The contents in this container is worth more words. Koji’s latest attempts at stunning the general public with his amazing capability of obtaining rare fish did not end in futility. Nearly every popular Hawaiian deepwater twilight zone inhabiting reef fish…
A BlueHarbor treat: Meiacanthus kamoharai and Valenciennea bellae
Meiacanthus kamoharai is quite possibly the most beautiful of the fang blennies. Unlike most Meiacanthus, the kamohara fang blenny ditches the stripey dress code that is associated with many in this genus. Instead, a silver vein runs along its jet black…
Tour de BlueHarbor – Part 2. Fixing a deepwater malady
This is the second and final installment to the two part BlueHarbor tour visit. In this article, we visit one of Koji’s customers with perhaps the biggest and most impressive collection of deepwater fish ever. Rare fish aficionados, you do…
Tour de BlueHarbor – Part 1. Beyond the shopfront.
BlueHarbor is perhaps, one of the more iconic and reputable fish stores in the East and maybe even the world – Renowned for their incredible repertoire of some of the rarest reef fishes, as well as Koji’s incredible knowledge and…
Cirrhilabrus squirei: First specimen caught and shipped to BlueHarbor
“Cirrhilabrus squirei” is a spanking new labrid to be added to the growing list of fairy wrasses species. Collected in the Coral Sea, this ultra gorgeous species pays homage to Cirrhilabrus johnsoni, as well as Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus (The Pintail…
BlueHarbor releases exciting footage of Centropyge narcosis feeding in captivity
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaIS672kfAM&feature=channel&list=UL[/youtube] One of the flawless Centropyge narcosis that was collected has gone to BlueHarbor, and the footage above shows a perfectly healthy, conditioned C. narcosis feeding in captivity. Although C. narcosis has entered the Japanese trade many years ago, this is probably…
BlueHarbor scores with an unfamiliar but stunning Bodianus sanguineus look alike
BlueHarbor really knows how to work their rare fish magic and their latest acquisition along with that stunning first ever pair of Cirrhilabrus claire is this unusual and unfamiliar, yet gorgeous hogfish. Decked out in neon highlighter red and yellow,…
Cirrhilabrus claire – First ever live pictures of what could be the world’s rarest fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus claire is quite possibly the world’s rarest and least known fairy wrasse and holy grail is all but a plastic cup to this species. Since its discovery in 2001, there has only been two dead holotype pictures and absolutely zero…
BlueHarbor’s 2012 calendar features a captive Chaetodontoplus niger for the month of April
The month of April this year has commenced with this calendar photo of what appears to be Chaetodontoplus niger in captivity. This extremely reclusive and enigmatic fish has recently caught a break and appeared on various videos and pictures, but…