"Cichlidiot" wrote in message
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I've put up a page with my current photo gallery of my similis tanks and
their fry. I got some good photos with my new digital camera in macro mode
which motivated me to post the pictures. Later on, I'll make a more
detailed breeding tank style page.

Here's the URL:

http://www.shwaine.com/fish_similis.html

Enjoy.

I don't know much about photography, although I'm learning. :-) So, all the
rules of thirds, golden framing, etc, doesn't particularly interest me. To
me, the main jist is to be able to see the fish clearly so you can see if
you like them. The graininess you spoke of could be alleviated if you had
more light over the top of the tank when taking your photos. The aggression
with the fry from the adults I believe you would see completely alleviated
if you added a dozen more small shells to the tank. In my 20 long with my L.
multifasciauts I have nine adults, a large bunch of fry swimming around and
over three dozen shells that are large enough for an adult to swim into
easily. I also have quite a few smaller shells that I brought back from the
lake. If you look at the page I did for my multies,
http://www.amateurcichlids.com/fish/...asciatus.shtml you'll see in the
middle one of the pictures I took at the lake showing the vast amount of
shells these little guys had to choose from. ;-) The similis live in similar
conditions in a few locations in the lake. L. similis are more apt to live
among the rocks and pebbles a bit deeper than the multies. But even in that
habitat, they have hundreds of small caves and crevices to choose from to
live in.
These are great little fish and I'm glad you're enjoying them. It's also
nice of you to take the time to put them up on a webpage to share your fish
with the world. Don't let any of the criticism discourage you.
Amateur
www.amateurcichlids.com