture their true beauty. Just can't capture the "penciling" of black that outlines the star of irridiance on the first boys caudal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> this is the feather tail Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 this is the feather tail Nick <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for that JL, I can see it now. I suspect this boy is a feathertail as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 My favourite palomino boy from Nick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Here's an update picture of how they are developing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Here is an updated picture of the platinum red variant of the palomino strain. This guy is very camera shy and won't flare properly for the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 look at his thick ventrals! Now I am extra-excited to see how my 2 batches of fry from, these males turn out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingfishfancier Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Both are looking just beautiful Nick, such great lines developing in Australia only hoping I can contribute. Cheers, Heidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Right!! I'll be pestering you for a pair Nick Love em, want them, will breed them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady0421 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 What cuties!!! I want to put one in my tank too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK1960 Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Here is the first palomino to palomino spawn. Unfortunately there was only one female in the original spawn and I managed to breed her with her spawn brother. Both of these fish have more opaque showing than the ones that have been featured above. Their colour would be described as Red White Metallic Opaque/Platinum. The Dad is the palest shade of coral pink. The spawn is 5 weeks old and Dad is still in with the fry. I moved them to a bigger tank today and was struck by they way they glow like fire flies and reflect light onto the back of the tank so that they seem to be surrounded by an aura. Lisa first noticed this effect with the dragon fry but it is more pronounced with these guys. Here are some shots of the growout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Amazing.. How do you do it Nick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hmm, what's that calling me East - is it the sea? Is it the possibility of Chelsea buns? No - it is some of the most gorgeous fish I have ever seen!! Great development for 5 weeks, too. Mine are all still tiddlers! Then again... (counts backwards on fingers) I think they are less than 5 weeks old, they just seem older as I had to start from scratch and re-spawn my boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canary Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 They look great Nick. You captured the aura really well to. "Sacred bettas"? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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