As we make our way back into Labas bay and ascend for the safety stop we come to another area that is good for
finding nudibranchs.
I think it is the best place to
find Nudibranches and Frog fish and that's just one of the many reasons why I love diving this spot.
On close inspection you will
find nudibranchs, bearded scorpionfish, pipefish, and seahorses around the submerged rocks.
On this deep divesite you can
find Nudibranchs, Scorpionfish, Batfishes, Unicornfishes and Octupuses.
He also enjoys underwater photography and jumps at the chance to
find nudibranchs, octopus, or sharks to photograph.
Not exact matches
You will also
find many unusual shapes and colours of
nudibranchs so keep your eyes open and your camera ready.
Whichever conditions you
find there will be loads to see from turtles and giant map puffers to tiny shrimps and
nudibranchs.
This are is great for
finding macro life with seahorses, ghost pipefish, frogfish, crabs, shrimps and loads of
nudibranch.
With these soft corals we often
find our macro like Squat lobsters both hairy and common, squat shrimps, translucent anemone shrimp,
nudibranchs, orangutan crabs, hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, mantis shrimps and flatworms as well as isopods.
The diversity of marine life is exceptional and Bali provides one of the few opportunities for divers to see the mighty mola (oceanic sunfish — mola ramsayi) manta rays and other large pelagics — but diving in Bali is not only for «big fish» enthusiasts, macro divers have a selection of treats awaiting them too — the pygmy sea horse, frogfishes, ghost pipe fish and a plethora of
nudibranch species to name but a few can all be
found on Bali's fringing coral reefs.
We had AOW course with Jenson who dived with many many mantas at Manta Bay, and critters
found this week included yellow boxfish, turtles,
nudibranch and filefish.
And as the main highlight are the Manta Rays, normally the rest of marine life is ignored or missed... Apart from other «big» stuff like bamboo sharks or turtles, the rest don't get much attention; but when looking closely and slowly, you can
find a huge variety of
nudibranch, shrimps, crabs... And today, one of our great guides, Baron,
found a tiny white clown Frogfish at Manta Point on Lembongan!!!
The long stretch of sand between the coral gardens is a great place to search for Flounders and Cuttlefish, and in recent years there has been an amazing variety of
Nudibranchs found on the pyramid, and it's well worth taking time to explore this site.
Here, among the twisted remains of small war wrecks and discarded ordinance, divers can
find banded pipefish, crocodile fish,
nudibranchs of all sizes and colors, schools of glassfish, mandarin fish and more.
Turtles, barracudas and reef sharks call the reefs their home as well, and you can also
find wall - critters such as scorpion fish,
nudibranch, lionfish, and seahorses hidden on the walls.
A trained eye will
find varieties of crabs, snails, limpets, coral, sponge and colorful sea slugs known as
nudibranchs.
Flamboyant
nudibranchs, frogfish, feather stars, tunicate's, cleaner shrimp, ghost pipe fish, green turtles, leaf fish, fire urchins, and coleman shrimp can all be
found here.
We
found reef squid, octopus, some colourful Caribbean Sea
nudibranchs, arrow and neck crabs, or spotted anemone shrimps on every dive.
This week, our dive guide Andy was proofing his ability to spot the smallest and most amazing creatures you can
find here on the Gili Islands like winged pipefish, hairy shrimps, ghost pipefish and some amazing looking
nudibranchs.
We are still exploring and have already
found many seahorses, frogfish, ghost pipefish, mantis shrimp,
nudibranchs, pipefish, a variety of shrimp and other crustaceans, saddleback anemonefish, long horned cowfish and much more.
While diving here you can also
find loads of colorful
nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and porcelain crab, just to name a few.
Normally Spanish Dancers are pretty rare to
find around Lembongan, but it is these crazy
nudibranch that are dive guides are looking for on night dives.
The sanctuary is also known for smaller
finds such
nudibranch, eels, frogfish, scorpionfish and leaf fish.
You may be lucky and encounter reef sharks, but for sure you will
find surgeon fish, bat fish, moray eels, stingrays, trevally, as well as many small Critters such as Ornate Ghost Pipe fish,
Nudibranch, Leaf Scorpion fish, Frogfish, Garden eels, a wide range of shrimps.
Everything from rare
nudibranchs to the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal can be
found here.
