PIX from my trip to Taiwan

[genkireefer]

hey guys! i'm back from tw and unfortunately didn't take too many pix. please excuse the horrible camera phone... there are some taken with a digi cam that are better...
1. me at a place called "dr. fish" where fish nibble off the dead skin on your feet. really weird and gross but cool!
2. my mom at dunkin donuts. it's much more posh there.
3. me shrimp fishing... wicked fun pastime where you learn shrimping technique, catch, and eat.
4. my cousin and i eating shabu shabu (hot pot)
5. the outside of an LFS

[genkireefer]

1. plant tank display in LFS
2. freakishly expensive (multi thousand USD) fish in LFS
3. plants for sale in LFS
4. tunnel of fish for sale in LFS
5. very cool deep reef display in LFS

[genkireefer]

1. reef display in LFS
2. koi/goldfish LFS
3. koi/goldfish LFS
4. $100,000.00 red arowana
5. coral at wholesaler

[genkireefer]

1. wholesaler tanks
2. wholesaler tanks
3. wholesaler tanks with breeding discus
4. baseball game
5. me at the huge jade market

[genkireefer]

1. me at flower market
2. orchids (for crazy cheap) at the flower market
3. my mom and cuz at the national palace museum
4. my feet koi at the national palace museum garden
5. koi at the national palace museum garden
i don't know where some of my pix went. i'll post again when i find them but until then, that's all folks!
cheers, michelle

[genkireefer]

i know i have more pix somewhere in this damn computer

[Mini4x]

Welcome back, nice pics..

The nibbling thing fish is just weird...

[genkireefer]

lol tell me about it. strangest sensation ever.

[doog]

is that really just a color dye i have never even heard of a red one

[x22hockey]

so did u get free fish for us;)

[fanaglethebagle]

is that really just a color dye i have never even heard of a red one

They do have natural colorations like that, it is only a few thousand dollars :D

[Reefster]

Great pics
Looks like you had a great time.

[RayD]

Thanks for sharing. Awesome pics!

[genkireefer]

is that really just a color dye i have never even heard of a red one

the color is rare in the wild... most specimens of that caliber descend from human breeding programs. no dyes or DNA mods though.
illegal in the united states so black market prices are CRAZY. the foot and a half perfect specimen in the photo would probably fetch $400,000.00 here from nuts rich asian people.

[genkireefer]

so did u get free fish for us;)

once again, nice try!

well since i swing back there (thanks to the all-powerful and generous steven-boss-man of skipton's) once a year, one of these trips i'll bring back some crazy rare ridonkulous fish and/or coral and donate it for a club auction!

this time was my first time hauling fish via checked baggage (freezing-ass cargo-hold) so i brought cheap guys (freshies mostly) to make sure everyone makes it. of 16 fish i lost 1 inflight and 1 after acclimation... both of a slightly more fragile species (Pseudoepiplatys annulatus "clown killi") so all in all very successful. next trip will definitely have gems.

[JonNewland]

Thank you for sharing these pics, and it is very fascinating to see other cultures in action. The "fish Doctor" is very interesting.

[genkireefer]

Thank you for sharing these pics, and it is very fascinating to see other cultures in action. The "fish Doctor" is very interesting.

i think it's fascinating too... i feel very lucky to experience those other cultures and figure pictures are the least i can bring back to show you guys.

[Jim Tansey]

I love to see pictures like that, thanks for posting.

Jim

[Amazon]

awesome pics! (jealous)