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Old 06-13-2008, 03:30 PM
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Nikon D300 with Sigma 150mm Prime lens
Very nice
How far from the tank are you taking these? Tripod mounted?
That lens gets nice pictures. Can you post the rest of the lens specs?
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Old 06-13-2008, 03:40 PM
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Great photo(s) and fabulous fish! I've always wanted a peppermint hogfish. How do you find their disposition? Do you have any gobies in with him? I always thought hogfish were a bit belligerent. What sized tank do you have him in and what tankmates? Sorry for the twenty questions routine

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The peppermint hog is a deeper water fish, it took a little while for it to adjust to the lighting but seems to be more comfortable now. Seem very timid to me, doesn't pick on any other fish and keeps to itself. I believe other hog fish may be aggressive but not the peppermint.

The tank size is 3' x 3' x 2' about 130 gallons. Tank mates include; clown goby, flame hawkfish, 2 firefish, regal and yellow tang, spotted mandarin, scooter blenny, geometric hawkfish, lemonpeel angel, potters angel, bluestreak pipefish, a mated pair of false percs, chalk bass, banggai cardinalfish. May be one or two more I've forgotten about.

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Old 06-13-2008, 03:44 PM
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Very nice
How far from the tank are you taking these? Tripod mounted?
That lens gets nice pictures. Can you post the rest of the lens specs?
The last pictures where taken with a 18-70mm lens, to use the 150 to get the same type of pictures I would have to stand about 8-10 feet back. No tripod.

Nikkor 18-70

Sigma 150

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Can anyone tell me the sex of that seahorse? I'm thinking female, but I'm not sure.
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Can anyone tell me the sex of that seahorse? I'm thinking female, but I'm not sure.

Maybe this will help? Is it an adult? I don't think the pouch or lack of pouch matters in juveniles.

http://www.aquariumpros.ca/forums/ex...cles/sex.shtml
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Looks like a female to me. I believe the male will have a more suttle angled stomack where the female has the round bottom to the stomack. Atleast that was how I was shown when I had them.
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Nice Pics Steve everything looks great! How is the lemon peel angel doing? Is he picking on any coral?

The Seahorse looks good and is definatly a female.

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Great photos! I just love your system and everything in it. The idea of a top and bottom tank is great.

How did you become so proficient with your camera? Classes, self-taught?
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Nice Pics Steve everything looks great! How is the lemon peel angel doing? Is he picking on any coral?

The Seahorse looks good and is defiantly a female.

Colby
Thanks Colby, lemon peel is good, haven't watched it too closely but it's similar to the potters not really eating food yet but eating something, maybe some coral but I can't see any damage. Except for the two gorgonians which no longer have polyps as both angles eat them, better color though and still seem to do good.

Got a mate for my female?
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Great photos! I just love your system and everything in it. The idea of a top and bottom tank is great.

How did you become so proficient with your camera? Classes, self-taught?
Self-taught, just practice I guess. The camera helps a little
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