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Blue Hippo Tang

Posted by
Bruce (Tacoma, United States) on 17 April 2017 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

And now for something different. I tried my luck at the Aquarium in Point Defiance Park and was able to capture this Tang.

The Blue Tang also called the Blue Hippo Tang is a beautiful royal blue, with a black palette pattern on the side and a yellow tail.

Of the thousands of fish available to the trade, this is one of the most popular of them all!

In the famous movie Finding Nemo the Blue Tang is "Dory", sidekick to loveable "Nemo".

Food and diet: In nature it feeds almost entirely on brown macroalgae and should be offered a wide a variety of foods including plenty of algae. Although Tangs will eat meaty foods along with the other fish in the aquarium, it is important that they are offered plenty of seaweed and algae.

NIKON D7100 1/100 second F/9.0 ISO 6400 60 mm (35mm equiv.)

I appreciate all the comments – I find them very encouraging. My primary photography is flowers and landscapes along with my grandkids.

Most of my photos are, “as they were taken.” I do work with lighting or darkening them in many cases (and sometimes I will sharpen them) but I try not to use too much “photo-shopping” If I do adjust them – I try to mention it.

My goal is to I try to keep my photography as photography and not turn it into art. While I do love the retouched photos, I personally think they become art and not photography – just my opinion.

omid from mashhad, Iran

such beautiful focus, colors & lightst!
Lovely!

17 Apr 2017 7:21pm

Frinq from Longview, United States

I'm impressed you got a good photo there. Nice job.

21 Apr 2017 2:34pm

NIKON D7100
1/100 second
F/9.0
ISO 6400
60 mm (35mm equiv.)

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