Red Bug

I posted a pic in the "Macro Forum:"

https://www.nikoncafe.com//forums/viewtopic.php?p=3778#3778

 

Ah, I forgot about a little perspective.

The photo's from my 29g tank (not very big, in fact referred to as a "nano" tank by the reefing community).

The photograph depicts the area circled in red:

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Not very large, in fact, smaller than a dime. The "bugs" are about the size of a pin head. Yes, they're pretty much "fleas of the deep."

The yellow and gold striped thing is actually a branch of that coral close up - its more brownish in reality, but kinda fades with strong lighting and blends into the white of the coral skeleton.

Those frilly things on the end are the polyps - they can withdraw into the skeleton for protection. The polyps on this one is small, so its called a "Small Polyp Stony Coral" or SPS coral.

Here's a shot of one with the polyps out a bit further back (not the same coral):



There's also Large Polyp Stony Corals, LPS like this hammer coral:





Interceptor is dog heartworm medication (perscription only) - its in the trial stages in treating reef tanks and appears to be pretty effective so far.

 

Thanks Larry. I'm not sure that I know what I'm doing. Sometimes I just wing it :/

Its not too difficult though - easier than shooting birds!

 

Hehe... Just don't shoot the glass.

Well, since we're on the topic, here's a couple of my pretty sad looking reef tank with 'dem red bugs. They're on my smallest corals - the corals havn't grown since I got them. Just shot this pic a few minutes ago:

Front View:



Side View:

 

Hey Hans... Here's one I shot a bit ago. Never posted it because I really didnt like the way it turned out.

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I dunno when the next time we'll be down at Sea World. Its been raining quite a bit lately.

 

Thanks Neil... I dunno, I'll have to reconsider that shot - probably just easier for me to reshoot it.

Yeah, the tank shots - I try to get all my fish in the shot, but almost never succeed. Nemo is usually out front and is not timid at all, so he's (mine's actually a she), an easy fish to find.

 

Frank: Thanks! Tank shots are not that difficult. I think studio shots are much more difficult.

I've got lessons on doing tank shots here:
www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons

All it takes is a bit of patience and dilligence.

Greg: Thanks. The tank doesn't really take taht much time. Just a bit here and there - mostly feeding the fish. Once every other week, I do a water change (5 USG) that's about it.

Most of the corals I get for very little money (some were donations from friends, well actually, most are donations from friends, and they just grow out).