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# NAD-Lembeh Resort

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- [Shrimpgoby & Snapping Shrimp in the Lembeh Strait: A Fascinating Partnership](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-fascinating-relationship-between-the-shrimpgoby-and-snapping-shrimp-in-the-lembeh-strait/) - The shrimpgoby and snapping shrimp partnership is one of the most remarkable symbiotic relationships on dives in the Lembeh Strait.
- [Box Jellyfish one year on](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/box-jellyfish-one-year-on/) - As some of you may know, last June Bella was stung by a large Box Jellyfish whilst swimming. I always thought Box Jellyfish were an Australian problem, but it seems they are thought to range as far North as Thailand. They enjoy shallow, brackish water and are fast swimmers - it is very unusual to
- [UW Photo Tips: High Key with black subjects on black sand](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/uw-photo-tips-high-key-with-black-subjects-on-black-sand/) - In Underwater Macro Photography black subjects are usually not as popular as coloured subjects. First because they tend to be less striking and second because they often cause the background to overexpose. So a lot of photos get deleted from harddrives because either the subject is too dark or the background is blown out. Exceptions
- [The long gun: SIGMA 150mm Macro on APS-C](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/the-long-gun-sigma-150mm-macro-on-aps-c/) - Even though we like toys really a lot, this is post is not about "my lens is longer than your lens" (well … maybe a bit) but something i always wanted to try: A Mini Review about the practicability of a longer Macro like the SIGMA 150mm Macro or the Canon 180 Macro on APS-C for diving in
- [Creature Feature: Smashing Mantis Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-smashing-mantis-shrimp/) - From all the Critters to be seen in Lembeh Strait, the Mantis Shrimp is definitely one that the untrained Critter Spotter can easily find on its own. At least many of them … there is not only one kind of Mantis Shrimp. First of all, the Family of the Mantis Shrimp consists of predators only
- [Olympus TG-4: A Super-Macro Camera](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/olympus-tg-4-a-super-macro-camera/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are camera geeks and own several Video and Photo setups. From professional 6K video cameras until high end DSLRs. And we use and dive them a lot. But the newest member in our camera family is rather small: The Olympus TG-4. From now on it will be available for Rental at NAD-Lembeh and also for our Dive Guides
- [The Ghost Velvetfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-ghost-velvetfish/) - On a Night Dive last week i stumbled over this very interesting fish: The Ghost Velvetfish (Cocotropus larvatus). As the name might suggest, the Ghost Velvetfish is a member of the family of Velvetfishes, which are closely related to the Scorpionfishes. But while we mostly see the Sulu Velvetfish (Paraploactis obbesi) and the Spinyskin Velvetfish
- [Frogfish - Why do they Yawn?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/frogfish-why-do-they-yawn/) - It's a dream photograph for many, capturing that moment when a frogfish chooses to yawn. It happens very quickly so your reflexes have to be on point, and it doesn't happen very often. Sometimes divers will spend a whole dive just waiting for that precious behavior to take place. But why do they yawn? In
- [Why do we find stonefish and scorpionfish so ugly?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-do-we-find-stonefish-and-scorpionfish-so-ugly/) - We, as well as fish themselves, recognize fish from symmetric and recognizable patterns. Some predators mask this fish “bauplan” symmetry by have many irregularities in their skin and shape. Many scorpionfish and most notably the different stonefishes are very irregular and asymmetric in their shape. The purpose of the asymmetry is to break the pattern
- [Hitchhikers – what do they do?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hitchhikers-what-do-they-do/) - As an avid hitchhiker earlier in my life, meeting loads of cool people and getting to a lot of places for free, the term hitchhiker describing an ecological interaction has immediate appeal. In contrast, the movie the hitchhiker with Rutger Hauer certainly has left no one seeing it untouched! So, what is a hitchhiker in
- [Why are there so many species of scorpion fish in Lembeh?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/why-are-there-so-many-species-of-scorpion-fish-in-lembeh/) - In general, the numbers of individuals of different species are limited. To a degree, this is very obvious, as no species can ever grow to unlimited numbers, which if not kept in check by something, all species could. The actual regulatory mechanism is often thought to be either by competition for species capable of exhausting
- [The Banggai cardinalfish – Lembeh´s newest fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-banggai-cardinalfish-from-banggai/) - One of the most numerous and beautiful fish in Lembeh is the Banggai cardinalfish. Just a few years ago, this small black and white fish with delicate patterns was quite rare in the strait, but now it can be seen almost all through Lembeh. Yesterday I saw quite a number of them at Aw shucks,
- [Egg Shell Shrimp - uncommonly common](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/egg-shell-shrimp-uncommonly-common/) - Here's a critter in Lembeh that most overlook -a commensal shrimp. The Egg Shell Shrimp got its name from the large white area on its back, like an egg shell - pretty much the only thing you would be able to see as the rest of its body is translucent with tiny tiny red spots.
