Scuba Diving Zero to Hero PADI Divemaster Course Have you heard of a zero to hero scuba diving course? Do you know what it is? Let’s start there! Zero to Hero is when someone decides to become a PADI Divemaster and they are not yet a certified Rescue Diver – they may be advanced, open…
Mandarin Fish Mating Blink and you’ll miss them! The elusive mandarin fish mating ritual is a highlight of the evening dive in the harbour of Gili Air. These brilliantly colourful dragonets are very small and shy, spending most of their time hiding deep in the coral. While mandarin fish are popular for aquariums due to…
Anemonefish are pretty, found worldwide and often among the first species recorded in a new diver’s logbook. For most divers visiting Lembeh they have far rarer critters on their list to find but don’t swim past that anemonefish! Look a bit closer because in the Lembeh Strait, all is not as it seems… Firstly, they…
Divemaster Training in Gili Air Hello diving enthusiasts, my name is Patric and I am currently completing my Divemaster training in Gili Air! In the first 2 weeks of my training, I was at Two Fish South Lombok with Dom, my instructor. The first days were exhausting, but also very interesting. First I had to…
Discover Lembongan’s Mangrove Forest One of the reasons why the reefs around Nusa Lembongan are home to so many fish is, for sure, because of Lembongan’s mangrove forest which lies to the north side of our island. It is quite a big area which allows juvenile underwater life to grow up safe and in harmony…
PADI Divemaster: Ipan The happy man above with the big smile is Ipan, one of our experienced dive guides at Two Fish Divers South Lombok. Ipan’s big smile is what he is best known for among our team – and our guests! Ipan started diving 4 years ago and since then has built up an…
Sea cucumbers in Lembeh aren’t generally a good enough reason for people to travel all the way to the ‘muck diving capital of the world’! However, these unassuming creatures lay the foundations for the marine ecosystem and shouldn’t be passed over on a dive – you can often find them hosting much rarer and more…
Sea Stars in Gili Air If you have been diving or snorkeling in any of our planet’s oceans, chances are pretty good that you’ve seen a sea star before. However, there are more than 2,000 different species of sea star and some are more or less common in different regions. Imagine the surprise of one…