Blue33 Hong Kong & Goldfish Street trip

[blue33]

My recent trip to Hong Kong & Goldfish trip, weather was getting rather cold in Hong Kong now. Lots of things to explore for people like us. Basically not an ideal place for woman who dont fancy this , but luckily beside there's a street selling clothing etc, a good place for the woman to visit. Here's the location of the street pictures to goldfish street .







More pictures to come...

[blue33]

Here's the Dave Chow shop, the guy who won the "2007 IAPLC Grand Champion", AQUA ART - AQUARIUM DESIGN. A friendly and great guy that shared his knowledge with me. Cliff Hui was there also when i went there, he's associate with the shop also. Below are the pictures from the shop and their tanks.



Dave Chow and Blue33,


Cliff Hui and Blue33, Look at the prize on the top left shelf.







His latest setup. Look at this massive rocks, where can we find here? The rocks is full of characteristics.


More to come... late now, will update again...

[craftsman]

His latest setup. Look at this massive rocks, where can we find here? The rocks is full of characteristics.


More to come... late now, will update again...

What Rocks? More like a mountain!!!! Wow! I wonder how the tank can support such weight? Or are the rocks fake? As in man made?

This is really nice bro! More pics please....

[sfk7]

The mountain scape is really nice! Now I know what you were talking about

Thanks for sharing!

[Shadow]

that probably going to be the 2009 entry

Maybe AQ should start HK outing

[blue33]

What Rocks? More like a mountain!!!! Wow! I wonder how the tank can support such weight? Or are the rocks fake? As in man made?

This is really nice bro! More pics please....

If the support base is solid flat without any hole, it can withstand the weight. Is natural rocks, not fake, they have supplier and often they scale mountain also, it could be one of their encounter rocks they had found, remember that Hong Kong is surrounded by mountains.

The mountain scape is really nice! Now I know what you were talking about

Thanks for sharing!

No problem bro. Seeing the picture is better than word describe.

that probably going to be the 2009 entry

Maybe AQ should start HK outing

I did ask him is it 2009 entry, he said he got other better design than this which he haven got time to do yet, so this may not be his submit entry, who knows! He currently too busy handling design project for his customer.

[blue33]

Here's the "Shui Cao Dian" shop, and last year "2008 IAPLC Grand Champion" tank etc...





2008 IAPLC Grand Champion tank




Some of their rock scape tank, i think this year trend will be mainly on rocks, who knows again.








Those moss woods are for sale also, pretty nice scape though.


Another tank with moss on wood for sale, you can see the price tag there.


This is their scape playground before actual scape goes into the tank, you can see the actual soil is being used. Something we can learn from before new setup.


Opposite another shop associate with them.


This is the new CO2 mixer which can only be found here, make of acrylic, it really mix well with CO2 with the spinning water inside. I bought another CO2 diffuser from Dave Chow shop, a new product which creates even finer bubbles but it needs more CO2 power pressure to drive it. Will try to post the pictures if i got time.



More pictures to come...

[ghim]

Their LFS layout really entice people to buy.

Clean and neat - given such a small space. Even their signboards are so professional.

[Shadow]

I guess the market over there much bigger than Singapore.

Is it because you visit only the planted tank shop or that the way fish shop over there? Doesn't seem to sell a lot of fishes.

[blue33]

I haven upload yet, have patience please... Infact alot of shop they dont allow you to take photo, so most of the time only illegal shots, saw alot but cant take pictures. I will put up a list of photo of about 90% of the shop there with signboard, it'll help people who going to visit there.

[blue33]

Alligator turtle, anyone?


Rare fish in the bag, though is protected species.











Those fishes in the tank we are not allow to take pictures, owner around.

More pictures to come...

[blue33]

ADA Hong Kong distributor shop. Lots of stuff inside the shop including marine but they disallow anyone taking photograph, many salesman eyeing. There's a nice full ADA planted setup tank beside the cashier counter, they dont allow me to take pictures. The ADA stuff is more expensive by HK$100 as compare to the one i found.

[blue33]

Riccia tie to the wood scape.

[WiNd08]

love the idea of letting us to play around with the rock design before buying the rocks! innovative!

[Shadow]

Like the idea of light set holder. Where to get that in Singapore? any one see?

[d2sign]

Can't wait to plan for the next trip. more pictures, more more!

[Robert]

Rare fish in the bag, though is protected species.

Hi,
this fish looks a lot like a Sterlet (Acipenser ruthnus). They are commercially bred in Europe and I guess also in northern Asia as food or for ponds. It is a protected species. But it's definitly not suitable for any tank because they become quite large (40-60cm, sometimes 100cm). See this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterlet

regards
Robert

[blue33]

Hi Robert. It is Aclpenser Sinensis Grdy(中华鲟) or Chinese Sturgeon, this fish can be found in China. Also a protected species.

[blue33]

The rest of shops in Goldfish street with the sigh board in the photos. All kinds of weird thing they sell over there, rarest fauna / reptiles etc... you can find most of the time in some shop.

[blue33]