- [The smiley blenny](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-smiley-blenny/) - Bluestriped Fangblenny Now that Simon has a new 'baby', he's out diving a lot more. He has however switched to videos, so i've happily inherited the 5DMKIII and tag along diving. The last dive we went together, i came across this colourful fangblenny poking its head out through its hole as i swam past. Due
- [Who eats sponges, and why is that important?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/who-eats-sponges-and-why-is-that-important/) - Sponges are common and important inhabitants on reefs, as well as elsewhere in oceans. They play an important role in maintaining water quality, as they filter large amounts of water, from several to many times their own body volume, every day, cleaning the water from small particles and bacteria. Sponges are primitive animals, and, as
- [The Pocong Goby: Mummies in the Reef!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-pocong-goby-mummies-in-the-reef/) - We aren't scientists … but we think we found a new Goby. At least we stumbled over one which – we think – we haven't seen before.It is a small Goby that lives on rocks and seems to belong to the Trimma family (for sure it looks like a Trimma). Its distinct features are a white
- [Braun's Pughead Pipefish – a cool new critter](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/brauns-pughead-pipefish-a-cool-new-critter/) - Lembeh is never boring. There is always something to see and the abundance of critters is absolutely stunning. But it is for sure a very special moment when you see something, that you have never seen before. Like the Braun's Pughead Pipefish (Bulbonaricus brauni), which I have been looking for since a long time. This week i finally managed to
- [Psychedelic Batwing Slug](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/psychedelic-batwing-slug/) - Today, I was out diving with Paulus shooting super macro critters. It was a lovely dive, with lots of shrimps and crabs to shoot. As we moved shallower for our safety stop, Paulus made his famous grunt, motioned me over and pointed to this gorgeous little fella climbing up the tunicate. I got super excited
- [The ugliest animal in the world contest– sorry, you forgot Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-ugliest-animal-in-the-world-contest-sorry-you-forgot-lembeh/) - A couple of weeks ago the title for being the ugliest animal in the world was awarded by the British science festival. Top contenders were the proboscis monkey, lice, the nowadays famous blobfish and a frog from lake Titicaca with the catching name the scrotum frog (it is, I promise! No, I did not make
- [The blind shrimp and the macaroni goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/the-blind-shrimp-and-the-macaroni-goby/) - Gobies belong to one of the most speciose fish families consisting of around 2000 members. Most of the gobies are rather small and have very little direct defence against predators. Thus, most gobies in reef areas live in close association with animals such as wire corals, branching corals and sea pens that
- [Frogfish Identification Guide — Lembeh Strait Species](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/critter-discussion-frogfish-identification/) - An ever growing species list of the cool critters that we see on muck dives means there's always something new to learn and even something new to discover as well. Keeping current with changes in classification or new information is an ongoing effort and something we like to pass onto guests who come and dive
- [Creature Feature - Hairy Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-hairy-frogfish/) - The hairy frogfish is the most iconic critter in the Lembeh Strait. Behaviour, identification, and photography tips for this muck diving favourite.
- [The Bullet Worm of the Lembeh Strait: The Fastest Worm in the Ocean?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-bullet-worm-the-fastest-worm-in-the-world/) - Simon's Bullet Worm — a mysterious and lightning-fast creature spotted regularly in the Lembeh Strait. Behaviour, observations and footage from NAD-Lembeh.
- [Blackwater Diving in Lembeh: Mimicry in the Water Column](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/blackwater-mimicry-whiteblotched-sole/) - Mimicry in the water column is one of the most fascinating behaviours on Lembeh blackwater dives. Whiteblotched sole and more explained.
- [Ocellated Frogfish in Lembeh: The Species Once Known as the Lembeh Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-ocellated-frogfish/) - The ocellated frogfish was once called the Lembeh Frogfish — and for good reason. Species ID, behaviour and photography tips from NAD-Lembeh.
