This week in Amed….we came across many Banded Coral Shrimps as we did a few interesting muck dives in between Tulamben and Amed in search of macro creatures. Thanks to Keith, the photographer behind the camera, who also gave us many of his other pictures. Very common around the Amed area, the omnivorous Banded Coral…
When we first came here to Bali for our PADI Divemaster course Amed we thought that it would have a party nightlife. But upon arriving in Amed, about 3 hours by car from the airport in Denpasar, it had a completely different life and environment than the city. The small fishing village consisted of many…
This week in Amed some of our guests spotted a Ghost Pipefish during a Night Dive on the House Reef right in front of the Dive Center. These little guys give us a hard time to find as they have an amazing ability to camouflage, to blend in with the seagrass, weeds, and in this…
This week in Amed, one of our guest, Keith Massey from New Zealand, captured a really stunning picture of a Pygmy Seahorse, “Kudalaut Kerdil” in Indonesian. This creature is one hard little fella to find, but our dive guides have a trained eye. Usually found in shallow and warm tropical waters, they attach to a…
This week in Amed we had a very close encounter with a turtle that posed for us. The photographer behind the camera is Derek Cheah, from the very close-by Singapore, who came diving with his Family for several days. This beauty is a Hawksbill turtle (“Eretmochelys Imbricata” if you want to go crazy), named after…
This week in Amed, another « odd creature » from the warm waters of Indonesia, the Longhorn Cowfish, aka Lactoria Conuta for the Latin lovers. It gets its name from the obvious Horns that protrude from the front of its head. This variation can measure up to 46 cm. Our fun divers love this fish, sadly aquariophiles…
This week in Amed….discover the ever present Spirobranchus Giganteus, also known as the Christmas Tree Worm, a name derived from its appearance, and clearly not from their habitat or diet. This one was spotted at the Liberty Wreck in Amed. These little creatures have a tube-like body from which two colored crowns protrude. The « Branches »…
This week in Amed the ocean offered us plenty to see, with the Gurnard Lionfish (Parapterois Hetururus) being one of the highlights of one of our guests, Matt Hutchinson. Matt is a newly certified PADI diver, and took this photo of the Gurnard Lionfish during a muck dive at about 7m depth. Congratulations to Matt…