Good Old-Fashioned Fish
(yes, Lembeh has some of these)




Ladies and Gentlemen, please put your hands together for the ... (drum roll) Mandarin Fish!!!

Taken in Jan 2006

Ta-dah!

These pretty little fish are members of the dragonet family, and are quite elusive. The best time to catch them is at dusk when they come out to spawn. They're a challenge to photograph because direct light keeps them hidden behind rocks, so you have to put a filter over your light. If you don't have one, put your fingers over your torch so that there's still light to see, but it's not blinding.






 

Diving in Lembeh - A Lady's Guide