Baby Nemo and friend

TheFishGuy · 24th of January 2008 (Thu)

Well, Nemo was actually a Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris),this is a cousin of his, the Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus). This a a 12 day old one, ~5mm in length.

This is a 2 week old Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni). I am having a hard time getting good detail with it being so transparent and in constant motion. It is about 3mm in length.

I am trying to get some pictures of some larval critters we are raising at work. A friend showed me how he has made small fish tanks out of microscope slides. It seems to work fine as it keeps the fish close to the glass, but it is tough to keep the fish away from the bottom or the walls of the tank. I still have some details to work out to get this to work a little better.

Chris

Photogirl2007 · 24th of January 2008 (Thu)

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A friend showed me how he has made small fish tanks out of microscope slides.

This seems like a great idea Chris. I hope you get it worked out. Nice images here!!

LordV · 25th of January 2008 (Fri)

Nice shots- keep experimenting

Brian V.

bbulldog · 25th of January 2008 (Fri)

nice shots there. The Clown Fish, is that the one that hides in poison anemones? or whatever you call them.

yukidaruma · 25th of January 2008 (Fri)

Very nice shots, I like fish too but tropicals

TheFishGuy · 25th of January 2008 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by bbulldog

nice shots there. The Clown Fish, is that the one that hides in poison anemones? or whatever you call them.

Yep. they have a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones. They are immune to the powerful sting of the anemone, and they inturn keep predators of the anemone away. They can be very aggressive. The parents to this one attacked me when I removed their eggs. They do not care how big you are. They even make a drumming noise while attacking

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Originally Posted by yukidaruma

Very nice shots, I like fish too but tropicals

All clownfish are tropical. This species is found in the western Pacific.

Thanks for the compliments. I will post some more as I work out the bugs.
Chris

yukidaruma · 25th of January 2008 (Fri)

Oopss I mean freshwater tropical

bbulldog · 27th of January 2008 (Sun)

my fave is the Clown Trigger fish, razor sharp teeth

racketman · 27th of January 2008 (Sun)

Peppermint Shrimp doesn't sound very tasty. Charming pic of the Clownlet.

TitusvilleSurfer · 27th of January 2008 (Sun)

Peppermint shrimp are cool, pistol shrimp are a little dangerous (not to mention blind), and mantis shrimp are straight killers!

24th of January 2008 (Thu)	#1
TheFishGuy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,060	Baby Nemo and friend Well, Nemo was actually a Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris),this is a cousin of his, the Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus). This a a 12 day old one, ~5mm in length. This is a 2 week old Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni). I am having a hard time getting good detail with it being so transparent and in constant motion. It is about 3mm in length. I am trying to get some pictures of some larval critters we are raising at work. A friend showed me how he has made small fish tanks out of microscope slides. It seems to work fine as it keeps the fish close to the glass, but it is tough to keep the fish away from the bottom or the walls of the tank. I still have some details to work out to get this to work a little better. Chris __________________ Canon 7D, Canon 18-135mm IS, Sigma 50mm Macro, Canon 100mm Macro, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS Canon G7 with an Ikelite Underwater housing using a DS-51 Sub Strobe Follow Fish Guy Photos on Facebook www.facebook.com/fishguyphotos www.fishguyphoptos.com

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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 45,987 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Baby Nemo and friend Nice shots- keep experimenting Brian V. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

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bbulldog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Germany but born in Woolwich, London Posts: 1,135 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Baby Nemo and friend nice shots there. The Clown Fish, is that the one that hides in poison anemones? or whatever you call them. __________________ Canon EOS 50D gripped Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM, EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Walimex 650-1300mm Canon MR-14EX, Sigma EF-500 DG Super Flash, *CELESTRON* C6-SGT

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yukidaruma Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 18	Re: Baby Nemo and friend Very nice shots, I like fish too but tropicals

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yukidaruma Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 18	Re: Baby Nemo and friend Oopss I mean freshwater tropical

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