Our Team aims not only to give you the necessary technical skills you need to scuba dive but also to encourage an interest and appreciation of the diversity of marine life that can be
found in Indonesian waters with large numbers of Hawksbill and Green Turtles, White Tip Reef Shark, Schooling Jackfish, Bumphead Parrotfish, Frog fishesSeahorse, Octopus and beautiful
Nudibranches its hard not to fall in love with diving in the Gilis.
You can join other experienced scuba divers here all year round and we are always
finding amazing creatures, with angel sharks,
nudibranches and rays in winter and spring, sea - horses and triggerfish in summer and big shoals all year round.
Come dive with us, on Sal you can
find a diversified fauna with lots of endemic species.You can swim in the Ocean with mantas, stingrays, sharks, barracudas, turtles, lobsters,
nudibranches and lot of different species of fishes!
Although the structures are man - made, the underwater life is all natural and you'll
find all sorts of different
nudibranchs and ghost pipefish.
You can
find anything here, from octopuses and special
nudibranches to sharks, turtles and mantas.
Around the atolls, Nassau grouper are common and you can
find some critters like
nudibranch, green moray eels and lots of basslets.
Huge barrel sponges and Gorgonians dominated this reef; in a single sponge you can
find sheltering a number of Lionfish, Shrimps, Worms,
Nudibranch and other varieties of macro sea life.
As for the
findings on this dive, a few to be mentioned are Bubble Coral Shrimp, Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse,
nudibranchs, Papuan Scorpionfish, in between others.
With an extensive soft coral garden hosting plenty of xenia specimens, some macro life was
found:
nudibranchs, like the Chromodoris and Flabellina, flatworms, Orangutan and Porcelain Crab and also the Raja Ampat Denise Pygmy Seahorse!
These dive sites are a must for photographers as you can expect to
find a host of different
nudibranch, various crustaceans including harlequin crabs, moray eels, turtles, schools of colourful antheas and damsels as well as scorpionfish and other interesting bottom dwellers.
It's a great dive site for
finding frog fish, Hawaiian lionfish, eels, and several species of
nudibranchs.
Here you will
find everything from unique
nudibranch species, seahorse, cuttlefish, and sting rays through to groupers.
There are many reasons why divers love
nudibranch; they are
found the world over, they are rewarding to
find, they are one of the most varied species of marine life on the planet, they are...
The visibility, even though limited, did nt keep the divers from encountering a Barramundi Grouper, a couple of Wobbeng Sharks, a Pygmy Seahorse, a Crocodile Flathead together with other macro life
found (
nudibranchs and flatworms) on the hard and soft coral present especially on the shallower part of the dive site.
It was not all, since
nudibranchs, like the Flabellina, pipefishes, like the Ringed, Egg - Shell Shrimp and others were also
found.
As it is usually the case in Raja Ampat, night dives was dedicated mostly for macro life:
nudibranchs, Decorator Crabs, Marbled Shrimps and others were some of the
findings.
As it is usually the case on this site, plenty of macro life and critters were pointed out by our dive masters:
Nudibranchs, like the Thecacera, Flabellina and Nembrotha, Reef Octopus, Bargibanti and Denise Pygmy Seahorse (including the color variation of the last specie that is
found only on this region of the world), in between others, filled this dive with pleasant surprises.
You'll also
find innumerable species of
nudibranchs and flatworms.
Pygmy sea horses decorate the fans, allied cowries are nestled on the soft corals and you'll
find a host of different
nudibranchs and flat worms.
There are granite walls covered in dense soft corals and in among then can be
found a variety of colourfull
nudibranchs.
Dive the incredible reefs of Raja Ampat, Komodo, and the Banda Sea where you will
find a great variety of fish, corals, gorgonian sea fans, sponges,
nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs, cuttlefish, octopus and giant clams.
Nudibranchs, groupers, batfish, hawksbill turtles, cuttlefish, and a good diversity of butterfly fish and clown fish are
found here.
Lionfish occupies the deeper sections of reef and
nudibranches can be
found by divers at all depths.
We
found: 8 big sea slugs, big swimming moray eel and some different types of
nudibranch, crabs and shrimps.
We
found many
nudibranch on the wall, pigmy cuttlefish and many schools of yellow fin fusiliers.