October is here and the “Reefing Season” is back in full swing. In a quest for reefing motivation I turned to the Blue Lagoon, one of my favorite aquariums. This article was originally published on June 4, 2009–tanks this good never reach an expiration. I remember stumbling across the Blue Lagoon online. It was nearly [...]
Here’s a photo update on the stunning Paracentropyge venusta x P. multifasciata hybrid, believed to be the only one of its kind in captivity. We first wrote about this particular fish back in 2008, shortly after Koji Wada of Blue Harbor received it. This is just the second time this Paracentropyge hybrid has entered the trade. The [...]
This a continuation on purported “Japanese Deepwater Zoanthids“. See Part 1 here. “Japanese Deepwater Zoanthid” Photos by David Hammontree Dr. Riemer’s information on the widespread range of these Zoanthus sansibaricus polyps combined with a little logic and legwork with USFWS provides ample evidence why the overwhelming majority of these zoanthids are not from Japan. Why? Exporting live coral [...]
We had corresponded a few times back and forth via e-mail. One or two messages later and I had the chance to talk with him on the phone–Skype to be more exact. I was admittedly hesitant to reach out to him on the chat client. His status read “University paperwork… grrr“. “Japanese Deepwater Zoanthids” Photos [...]
If you live in Asia, you’re lucky that Koji Wada’s Blue Harbor is just an overnight shipment away. Thai reefer Chingchai has taken advantage of this with his recent acquisition of not one, or two, but three Earle’s Fairy Wrasses (Cirrhilabrus earlei) that Koji recently got in. These fish were once occassionally available to American [...]
Japanese marketing agency Wieden+Kennedy have taken an odd spin on footwear design. So odd you can’t wear them, unless you plan on getting your feet wet. Yes Wieden+Kennedy turned a pair of Air MAx 360 running shoes into a juxtaposed fishbowl. Yes, the volume is much too small for the fish packed in there, but [...]
