Sun Anemone Shrimp

I found this Sun Anemone shrimp hiding on the underside of a Golden Sun anemone. Once he saw me he marched right out on top and posed for his picture. The shadow that he is in was caused by my underwater housing blocking the camera flash on macro. It usually is a problem but I like the effect in this shot.

Sun Anemone Shrimp:

Needlefish being Cleaned

The needlefish in the picture below is being cleaned by Sergeant Majors (Abudefduf saxatilis). Needlefish signal fish that they are ready for cleaning by opening their mouths. The cleaner fish even pick around their patients teeth but do not have to worry about being eaten. The needlefish that I watched being cleaned only stayed for a few seconds at a time but groupers are known to stay at cleaning stations for up to an hour.

Unfortunately I had the camera on macro and couldn't change the setting fast enough for this shot but I played with the contrast and light levels on the computer and made the picture a lot clearer.

Here's another picture of a Cuban tree frog. This one is bigger than the frog on our Oyster Lilies. This guy was hanging around our window at night. I used the flashlight along with the camera flash for this shot too.

Cuban Tree Frog:

Cuban Tree Frog

I took this picture of a Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) a couple of months ago. I was walking around our house in the evening when I saw this frog hopping around on our Oyster Lilies. I grabbed a flashlight and our camera and took a few shots, but they were all over exposed. I changed some settings and used the flashlight to light him up before the flash fired. Only one shot came out but I was happy with it.

Cuban Tree Frog:

African Pompano

Here's some 16 pound African Pompano (Alectis ciliaris) I caught with my friends Kirk and Jake. I have a story coming that I'll post soon.