darter pics
#1 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 12 March 2009 - 04:06 PM
#2 Guest_panfisherteen_*
Posted 12 March 2009 - 05:05 PM
#3 Guest_BTDarters_*
Posted 12 March 2009 - 11:52 PM
Those pictures aren't terrible. I think that you will find in the world of fishkeeping that you have to take a lot to get anything presentable. Thank God for digital cameras. Imagine if you had to try to develop all of that film! Keep shooting and I look forward to seeing more of your pictures! By the way, any picture of a darter is a good picture !
Brian
#4 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 13 March 2009 - 07:25 AM
Fish4Fun,
Those pictures aren't terrible. I think that you will find in the world of fishkeeping that you have to take a lot to get anything presentable. Thank God for digital cameras. Imagine if you had to try to develop all of that film! Keep shooting and I look forward to seeing more of your pictures! By the way, any picture of a darter is a good picture !
Brian
Brian !!!!! Just the guy i wanted to see those two darters are supposed to be the same species, but you can see the obvious differences mainly in color. Is one a male and one a female or what the heck is up with that ?? They are in the same tank get the same food etc.
#5 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 13 March 2009 - 05:41 PM
#6 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 13 March 2009 - 06:58 PM
#7 Guest_BTDarters_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:17 AM
Wish I could give my 2 cents on the ID's. The only darters we have in the Upper Midwest that look similar to those are the Blackside Darters (Percina maculata). And your fish are definitely not those. So I couldn't tell you if they're a pair or not. Sorry.
Brian
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#8 Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 09:26 AM
I'm no expert though.
#9 Guest_farmertodd_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 10:09 AM
This comes up every now and then... Folks, if you want a good id, you gotta say where stuff is from!
Todd
#10 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 04:01 PM
Where did you get them? I have to agree with Brian Z, they really look like blackbanded darter. But that would be pretty remarkable in Indiana
This comes up every now and then... Folks, if you want a good id, you gotta say where stuff is from!
Todd
Sorry guys, i should have known that. I dont think i could catch a dater if it jumped in my pocket. They came from aquabid, actually dustin i think. My main question was about the obvious difference in appearance in 2 fish that were supposed to be the same species. Whether they are or not doesnt really matter to me, i was just kinda wondering if i had a male and female. and i will try to remember in the future to say where they came from if i know for sure, sometimes the stuff you buy online, you can never know for sure.
#11 Guest_farmertodd_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 05:19 PM
Blackbanded darters are one of the most variable in coloration for a monochromatic schema. They'll go from this jet black looking thing, to white, to tiger striped in all of 15 minutes. It's quite amazing how they turn their chromatophores on and off.
Sexing them is even more difficult. A dominant male will have a slightly longer dorsal and anal fin than a female. If you have 2 of the same sex, you probably won't be able to see it. Even then, the best way to tell is only if the female is gravid beyond belief.
And don't get too frustrated with the photography. Fortunately, it was digital, so you didn't waste a bunch of money. Having a DSLR with speed flash makes it exceptionally easier (1 in 10 shots will be good), but now you're talking $$$$$. If you keep messing with it, you'll get some way down that'll be okay and won't make you nuts. Part of it is to just learn that some days, it ain't workin', so you just delete the whole batch and try it again some other time
Todd
#12 Guest_schambers_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 05:47 PM
http://forum.nanfa.o...?showtopic=5897
Edited by schambers, 14 March 2009 - 05:48 PM.
#13 Guest_Uland_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 05:51 PM
#14 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 06:34 PM
Here are some blackside darters that I caught last summer. They are different darters than you have, but they also change patterns. Check out the differences in them.
http://forum.nanfa.o...?showtopic=5897
That is really wild I had no idea, that one species could be so variable, and thanks for the tip on taking pics Todd, as long as i know its not just all me, i feel better.
#15 Guest_Fish4Fun_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 06:36 PM
If you want to take photos of fish, never give up. There really isn't a wrong way to do it as long as you're having fun and if my photos looked as good as that when I started, I would have been very pleased.
I just would like to be able to take a few for ID purposes, and maybe to show off somthing i think is extra cute or weird. I really appreciate all the good comments and pep talks. Im not givin up now. Maybe start savin for a better camera though
#16 Guest_farmertodd_*
Posted 14 March 2009 - 08:09 PM
But yeah, a better camera makes all the difference. The right tool for the job is best.
Good luck!
Todd
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