Compressiceps (gold Head)

[maddog10]

My first attempted "close-up". It is a very young compressiceps (Gold Head), fish is only 2" long. The head is colorful but the rest of the body is still bland.

 

[Laxison]

Ohhhhhhh Mike! That one came out NICELY!!!

 

[maddog10]

Thanks Allison, I give all the credit to Bobby and the guys at Aquatic Photography Forum. And of course the fish!

 

[mscichlid]

Nice, fish exposed well, but not take sharp. He he.

 

[maddog10]

Are you pulling my leg! :lol:

 

[maddog10]

Here is another shot of my smallest Gold Head. I have one that is WAYYY better looking than this one, but it hides whenever I sit down in front of the tank. I have to stay about 10 feet away for him/her to come out and mingle with the other fish. You'll know it when you see it, trust me!!

 

[Tim]

Here's a pic representative of most of the compressiceps on the southwest side of the lake.

And a blurry picture from Kambwimba (Kantalamba region) where the Gold Heads are found.

Tim

 

[maddog10]

The one that I cant get a shot of is dark like your 2nd pic.

 

[phishphorphun]

Those last two entries show the difference in what I expect to see from a native gold head.

The second looks a lot like the beauty that Daniel keeps.

All the others I see look like my little gal.

 

[maddog10]

My nice one is a smaller version of Daniel's. I keep the camera and flashes set-up in front of the tank. It is when I sit down, that he goes to his hiding place. He'll get adjusted eventually.

 

[phishphorphun]

My nice one is a smaller version of Daniel's. I keep the camera and flashes set-up in front of the tank. It is when I sit down, that he goes to his hiding place. He'll get adjusted eventually.[/b]

Hey Mike, I shot my little comp a little while ago. After I was reading this post, I thought I would try to shoot a current example. She was quite cooperative. Sitting there waiting for me. (man, i hate the smiley choices here).

 

[maddog10]

Thats just rubbing it in! :lol:

 

[Charlutz]

I know this is the photo forum, but no critiquing of the photo itself (please!) as I do not own a DSLR. Just thought that since we were comparing gold heads, I'd post a pic of the large WC male I got as part of a quad group from Old Fish New Fish a couple months ago. Bob told me that he couldn't sell it because nobody wanted one that big. Lucky me!