Ever seen a Long Fin Banner Fish and a Moorish Idol in the same room? The Moorish Idol is a common Indo-Pacific fish that we often see in Bunaken National Marine Park and is the only member left of the family Zanclidae. We see them here on most dive sites but in some parts of the…
My second week of the Divemaster course made for some surprises. Extremely good ones, as well as some not quite as good. Overall, an intense, educational and exciting time. Rumours of dugong sightings around the island, specifically a mother and calf seen by snorkellers on the west side of Bunaken, were being celebrated in the…
The final point to the trifecta of Cephalopods of Lembeh, is the arguably most exciting, the Octopus. Octopus are always are firm favourite of all our divers in Lembeh and for good reason. They are some of the most fascinating animals we come across, including some of the most rare species in the world! Octopus…
Michael finaly got to shoot a Mimic Octopus ! After he was seeking for it in Lembeh with no success, our repetitive guest, armed with his brand new set of underwater camera and lights, had not one neither two but three chances of picturing the fantastic mimic octopus ! In only four dives we spoted…
After three weeks full of amazing dives around the island of Bunaken in the National Marine Park, I would like to share my thoughts about this time in general and about a certain fish in particular. The Schools of Red Tooth Trigger Fish in Bunaken leave me just speechless! You definitely see no other fish…
We spotted a robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) on the Pyramids this week. The ghost pipefishes aren’t the easiest fish to spot though. You first think that you look at leaf. It’s there moving frontward and backward following the movements of water like a random piece of wood. But if you look closer you reralise…
The next group of animals we are going to be talking about in the Cephalopods of Lembeh, is the types of Cuttlefish commonly found around Lembeh. The 3 most common Cuttlefish you might come across under the water in Lembeh are the Broadclub Cuttlefish, Dwarf Cuttlefish and Flamboyant Cuttlefish. The biggest of these cuttlefish is…
Doing underwater clean up dives keeps our dive sites clean, is great for the environment and fun too. The many nudibranchs we see here appreciate the clean up dives we carry out in Bunaken. We saw a few of the common species of nudibranch on our regular Dive Against Debris and managed to save a…