Hi! I’ve been a diver for 7 years now and have been all over the world!! The Red Sea was definitely an experience I’ll never forget but the carpet of anemones and clowns in Thailand were breathtaking as well! I mostly dive the Caribbean because it’s pretty close to home
Here’s some pics I have on my phone right now, I’ll try to download some more from my computer in the morning
Red Sea
Clarkii clownfish attacking my camera after getting too close
Grand Cayman
Cuttlefish! A common sight in shallow water, these were right next to the exit ladder!
Very blue parrotfish on the reef, you can hear these guys crunching on coral underwater! I am unsure of the exact species
A very large and invasive Volitian lionfish! This particular specimen made for a very nice ceviche that night! (We are all liscensed lion fish spear divers, we clear these invasive fish from places they’re not supposed to be)
Bigeye Squirrel Fish with Parasite (Isopod?) on Head!
A curious coral banded shrimp that crawled on my dad’s hand!
snowflake eel saying hi! Unfortunately, I have seen a decrease in the number of eels in recent years. They used to be extremely common. I think it may be due to lionfish eating the small fish that would usually provide food for juvinile eels but this is just my personal theory, no science or research behind it
Spotted boxfish! Skin is poisonous but they are still very skittish
Group of small blue fish (young parrotfish?) over the coral reef. They exhibit loose schooling behavior
A very photogenic turtle!
Poisonous (also possibly venomous?) nudibranch in the crack between two corals. I believe it’s related to the blue sea dragon nudi (blue glaucus)
A particularly beautiful Christmas tree worm!
A flamingo’s tongue feeding on a purple sea fan
Caribbean stingray with a pilot fish
Gorgeous pair of juvinile drums!
Roatan
6 months after lobster season and there is a horde of them underneath the hull of a sunken ship
Symbiosis between the turtle and the French angels! The turtle gets a parasite cleaning and the angels get a meal & snack on bits of the sponge the turtle is eating!
MASSIVE green moray eel following us through the reef as we speared lionfish. We participate in a program that involves feeding mortally wounded/dead lionfish to predators in the reef (like this moray) to encourage them to hunt the lions. Eels actually feel very similar to wet feathers in my opinion due to their thick slime coat! This one was very friendly but I was still very wary of it, it was about 6 feet long!
a nurse shark taking a nap during the day in a cave. We were careful to not disturb it
A filefish on the reef! These guys were MEAN
a cute pufferfish chilling under an overhang. You could really see the teeth on this guy
Unknown Location (most likely Caribbean)
Pair of butterfly fish! Always a treat to see a pair of fish
A beautiful anemone! We were thinking Condylactis, but this may be incorrect
A wild blue stripe pipefish! I have always wanted one for my aquarium but will probably never get one due to their diet and size
Another boxfish! This one slightly braver than the first one
what was I thinking????? instant vertigo. don't get sick...don't get sick...your dive partner (my instructor again) has a camera. 10 minutes in, the regulator freezes. overflow. so I spent 4 hours on the ice waiting for a 10 minute dip in ice water. did have nice pic of me under 9" of ice.
