In the spirit of the coming Christmas, I wanna share with you some photos of those guy,dressed like a “Killies Santa Claus�…

gr8 pic and color on that guy!

wow these killies shots are killer shots!! very nice!

Fins are messed up

Only kidding. Your fish are flawless in contour and have excellent color. Very nice photos.

Continuing with those two Killies specimens of the Nothobranchius family
- Nothobranchius Rachovii "Kruger National Park"
and Nothobranchius Rachovii Beira '98




Nothobranchius Rachovii - Kruger N. Park







Nothobranchius Rachovii Beira '98





and here are a two detailed fragments to make some comparison:






So, before continue I hope to see some of your Killies photos
and know how much Fans we are at all…!?

I can't even put into words how gorgeous those little fish are. That's one type of fish I've always admired from afar but never attempted to keep. I dont' know why. But after seeing these pics, I just might have to set up a Killiefish tank after Christmas.

Nothos are such awesome little fish....I really need to hunt down N. ocellatus again...

Awesome shots. You've got a talent there.

Thank You for the nice words, Pals !

I’m curious to hear your opinion about the Killies “teeth� – is it the real teeth…or something like that…?
Does the every different Killies specimen have its specific teeth configuration…?

Hello, my name is Vasko Gogov. I’m a vicepresident of KAB (Killi Association of Bulgaria). Hristo is not our member, but he’s been always sympathetic to our hobby enterprise.
I am interesting about all his photography works, and so glad to see his photos including Killies!
I think, this topic is the right place to mention one event.

This year was the first our National Killies photo-contest and the results is finally published.
We announce that in our new/latest bulletin:



There is the better look of the wining photo:
1-st place: Mr. Hristo Hristov and Aphyosemion decorsei "Kapou RCA 91/1"



The other very interesting (2nd runner up) is that photo, Mr. Nikolay Filipov, of jumping Aplocheilus lineatus "Gold":



And that is how was made the photo:



You can see and one more interesting picture from our contest, Mr. Boyan Kalinov and him's picture of Fundulopanchax arnoldi "Ughelli" TR-01.

Excellent Vasko those are Impressive!!!!!

I am personally a Member of the AKA (American killfish assoc.) and these fish are really a strong interest so I always love to see good killie shots.

those pics are so colorful and beautiful!!!! thnx for sharing!!! I like the jumping one the best...Makes it look like a hard-core pred..

Thanks, VASKO !
I’m so glad to see that announcement here!
It’s my first photo publication on some Aqua-edition's cover…
And that 1-th place is really big honor for me!
I hope to enjoy Your KAB with much other my favorites Killies photos for the future also…

I hope, You’re still not quite bored yet of my Nothobranchius Pictures…
There are just a few more another varieties, which I have…
and will begin soon with the Groups of Fundulopanchax, Callopanchax, Aphyosemions…
So, here is two variety of Nothobranchius Eggersi - Utete TZ 97-55(the Red one) and Bagamoyo TZH 2005-03(the Blue one)

i for one could never get bored of any of your pictures, you take some of the best (off the top of my head i'd say THE best) macro pics i've ever seen.

I'll have to get my managers wife to look at your pics she loves photography and i'm always trying to show her something she's never seen before.

Jason

PS awesome picture for the contest

Thank you very much Jason, it's a big compliment for me !

So, continuing with another Guy - Nothobranchius Foerschi Ruvu River TZ 91-103



Who said that Killies couldn’t smile…



Those Guy even came to “photographic stage� very inadvertent and unshaven…



And a beauties fragment to compares to another Nothobranchius specimens:

The next is - Nothobranchius Guentheri "Zanzibar",
Almost similar to this before, but after a few of my macro shots,
hope you will see the difference and his individual beauty and charm…
Those variety of Nothobranchius had turn out the “Big Warriors� in this Killies tank of mine…
Usually, the only one is the Leader…, but often some opponent musters courage, even only just to show off…
Here are this moments I want to share with you…

Here is a 5 new shots of mine, which I was prepare especially for a Killies photo-contest…
Hope you will like it:

Aplocheilus Lineatos Gold


Simpsonichthys Myersi


Simpsonichthys Ghisolfii


Callopanchax monroviae Paynesville 97 red form


Fundulopanchax rubrolabialis Malende

Incredibly beautiful pictures; may I ask what kind of camera you use?

Thanks!
My camera is CANON 350D + two of my favorite lenses:
EF 50 mm/f2.5 Compact-Macro and EF 50 mm. f/1.8 II

Take a look at my Discus thread for more particulars...

Absoluely stunning photos and fish. I have a 350D and cannot get those sort of results. Again beautifull.

Thanks, Gordon!
Just add a special macro lenc and a few external flashes...and Welcome on the Team of Acuatic-photography Maniacs...


