For those who don't know, Jumbo's father was a regular morph managuense...his mother was gold. You can't pick it up well on photo but at the base of the rear of his pelvic fins their is a band of color that looks like 24 carat gold. Really cool. I have to concentrate on photographing that.
A while back he swallowed a three inch marble. I had to take him out and do some emergency service...pushing the ball out of his mouth with my thumbs trough his gills...it was sheer panic when I saw him do that. I measured him at that time. From tip of nose to the base of his caudal peduncle he is 14.5" I don't know what the tail ads.
Thanks to all of the Jumbonatics. I have never owned a fish that has received as much attention as this guy. Literally...I have received e-mails and questions from people all over the world about this one particular fish. Without a doubt he is my SINGLE wet pet. The rest are just fish.
Some shots of the mad managuense. Shortly after this my cat walked on top of his tank...first time for that...and Jumbo hit the tank lid so hard that the cat launched itself up and damn near landed on the ceiling fan...last time for that.
I took about twenty photos in various mouth state of open. All I did was sit back and wiggle my toes at the front of the tank...then take the picture.
I set the flash and create a "staging area" where the light will be the most effective. These two shots were taken as he cruised through. It really picks up the irradescent colors in his fins.
A while back he swallowed a three inch marble. I had to take him out and do some emergency service...pushing the ball out of his mouth with my thumbs trough his gills...it was sheer panic when I saw him do that. I measured him at that time. From tip of nose to the base of his caudal peduncle he is 14.5" I don't know what the tail ads.
Thanks to all of the Jumbonatics. I have never owned a fish that has received as much attention as this guy. Literally...I have received e-mails and questions from people all over the world about this one particular fish. Without a doubt he is my SINGLE wet pet. The rest are just fish.
Some shots of the mad managuense. Shortly after this my cat walked on top of his tank...first time for that...and Jumbo hit the tank lid so hard that the cat launched itself up and damn near landed on the ceiling fan...last time for that.
I took about twenty photos in various mouth state of open. All I did was sit back and wiggle my toes at the front of the tank...then take the picture.
I set the flash and create a "staging area" where the light will be the most effective. These two shots were taken as he cruised through. It really picks up the irradescent colors in his fins.
