Seagrass article

[graveyardworm]

Kudos to Sarah, Woo Hoo. Finally a comprehensive RK article dedicated to seagrass. Great job

 

[Samala]

Thanks David! I only regret that I hadnt taken better pics through the year.. never thought I'd be posting them in an RK article.

>Sarah

 

[Fishfreak218]

WOW! i just read that.. it was great.. thank you Samala

 

[graveyardworm]

ewad

 

[Mike4284m]

Congrats on the article! I noticed in one of the pic captions you were in the Exumas. Just curious what that was about since few people travel to the outislands.

 

[Shoestring Reefer]

Here it is

 

[bluenassarius]

:thumbsup: well done sarah! thanks for the informative article.

 

[Samala]

Mike42 - You are observant! I was in the Exumas that round for a wonderful live aboard SCUBA cruise - five dives a day for six days.. the kind of vacation where you need a week to recover from all the fun. I think it was an overnight cruise to the Exumas from Paradise(?). Talk about heaven. The reefs near the big islands are just nothing compared to the walls and mangrove lagoons we were diving. The lemon sharks at Warderick Wells are residents I believe, quite used to small groups of snorkelers/divers who arrive to visit the Exuma Land and Sea Park outpost on the nearby caye. I snapped that picture while I shadowed that shark in/around the seagrass bed (much to the chagrin of my buddy, who isnt real fond of sharks). He's also my avatar.

>Sarah

 

[Mike4284m]

That sounds like an amazing trip! I've been to Sal Salvador, Bahamas for class and research several times and know there is no comparison to the populated islands. I've seen Acropora palmata bigger than my bedroom! Thanks for the great article.

 

[graveyardworm]

Now I wanna go. :wave:

 

[Samala]

http://www.aquacatcruises.com/ Totally worth the cash. The live aboard dives that Eric Borneman is 'leading' after MACNA this year in the Flower Garden Banks, Texas' coast, will be similar, but not quite as extravagant/lavish. Still should be good diving. My next place to visit might be Bermuda's research station.

To bring this back on course: I mentioned Centropyge argi as possible seagrass residents.. well, they are definitely good candidates for the right setup. I tried several LFS residents as well, including other argi, and argi-similar species. All are good, or at least the individuals I tried were. My little one picks at teeny patches of glass and diatom algae, grazes on pods in the bed and runs to the front glass to beg for algae flakes. Model citizen, no nipping of Chaetomorpha, Ulva/Enteromorpha, Halymenia, Padina, Caulerpas, Halodule, Halophila, Thalassia or Syringodium. She's great!

>Sarah

 

[moosejac]

Way to go, Sarah!!!!

 

[eric1194]

Excellent article!

 

[BruceW]

Sarah

A very impressive article! Thanks for taking the time to write about your experiences. Keep up the good work.

Bruce

 

[Samala]

Why Bruce, hello! Thanks for the kudos on the article. How is your beautiful Thalassia project coming along?? (Oh I do hope I've got the right Bruce, lol.)

>Sarah