My Hawaii trip

[Chin_Lee]

I recently took a vacation to Oahu Waikiki, Hawaii and I have to say that this place is a saltwater fish paradise. Just snorkeling in the local beach about 20-40 feet out and you will come across fish. Take a trip out to Hanauma Bay which is a nature reserve and the fish is friendly and they are EVERYWHERE. This was definitely my highlight of my trip. I got to witness a school fish of convict tangs moving and swarming over rocks. Here are some photos of the pics I took at Hanauma Bay:
This is the overview of the bay

Naso Tang

Look at the spikes on these adult naso tangs:

Pair of my favourite tangs: achilles


Moorish Idol and Achilles Tang:

School of convict tangs:

Porites I believe.....



While in Honolulu, I visited several saltwater fish stores and the best one I visited was Modern Pet Center very close to Waikiki area. The staff was very knowledgeable and the owner Frank was very accomodating. I have been looking for achilles tang for at least 4-5 months and our LPS either didn't get them or when they got them, they were in the 7-9" range.
I had called Frank the week before I arrived and asked him to order me 4-5 achilles tangs. When I went to visit them, he had brought in 6 achilles tangs and put a hold on them for me just from our telephone conversation. I picked up several other fishes including Mystery wrasse, goldflake, flame, and potter angels. Their packing was exceptional and all the fish survived the trip. When I placed a thermometer into the water in their holding transfer tank, it was nice warm 77.
I won't discuss the prices on this forum but if anybody is looking to visit Hawaii area and would like to ship fish through Seattle Airport, PM me to discuss (it wasn't as easy but well worth it).
Hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed seeing these beautiful fish in the wild.