This is pretty cool, does this thing sit still often? If so, I'd try another shot with a much smaller aperture to try and get the claws in focus too.

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yeah it does occasionally the curved tank at the front doesnt really help that but i will try at some point

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I'll collect my thoughts about the aquarium photos in this comment, since I can add it up and I like this one the most .

One important basic thing for aquarium photography is to never use flash. Not much light will go into the aquarium and it's usually well enough illuminated. The flash will rather make the image less sharp and disturb the fishes.
Try to shot as full frontal as possible, since the lower the angle, the more distortions.
Use a tripod. It really helps. If you go for really long time exposure (1 second or more) it might help to use the timer, so you wont even budge the cam with the release.
But you often can't use long exposure, so go for a higher ISO speed. Turning off the pump for a short while can help as well, especially with plants (just don't forget to turn it on again ).
Depending on the shot you want to make, it is either better to be close to the glas (lesser reflections) or further away in a dark room (lesser distortions). There's no basic advice for that afaik, depends to strongly on the shot you want to make and the environment.
And last, but not least, as with any nature phtography: Patience.

Now, regarding composition it's about the same as with every kind of photography. Think about the rule of thirds, but also forget it. The only thing that restrains you is the angles you can use.
One thing I noticed is, that you usually have a close crop on the images. Let's take this one for example. The details are like you did a closeup. But the crop shows the whole body. The borders are so close to the claws, it's neither one or the other.
Aside that, all are very nice images. Lovely aquarium you got there .

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Cheers big time dude Ill have to reshoot some things at some point

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Looking forward to it .

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OMG how did I miss this? Wonderful detail!

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