Rarities underwater
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andrewk529
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myers...was that a mimic octopus? (Thaumoctopus mimicus)
Luiz Rocha
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Yes, that is a mimic octopus. Here is one that I photographed in Bali:
There is also a photo of Cirrhilabrus lubocki posted above, these guys are extremely variable and I am still not sure if all the "forms" are different species or not. Here two examples, top from Bali, bottom from the Philippines:
And another nice one, inspired by the squid shot (much less dramatic I must say), although I doubt anybody has one of these in the aquarium, they grow too much. Juvenile Variola louti, this one was just about 2 inches long:
There is also a photo of Cirrhilabrus lubocki posted above, these guys are extremely variable and I am still not sure if all the "forms" are different species or not. Here two examples, top from Bali, bottom from the Philippines:
And another nice one, inspired by the squid shot (much less dramatic I must say), although I doubt anybody has one of these in the aquarium, they grow too much. Juvenile Variola louti, this one was just about 2 inches long:
andrewk529
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the mimic octopus is a very interesting species... i remember seeing a program on the discovery channel on them...amazing photos btw keep posting!
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Alright, a few surgeonfish (all taken in Hawaii). Starting with the "ugly" ones.
Acanthurus nigroris:
Ctenochaetus strigosus:
And now for the pretty ones, Acanthurus achiles:
The ever popular Zebrasoma flavescens:
And one of my favorite surgeonfish photos, an Acanthurus olivaceus being serviced by a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus):
Acanthurus nigroris:
Ctenochaetus strigosus:
And now for the pretty ones, Acanthurus achiles:
The ever popular Zebrasoma flavescens:
And one of my favorite surgeonfish photos, an Acanthurus olivaceus being serviced by a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus):
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
And one of my favorite surgeonfish photos, an Acanthurus olivaceus being serviced by a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus):
WOW! That's just AMAZING!!! :eek1::eek1:
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Speaking of squid, this one spent most of a night dive trying to mate with my camera housing.
:lmao:
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
These juvenile drums are pretty nice, here a juvy Jackknife Fish (Equetus lanceolatus) in Belize:
Now, speaking of things trying to mate with your camera, these two guys in the Philippines wouldn't stay away either
Amphiprion frenatus:
Amphiprion polymnus:
Now, speaking of things trying to mate with your camera, these two guys in the Philippines wouldn't stay away either
Amphiprion frenatus:
Amphiprion polymnus:
LukFox
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Oh WOW I didn't even notice the isopod at first. I was busy worrying about the wrasse...
I am loving the eel pictures, especially the one of the chestnut. Best chestnut photo I've ever seen!
Iwishihadgills
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I use to catch surf perch off the california coast and when i would pull them out of the water the isopod things would get mad, come out of the fish and kill it in the process. It kinda freaked me out the first time because the fish started twitching, died, and that thing crawled out lol
intermision
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I use to catch surf perch off the california coast and when i would pull them out of the water the isopod things would get mad, come out of the fish and kill it in the process. It kinda freaked me out the first time because the fish started twitching, died, and that thing crawled out lol
Sounds like a sci-fi movie.
Iwishihadgills
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haha serious
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
I use to catch surf perch off the california coast and when i would pull them out of the water the isopod things would get mad, come out of the fish and kill it in the process. It kinda freaked me out the first time because the fish started twitching, died, and that thing crawled out lol
Ditto, I also used to catch surf perch off the Californian coast. I freaked out when a isopod crawled out of the fish. LOL Why does the fish die when the isopod crawls out of the fish?
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Nice catch on the isopod for sure, I've seen a bunch of fish with isopods but never photographed one inside the mouth like that. What I do like photographing a lot is cleaning behavior, here is the best series I have, photographed at the Great Barrier Reef:
First very shy...
Gaining confidence.
Where? What?
Pikaboo...
First very shy...
Gaining confidence.
Where? What?
Pikaboo...
