guitarfish
Premium Member
Hello all!
I've been out of the hobby for several years now, and I haven't posted here in quite a while. However, my love for aquaria has never diminished, and I miss it greatly!
My wife and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and we are in Jamaica this week. (Yes, the tropical storm was HELACIOUS :sad2: ) She's always wanted to go to the Carribbean her entire life. This is the first either of us have ever been here. Today we took a short boat ride off the coast of Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and saw a coral reef. As reefs go, on a scale of 1-10, this was probably a 2 compared to some of the magnificent ones out in the world, but wow, was it ever a treat!!
Lots of large brain corals. Some bleached corals too, sadly. Some big leafy looking softies I don't know the name of. The fish really captured us though. Electric blue color damsels I believe, or reef chromis; a gorgeous, stunningly blue tang; some pipefish; yellow & black striped clownfish; some dwarf angels; and some other fish I couldn't ID.
We held hands and gently floated over the top of the reef and it was like being in heaven, or the closest thing to it. The most beautiful thing in creation I've ever seen. I was so excited, I just had to post about it here. If you've never had the chance to do this, plan to do it someday!
I've been out of the hobby for several years now, and I haven't posted here in quite a while. However, my love for aquaria has never diminished, and I miss it greatly!
My wife and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and we are in Jamaica this week. (Yes, the tropical storm was HELACIOUS :sad2: ) She's always wanted to go to the Carribbean her entire life. This is the first either of us have ever been here. Today we took a short boat ride off the coast of Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and saw a coral reef. As reefs go, on a scale of 1-10, this was probably a 2 compared to some of the magnificent ones out in the world, but wow, was it ever a treat!!
Lots of large brain corals. Some bleached corals too, sadly. Some big leafy looking softies I don't know the name of. The fish really captured us though. Electric blue color damsels I believe, or reef chromis; a gorgeous, stunningly blue tang; some pipefish; yellow & black striped clownfish; some dwarf angels; and some other fish I couldn't ID.
We held hands and gently floated over the top of the reef and it was like being in heaven, or the closest thing to it. The most beautiful thing in creation I've ever seen. I was so excited, I just had to post about it here. If you've never had the chance to do this, plan to do it someday!
