Angelfish afficionado John Coppolino recently made his way back home from his trip to Japan, but before leaving Koji Wada, owner of Blue Harbor Aquarium, passed along a little gift for myself–Blue Harbor’s 2009 Calendar and a copy of the Winter 2008 Issue of Marine Aquarist magazine. In Japan, Blue Harbor’s calendar is popular for the [...]
Angelfish afficionado John Coppolino recently made his way back home from his trip to Japan, but before leaving Koji Wada, owner of Blue Harbor Aquarium, passed along a little gift for myself–Blue Harbor’s 2009 Calendar and a copy of the Winter 2008 Issue of Marine Aquarist magazine.
In Japan, Blue Harbor’s calendar is popular for the high quality photos of some of the most sought after fish. This year’s lives up to this reputation with a collection of stunning images.
- January – Plectranthias garrupellus
- February – Centropyge potteri var. (Solid blue morph)
- March – Lipogramma klayi
- April – Tosanoides flavofasciatus
- May – Bodianus sanguineus
- June – Prognathodes sp.
- July – Centropyge bisponsa x Centropyge multicolor hybrid
- August – Centropyge debelius
- September – Holacanthus limbaughi
- October – Centropyge hotumatua
- November – Belonoperca pylei
- December – Apolemichthys kingi
It is quite the collection! One photo that stood out (truly they all did…) was the male Tosanoides flavofasciatus. As GBD recently reported this species was first collected last year, with a few other Tosanoides making their way into the trade a few weeks back. For more info check out our previous article: Tosanoides, an Industry First?
In addition to the calendar, the Winter 2008 Marine Aquarist is special because it includes coverage from MACNA XIX in Pittsburgh. On the first page of this article there are numerous photos of industry heavy weights, like Daniel Knop and Charles Delbeek. Included in this photo set, is John Coppolino (Copps) as he browses Kiyoshi Endoh’s Angelfishes of the World. This magazine issue also has a large section on Butterflyfish which I will elaborate more on in the future.
There are probably very few people in the world that would get excited over a fish calendar, like I am right now… but I hope that at least a few of you are reading this so I can tell myself, friends and family that this is completely normal for someone in the hobby!
A big thanks to Mr. Koji Wada for sending this with John, and thank you to the angelfish nut himself for lugging this stuff back from Japan and sending it over.
