how do you guys get your fish pictures?

[jeebus]

Looks like following Jeebus's instructions is the ticket. I'll be trying it that way this weekend.

Awesome picks Jeebus.

Thanks! I feel its worth me reminding that just like everyone else I've had to take literally about two thousand to get about 100+ keepers.

Good luck and post your results though!

[CHK-Cichlids]

In addition to Jeebus's suggestions (who obviously knows more photography than I do...), the one crude method that worked for me is to support my camera (a 6 yr old Canon A80) on some chair/bucket, set a manual focus distance of maybe 30-50cm, and set on quick shutter and high ISO. I will focus on some rock or structure in the tank as a reference and take a few pictures to make sure the focus is correct. THEN.... with the focused region unchanged, wait until the fish you want swims into that region and you quickly take a fast snap, hoping that the fish was slow enough that the picture turns out sharp. Its a gruelling procedure... haha... so perhaps not the recommended one and plenty and plenty of deletes but once in a very long while a true beauty comes along, like these couple here that I am happy with