One of the few shots I have of increasingly rare trumpet fish. They hover upright, pretending to be a strand of gorgonian soft coral, and snapping to the side to slurp up a small, unsuspecting tomtate, or baby parrot fish. If you are seen to react to their presence,...
These fish are not only rare but also very hard to see. They change the color and pattern of their skin to match the bottom underneath them. When they are very small and existing as plankton, (life forms too small to swim against the current and have to just go with...
Anemones are in the same phylum, Anthozoa, as corals. Their basic commonality is that they are so primitive that they only have one hole. They both eat with their but and throw up poop Unlike corals, which are generally colonial, anemones are usually solitary. They...
Sponges are filter feeders. They sift plankton (very small plants and animals that drift in the ocean) out of the water. They do this by means of a wriggling whip that in moving in a snake-like fashion creates a current. The current causes water to flow in and out of...
Sad news! After over nine years of friendship Charles was driven away by a four inch long remora, or shark sucker. I am hoping to make friends with a new one, but they have to swim by first. They are getting more rare as people enjoy eating them and feel they need to...