- [Gobies in the Lembeh Strait: How Parasites Affect Their Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mini-blog-how-parasites-affect-gobies/) - Gobies in the Lembeh Strait host a remarkable range of parasites. Learn how these interactions affect their behaviour and appearance on muck dives.
- [Juvenile Batfish in Lembeh: Why They Look Nothing Like Adults](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-juvenile-batfish/) - Juvenile batfish in the Lembeh Strait look dramatically different from adults. Find out why — and how to photograph them on muck dives.
- [Underwater Photography in Lembeh: Finding Colourful Backgrounds on Muck Dives](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/mini-blog-colourful-backgrounds/) - Most muck divers focus on subjects first — but colourful backgrounds can transform your images. Technique tips for underwater photographers in Lembeh.
- [Flying Gurnards in Lembeh Strait | NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-flying-gurnards/) - Flying gurnards are one of the most visually spectacular critters in the Lembeh Strait. Behaviour, identification and photography tips from NAD-Lembeh.
- [Creature Feature - Reeftop Pipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-reeftop-pipefish/) - The reeftop pipefish is a common but often overlooked species in the Lembeh Strait. Identification notes and photography tips from NAD-Lembeh.
- [Jellyfish on Lembeh Blackwater Dives: Species & Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-jellyfish/) - Jellyfish play a key role on blackwater dives in Lembeh — attracting other critters and creating spectacular photo opportunities.
- [Emperor Shrimp in the Lembeh Strait: Behaviour & Photography](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-emperor-shrimp/) - Emperor shrimp are a favourite macro subject in the Lembeh Strait. Learn about their host relationships, behaviour and how to photograph them.
- [Cuttlefish in Lembeh: Arms, Tentacles & How They Hunt](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cuttlefish-arms/) - Discover how cuttlefish use their arms and tentacles to hunt on dives in the Lembeh Strait. Behaviour, anatomy and photography tips from NAD-Lembeh.
- [Blue-Ringed Octopus in Lembeh: Facts, Venom & Dive Tips](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mini-blog-blue-ringed-octopus/) - The Blue-Ringed Octopus stands out from other octopus species primarily due to its highly venomous nature and distinctive warning coloration. As with many other species of octopus, they are one of the real highlights of diving in the Lembeh Strait. The Blue-Ringed Octopus possesses one of the most potent venoms in the animal kingdom. Its
- [9th HugyCup Lembeh 2023/2024 is underway!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/9th-hugycup-lembeh-2023-2024-is-underway/) - The 9th HugyCup International Underwater Photo & Video contest is well underway here at NAD Lembeh. Participants from all over the world are coming together here at NAD to compete in the event organised by Danny Van Belle over the next two months. With over ten different categories to enter for mirrorless, SLR, compact and
- [Creature Feature - Threadfin Sand Diver](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-threadfin-sand-diver/) - It's guaranteed that you have come across these fish many times if you have been diving in Lembeh....but have you ever taken the time to see how beautiful their patterns are? As the name suggests, these Threadfin Sand Divers dive and bury themselves in the sand if we approach too close, too fast. They live
- [Critter Discussion - How Nudibranchs feed](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mini-blog-how-nudibranchs-feed/) - Nudibranchs possess a unique feeding adaptation known as the radula, a specialised organ found within their mouths. The radula is a ribbon-like structure lined with rows of tiny, backward-curving teeth made of chitin, a hard proteinaceous material. The radula serves as a versatile tool for nudibranchs to feed on a wide range of food sources.
