Some of our saltwater fish available.
Some of our saltwater fish available.
I love that 3rd one
Some corals
Cuttlefish?? Very cool to own..and breed. I saw a nice thread on them at reefcentral.
If your desire to succeed is greater than your desire to fail, then you will succeed!!!
Pics from our reef tanks
Yes, they are cool, we like to get in the unusual stuff.Originally Posted by Brutuscz
We carry the bread and butter to, but I love peoples reaction when I have something that they don't see at most pet stores.
I like to keep octopus on ocasions, we had an awsome blue ring that took about six months to sell, because everyone was afraid of him, even the store employees.
Rather neat photo's. The 1st photo looks like a cartoony critter. Do you have a particular technique for shooting through glass?
Regards, andy
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I love octopus...but the blue ring? I wouldn't recommend keeping one in the store or at home. All you need is for that to get out and have an accient. Octopus are great at escaping and it is not worth the risk..and lawsuit that can happen. There was actually a thread on reefcentral where a womans tennis coach gave one as a gift to her husband. It seems he was nailing the wife or something..and trying to get rid of the husband. Gotta watch those tennis coaches and pool boys..lol.
If your desire to succeed is greater than your desire to fail, then you will succeed!!!
I keep any Blue rings we get in the tanks in a screw on cap Jar, and I am the only one that feeds them, as I don't trust my Kids handling them.
I also only sell them to serious keepers, I won't sell that octopus to any yahoo who thinks it's cool and has never had any expirience.
We carry alot of venomous stuff, poison toads, lionfish, stonefish, centipedes, and since I'm a snake Junky just about any managable one that I can wrangle up. I breed alot of my own for the store, but also like to go to Hamburg and other reptile shows to see if anything strikes my fancy.
Sorry for the quick hijack here:
Andrew, a small amount of preparation goes a long way in shooting aquariums. Obviously, clean the glass. Second, ALWAYS shoot perpendicular to the glass. This is the single largest improvement most can use. Any angle creates distortion. The more the angle, the more the distortion. Bow front tanks are TERRIBLE for photography. Third, try to have more light in the tank than out of it, to eliminate reflections. Turn off lights behind you, shoot when the room is as dark as possible. Cover windows, if necessary.
When shooting coral aquariums, I've had significant success by intentionally underexposing the shot by a stop or two. This helps tone down the oversaturated colors that dominate the reef. Then, in post processing, bump the brightness back up to normal.
Animal House, let's see some more.
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