The Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is commonly found in Lembeh but it’s more unusual to see them out and swimming when they’re looking at their best! Ribbon eels are a type of moray eel, the only member of their genus and also the only protandric moray eel. This means they are able to change sex…
This is it, my final blog. I have now finished my PADI Divemaster Internship in Indonesia at Two Fish Divers! On Saturday night we had a great little party at Two Fish Divers Bunaken Resort with lots of singing, music, games and then the ultimate test (Divemasters to be, you will see). I will not…
Just past the extensive field of eel grass the coral reefs in Bunaken begin to slope gently for a short time before the huge drop on the edge of the reef which goes off into the blue. There are so many different types of soft and hard corals which make a network of gaps, tunnels…
PADI Divemaster in Bali – Meet Maria Poddey! Becoming a PADI Divemaster in Bali with Two Fish Divers has been a rewarding and exceptional journey. From the first moment when I contacted the main office in Sanur until my last day at Two Fish Divers in Lembongan staff, dive guides, divemaster trainees and instructors have…
For our Christmas creature feature we have chosen the Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) because it looks like the perfect decoration for a Christmas tree! This is one of six officially described species of ghost pipefish and it is arguably the prettiest. Although they are fairly common, the ghost pipefish are so well camouflaged that…
Diving with Barracuda in Bunaken We often see small schools of juvenile barracuda in Bunaken in the shallower sloping area near the top of the wall. If you head a bit deeper you may see a school of Chevron Barracuda in the blue water. The young or half mature fish will school together as a…
Bunaken Divemaster Course Week Two… Hello, it is Bastien again. Let me tell you a little bit about my second week (sadly the last) here in Bunaken Two Fish Divers Center. I am going to Two Fish Divers in Nusa Lembongan next to complete my PADI Divemaster course. This second week of my Bunaken Divemaster…
Meet this week’s nudibranch feature from Two Fish DIvers Lembeh Strait: the ‘Desirable Flabellina’ (Coryphellina exoptata). This beautiful nudibranch is the most well known of all the flabellinas…and is also no longer a flabellina after being reclassified into the genus coryphellina. Enough of the pedantry though, this is one common name that appears to have…