I can’t imagine how, from 5 uploading photos submission in the AKA convention’2007
(see my last post on the page before)The 3 of my better pics was disappear somehow…
But one of the other two, appearing in the competition list, won the 3-rd place
(The award is a framed painting by artist Ken McKeighen… )
http://www.aka.org/convention/2007/07_show_results_pg8.html
I’m very disappointed also, because there is no way to know and see the others winners photos…!?
Here is mine:

Simpsonichthys Ghisolfii



Cheers

Hey, folks...What you'll say about this Killies -Predator...

Wow great fish i think the second runner pic is the best one though.

Thanks!
How BIG do you think, folks, is those last "Big Mouth" Guy...!?

couple inches? i don't know

Yeah, this Killie Fish is not quite Bigger…just 12-13 cm.
but the macro lens gives possibility to show it HUGE!
Here are two another fragments of those Golden Guy:





Here is a pic above my tank, just to compare to a Rainbow fish:

thats bigger than i thought. quite fat too nice shots! love the one above the tank!

So, here is a little photo-reportage about a very interesting event here in Bulgaria(Botevgrad), happened at the end of the last year…

KAB Killi international Exhibition'2007


Sorry, my photos about are not with much god quality, but important details are enough visible, though…

The view of entire 130 Killies tanks, just after had placing the Fish inside:




Here is the International Jury Team, ready to estimate All these Beautiful competitors…
(not without me, of course the last one in the right)



Here are the total final results after:
http://tsvetkov.be/Killi/KAB_show_2007_results.pdf

And a look at the first day open (photos of my friend):






SO, here is the first batch of Fish photos:

Simpsonichtys spec Urucuia


Aphyosemion Australe Cap Lopez


Archiaphyosemion Petersi Banco Park


Rivulus xiphidius Fourgassie SH-FG 05/06


Epiplatys Annulatus

Here is the next batch:

Nothobranchius Jubbi Warfa Blue


Fundulopanchax Filamentosus Ijebu Ode


Nothobranchius Rubripinnis Kiziko


Rivulus Tenuis Papaloapan


Aphyosemion Celiae Teke CXC 21

Here is one Fundulopanchax series…

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri N'sukka


Fundulopanchax Gresensi Dagua Ntale


Fundulopanchax Spoorenbergi


Fundulopanchax Puerzli


Fundulopanchax Ndianus

And a few Aphyosemions…

Aphyosemion Striatum GEMHS 00-34


Aphyosemion Celiae Celiae Abonji


Aphyosemion Gabunense Gabunense


Chromaphyosemion Bivitatum Funge


Aphyosemion mimbon GEMLC 04/7

thanks for sharing! those killies are gorgeous!! are those photos some of the winners?

Thanks, Ricky!
Yes, more of These Fishes were in TOP 3 in Their Competing Groups…
http://tsvetkov.be/Killi/KAB_show_2007_results.pdf

And some of the most spectacular Killies species :

Nothobranchius sp Kiziko TAN 05 RB


Nothobranchius sp Kiziko pair


Aphyosemion Bualanum


Callopanchax occidentalis KABAK GM 97-4

those killies are colorful! again, thanks for sharing!

I just wanna remind you, that all these last pics… with those terrible grey background
and bottom substrate (which had suppose to be black), are from our KAB Killi international Exhibition'2007!
Of course, I had buy (next at the Auction) many of these Species and you’ll see later how They look in my own tanks…

So, continuing with the pair of Fundulopanchax Fallax Fifinda Yellow, which had win the Prize “The Best of show”!




Here is another their Handsome cousin - Fundulopanchax Fallax Cl 98


And one other Guy - Fundulopanchax Deltaensis

Here is one of the unique Killies specimens, which I had buy at the Exhibition Auction:

Callopanchax Toddi

The colours!!!!

Very good photography here and beautiful, healthy fish

Thank you, mate!

So, here are the last 4 photos of those Reportage…
And that are some of the Exhibition’s Winners, which I had buy also next, at the Auction.

Pachypanchax Sakaramyi




Aplocheilus Lineatus Goa




All the new photos of These and other Killie fishes living yet in my tanks will coming soon…

So, here is another Handsome Guy, who I had buy at the our Killi Exhibition’s Auction…
He was a part of the batch, especially sending to our Killi Show, from the Belgium Colleagues!
Here is how He looks in my tank now:

Scriptaphyosemion Schmitti Juarzon

amazing killie! looks like great aquascape too!

So, in the spirit of the coming St. Valentine's Day…Let me tell you a Little Killi's Love Story…

Hey, men…you know – if there is a Pretty Woman… or even not exactly “Pretty” one…


…there are always two rival Lovers, get ready to conquer her love…


…The Proud Winner…


…”Dancing cheek to cheek”…and “Love me tender” in Killi’s version…




…So, you know pretty well how that story goes on…

HAPPY VALENTINE, EVERYONE !

Amazing pics! Happy valentine to you too

beautiful fish. great photography skills

same to you too! thats a cool series of pics! keep us updated on the frys

Thank you, everyone!

i only hope your valentines day went as well as yr fish!

So, I hope you'll like more the next photos:

amazing colors! are they both male? female?