My big L190

[matubula]

I haven't taken any photos of this fella for ages, so here is his comeback tour. He was very cooperative but the majority of the pics were under exposed and my lame photoshop skills couldn't resurrect them.

The best under exposed one I could salvage.

IMO the best angle for big Panaque is from above since you can see more of the width and bulk.

It's not often you can see his pectoral odontodes looking their best.

And a bonus pic from my yellowest L027, this is almost his permanent base colour, and because he's blind on this side, really good for taking photos of.

 

[JoePlec]

Lovely them mate.. bet the L190 would demolish a full marrow

 

[FF MkII]

Not bad for a wood muncher

 

[JoePlec]

Not bad for a wood muncher

I prefer the term Sawdust Machine.

 

[Big-B]

I kinda like "Dugout Canoe Eater". :clap: I love seeing pics of your fish. I believe I was watching one of your you-tube clips just yesterday. Thanks for sharing. That guy has killer whiskers. :thumbup:

 

[Hypanaddict]

Great pics mate,thats one big handsome dude you've got there :thumbup:

 

[Stan]

<3 Awesome stuff mate!!!:thumbup:

 

[xingu]

Not bad for a wood muncher

Carni loving gimp

OUSTANDING Panaque, well done pal :clap:

 

[johnny70]

Awesone mate, stunning big boy you have there!

 

[zeebo]

awesome , huge , beautiful fish, and great shots :thumbup: enjoy going back a few times to have another look:->

Georgie

 

[matubula]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone, I will try to get more pictures of him and my other royals.

 

[Pete]

Stunning Panaque matt:clap:

 

[Oscar300]

Loving the wafer next to his mouth, makes it look tiny lol. Is he getting darker then matt or is it just the pics?

 

[matubula]

A few more I just snapped, poor quality but decent enough subject in them.

Oscar, yes he does appear to be darker than when I first got him but I've only the pictures to refer to so I can't be too sure.

I really liked this one, just a shame the it's not in focus. The flared odontodes and area behind are pretty interesting.

And a bonus pic of my L273.

 

[Jackson]

Very nice!

How long have you had him for now?

 

[simonas]

superb fish, not sure I;ve seen a better panaque. His whiskers are amazing

 

[matubula]

Since September 2009. This is my favourite picture from near when I first got him which I think he looks stunning in. I do think he has gotten darker, and gotten the typical line bunching of L190. I would like it if looked like this picture but he's still my favourite fish.

 

[Jackson]

How much has be grown since you grabbed him?

I don't see big 190's around here only 191's and 418's

 

[matubula]

In the first year about 2cm but it wasn't exactly scientific due to the difficulty of handling him.

 

[simonas]

daft question I suppose but how old is a L190 that gets to that kind of size?