Using my oldest lens

[Richard Peche]

I've pulled out my oldest lens to try when photographing the tank. It's a 1954 50mm F1.4 Rokkor.

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[showmebutterfly]

Great pics and lovely fish! And your tank is still amazing.

[Slaphppy7]

I agree, great pics

[aquariumlover10]

Looks good, I love the ram.

[Knightia]

Gorgeous colour in those cichlids! Lovely photos, would like to see more!

[Richard Peche]

Thanks guys. I'm very impressed with the dwarfs. They have coloured up beautifully and they fit right in with the tank.

There are 4 Apistos and 2 Rams in this tank. I do observe them daily and have not witnessed any aggression. There's plenty of territory for them to claim but you never know.

Fish in this tank just seem to get along which suits me just fine. :-)

[Richard Peche]

This is probably my favourite in this tank but I am biased because I bred him

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[Knightia]

Thanks guys. I'm very impressed with the dwarfs. They have coloured up beautifully and they fit right in with the tank.

There are 4 Apistos and 2 Rams in this tank. I do observe them daily and have not witnessed any aggression. There's plenty of territory for them to claim but you never know.

Fish in this tank just seem to get along which suits me just fine. :-)

Do you have very soft water to keep them looking that good? I'd love a few rams/apistos but I have very hard water with a 7.5pH.

[Richard Peche]

I do.

I had it tested once but I can't remember the exact reading.

The guy who tested it is my local fish expert and his comment was that I can keep discus extremely happy without doing anything to my water. That's straight out of the tap.

[talldutchie]

Those old lenses do have a lovely unsharpness. Must be the lack of coating.

Nice pics again!

[Compass]

Great pictures! Your fish always look amazing!

[gronlaura]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.

[Richard Peche]

Here are some more which I took today. It's been a long time since I have used this lens and its very shallow depth of field.

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[sheamurai]

great pics...great tank...keep on posting!

[gronlaura]

What species is the fish in the 1st photo? Is it a Danio? Gorgeous.

[Richard Peche]

It's a Danio of some kind. I've tried to get more than the two I have but it's been impossible.

They are bred in Israel apparently.

[Knightia]

The danio shot is stunning

[JudiJetson]

Stunning...in all honesty, I truly wish I had the patience, talent & ability to take photos of even half that quality.