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Marc
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 Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Hey guys,
Jus wanna share one of my hobbies. Mounting fish 
This is my own method, standardised after a lot of trial and error. I picked up a few ideas during my fish preservation study.
I have posted pics of few of my work. Comments welcome.  |
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coldfear39
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:04 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Hey Marc, they look great..
The Mangrove Jack looks great |
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Severumkid
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:17 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Awesome bro. How do you do it? |
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Marc
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Thanks guys,
Sevrumkid, It is a long process which takes atleast 4-5 days to get it done and atlest a week to cure.
If you really interested, I can guide you step by step when you doing it. It is a process too long to explain here.
Attached below are a few steps to outline how its done over a period of 5 days. |
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Marc
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:53 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| You will need some patience. As it takes a lotta time |
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Severumkid
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:56 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Hats off boss, painting the fish  surely you are bitten badly by fishes  |
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Hamza
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:12 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Wow! I have seen insects undergoing this process, which is quite simple unlike this.
Thats a job for a patient guy, I can imagine how stinky the process can be.
And yes, your fishes are turning a bit more colorful than they actually are. |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Nice work Marc. |
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coldfear39
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:26 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Great Work Marc, the dedication and effort are ausumn  |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Nice work |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Wow! great work..the channa look live... |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Great work Marc. Patience does not complete the list...creative skills, painting skills and what not Fantastic. Reminds me of RK Narayan's "The man-eater of Malgudi" |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Thanks for the appreciation guys. Din expect so many appreciations.
Hamza, it sure is messy and stinky. I am lucky to have an encouragin wife, she usually cleans the mess for me.
And yes some of my fish end up more colourful than they are depending on where they end.
The Channa and Tilapia would be more life like. The jack is colourful cause it was for a Mangrove diorama prepared for the Pulicat lake interpretation centre. They wanted a colourful mangrove fish to feature in their diorama............so I gave them a really colourFUL fish |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fish taxidermy - Immortalize your fish |
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Nice work man!!!! 
I have few questions
Which colour you use????
How you preserve it, What solution you use??? |
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