Clean Freaks! Cleaner Shrimp Earns His Keep (PICS)

[amahler]

I thought you all might enjoy some photos I took this evening. Many of them involve my Imperator and Scopas Tang getting some serious attention from my Cleaner Shrimp, Jacques.

The shots of the Imp getting his gills cleaned (where you can see clean through his mouth to the rock behind) are especially interesting.

There are a handful of other shots that I thought were fun, too...

I do tons of photography, so I tend to put my pictures on my own server for ease of sharing:

http://sparhawk.sbc.edu/tank/clean-freaks

- Enjoy!
- Aaron

 

[Flsprophet2]

Awsome pics cleaner shrimps are so cool!!!! I just love mine to death

 

[RLG2182]

I WANT!!!

I need to get a better camera!!!

 

[MadManMac]

The only thing my 3 cleaner shrimp ever clean is me, I am soooo jealous!

 

[lando]

Very Nice!

 

[bawla47]

wow, awesome pics! looks like the emperor is doing well already

 

[schoeplein]

Very very very nice pictures.

Nice camera, nice photographer, nice tank, nice fish.

 

[amahler]

Thanks, all.

We've gotten something of a discussion going about the photography side of things in another thread about Hermit Crabs. It's here if you're interested.

- Aaron

 

[gooyferret]

WOW i wish i could take that good of pictures....what kind of camera u use?

 

[Zidion]

whoa! that friggin amazing! Ive never seen such an awesome picture! i love the shot of where its opinging its gills up!

also, what kind of camera is that?!?!?!

 

[amahler]

Heh - thanks. There are still some techniques I want to improve, but things are coming together.

I use a Canon EOS 20D with an MT-E2 wireless flash transmitter and a 420EX flash. It's good gear, but not their absolute top of the line in any of their respective categories. I think the most critical piece here is the remote flash since it allows you far, far more flexibility with the single most difficult aspect: the light. You need adequate light with the right properties and you often need it coming from places you can't be with the camera.

I discuss a lot of this in more depth in another post.

Hope that's helpful! It's a lot of fun, so I'm glad to share information...
- Aaron

 

[Fantasy]

They are beautiful shots! Bravo from another long time photographer

 

[amahler]

I have newer, sharper photos that I took tonight of the cleaner really on his game. Unfortunately, the Imp also now has Ich.

The photos are here:
http://sparhawk.sbc.edu/tank/ich

And the thread is here:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=53598

Enjoy...
- Aaron

 

[runway1]

Funny, tangs always seem to want their ars cleaned Mine does the same thing; pulls up to the cleaner and bam - "backside please"

 

[amahler]

Heh - must be a Tang thing.

"Talk to the butt!"

- Aaron