Choy's amazing new barb!!

[benny]

Choy!

The barbs not doing well. Breathing heavily!

I see what I can do, but fighting against time.


1/320 sec at F5.6. ISO at 100. Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 macro

Uncropped, resized. Slight sedimentation removed via cloning and colors slightly corrected to what I see is natural.

Seem to lack the critical sharpness. Is this ok for you?

Cheers,

[hwchoy]

poor thing. is this the bigger or smaller one? for the bigger one, which I think is male, the red should be VERY VERY intense like those you see in the LFS.

for a long time this fish Puntius sp. ‘Odessa’ was available through the trade from breeders in Eastern Europe (hence the name Odessa, a Black Sea town). this pair is obtained from Myanmar, actual wild Odessa barb, and it goes to show that the strong red coloration is present in the wild poppulation, not enhanced by the breeders.

[Wackytpt]

Choy,

any fishes for me too ?

[benny]

The one above is the smaller one. The bigger one does hot have spots on the dorsal fins.

Cheers,

[hwchoy]

they are all with Benny for photoshoot. but if he doesn't want them you can be next in line

[Wackytpt]

Benny KorKor,

Any for me?

[hwchoy]

The one above is the smaller one. The bigger one does hot have spots on the dorsal fins.

Cheers,

erm… there were two pairs in the bag. one was upside down that one is the bigger one.

this is the small one is it?

the other two has red and black dorsal fin and orange body, wild Puntius stoliczkanus.

[benny]

Benny KorKor,

Any for me?

Have. I deep freeze in the fridge for you. When you want to collect?

Cheers,

[Wackytpt]

Have. I deep freeze in the fridge for you. When you want to collect?

Cheers,

Oh No.... Those poor fishes got murdered by Benny

[budak]

The horizontal thick red bar of the Odessa barb (revealed long ago in 80s TFH issues) doesn't seem to me a logical result of selective breeding.... breeders would tend to prefer, select and develop fish with uniformly bright coloration. In any case, the variety, richness and complexity of natural fishes always outshines the bland homogeneity of selected strains in my book.

[hwchoy]

The horizontal thick red bar of the Odessa barb (revealed long ago in 80s TFH issues) doesn't seem to me a logical result of selective breeding.... breeders would tend to prefer, select and develop fish with uniformly bright coloration. In any case, the variety, richness and complexity of natural fishes always outshines the bland homogeneity of selected strains in my book.

in my books too

any how we now know for sure what the wild fish looks like.

[benny]

Didn't realise that there was one more than looks a bit more decent.



This one is shot with the 180 mm macro. 1/320 seconds at F10. ISO 100.

But lost sharpness towards the tail as the fish was not parallel to the lens. Shame.

Cheers,

[hwchoy]

mmm… nice, although the dorsal area looks under compared to the chin area. too much tissue on the top flash?

[ranmasatome]

looks a bit like ticto leh...but..yes..i see e difference

[hwchoy]

Puntius ticto is a different fish, but closely related to the Odessa, the P. stoliczkanus, and probably also P. oligolepis.

[ranmasatome]

ya..i know its a different fish...lol...quite obvious mah...

[hwchoy]

you'd be surprised how confused people can get, even ichthyologists can be confused and make mistakes

[ranmasatome]

chey...i make mistakes all the time...lol..especially when looking at my insects...which i believe is somthing i'm good at...
But when it comes to fishes...lol...its a hobby...not a job...so not that good loh..
but still acceptable lah..lol

[benny]

the other two has red and black dorsal fin and orange body, wild Puntius stoliczkanus.

Body don't look very orange leh? Is this correct?



One of these is upside down already. Really strange.

Cheers,

[hwchoy]

Body don't look very orange leh? Is this correct?



One of these is upside down already. Really strange.

Cheers,

yah this is the right colour I see in my tank.

really weird why all the barbs are affected. plus they have been in the bag only 3 hours.