- [Creature Feature - Decorator Crabs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-decorator-crabs/) - Decorator Crabs are a common sighting on our dives in the Lembeh Strait......seeing the various forms they take on and why, is where it gets interesting. Depending on the species, Decorator Crabs vary greatly in size. Some can be just a few cm in length, whilst others can almost be a foot long and each
- [Critter Discussion - Nudibranch Colouration](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mini-blog-nudibranch-colouration/) - Nudibranchs are renowned for their stunning and diverse colourations, which make them some of the most visually captivating creatures in the ocean. Many Nudibranchs possess exquisite camouflage that allows them to mimic the colours and patterns of the sponges, corals, or algae on which they reside. This natural adaptation helps them to hide from potential
- [Photo Discussion - Negative Space](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/mini-blog-negative-space/) - The use of negative space is very popular in photography, especially with landscape and occasionally land wildlife photography as well. For underwater photos we see it most often in Wide Angle shots to create a sense of scale and depth in the images. For Underwater Macro, we don't see it as often as we tend
- [Creature Feature - Larval Flatfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-larval-flatfish/) - The larval stage of flounders, soles and other flatfish is a crucial part of their life cycle as they transition from a pelagic existence to a bottom-dwelling lifestyle. Flatfish start their lives as eggs, which are typically laid in the water column. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae emerge as free-swimming organisms and still have
- [Creature Feature - Harlequin Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/mini-blog-harlequin-shrimp/) - The Harlequin Shrimp, is a captivating creature that can be found here in the Lembeh Strait. These unique shrimp display a striking colouration, with predominantly white bodies adorned with brown and purple circular markings, encircled by a vibrant blue hue. Harlequin Shrimp are typically found in pairs, with one male and one female forming a
- [Getting "the shot" in Blackwater Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/getting-the-shot-in-blackwater-diving/) - Getting "the shot" in Blackwater Diving is a culmination of different factors......and of course a little dose of luck. During Blackwater Dives, the format of the dive is very different to regular day or night dives. We are swimming around in midwater searching the entire water column looking for critters to pop up in our
- [Creature Feature: Hairy Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-hairy-frogfish-2/) - It’s one of the signature critters of the Lembeh Strait: The Hairy Frogfish. Colors can highly vary to match their environment. Therefore, we have had Hairy Frogfish in all different shades of brown, orange, yellow, white and black. Best dive sites to spot them at the moment in various sizes are Rojos, Kareko Batu and Aer Bajo.
- [Welcome to the world of Cymothoa Exigua](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/welcome-to-the-world-of-cymothoa-exigua/)
- [Baggage Allowance- Things you don't need to bring!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/travel/baggage-allowance-things-you-dont-need-to-bring/) - Don't bring unnecessary items in you baggage allowance, here are some things you can leave at home when travelling to NAD-Lembeh.
- [COVID-19 Travel Info](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/c-19/covid-19-travel-info/) - COVID-19 Travel info for getting to Lembeh, Indonesia. Click here to see what you need to travel to join us in Lembeh, which is basically just to be vaccinated
- [Transiting in Jakarta on the way to Manado / Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/travel/transiting-in-jakarta-on-the-way-to-manado-lembeh/) - Transiting in Jakarta on the way to visit Lembeh, including up-to-date info on what you need to do to get into the country and the Peduli Lindungi
- [Arriving Domestically Post COVID](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/c-19/arriving-domestically-post-covid/) - How to get to NAD from Bali As of today, Bali is now running a 'no quarantine' trial system for its International arrivals who are from certain countries and are fully vaccinated. This new system allows you to arrive at the airport, and immediately take a PCR test as you clear immigration. You then go
- [Guest Gallery and Lembeh Report: Jon G](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/guest-galleries/guest-gallery-and-lembeh-report-jon-g/) - Many of you will know Jon from his multiple visits to NAD, and he and his talented photographer wife Sakae have been one of the first to come and visit us after COVID, please find below a short 'Lembeh Report' and some lovely photos. The Singapore Airlines / Scoot combo is smooth and your baggage
- [Buy 3 get 1 free Lembeh Deal this Summer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/c-19/buy-3-get-1-free-lembeh-deal-this-summer/) - Indonesia is finally open and things are almost 'back to normal' - we're hoping we can pick up a few small groups by tempting you with a summer Lembeh Deal.
- [Lembeh Blackwater Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/blackwater/lembeh-blackwater-gallery/) - Dropping in to the pitch-black water for the first time can be disorientating at best, terrifying at worst - maybe a gallery of Lembeh blackwater images might tempt you to take the plunge on your next visit to Lembeh. We hope that with a bit of guidance we can paint a picture of what a
- [How to Blackwater Dive in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/blackwater/how-to-blackwater-dive-in-lembeh/) - How to blackwater dive in Lembeh, tips, tricks and experience from thousands of dives in the Strait. Read on to find out what to do on a Lembeh Blackwater Dive.
- [NAD-Lembeh Photo Workshops 2022 - Improve your Underwater Photography!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/photo-workshop-summary/) - Lembeh Photo Workshops 2022 dates. We're getting a few enquiries about our photo workshops in Lembeh going forward (pending being able to get a visa). Here is a list of the talented photographer led workshops that we're hosting at NAD-Lembeh in the coming year. Please contact us or the Workshop organisers directly in the links
- [10 tips for returning to Lembeh after 2 years!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/back-to-basics/10-tips-for-returning-to-lembeh-after-2-years/) - It's been a long time for most of you, here are some tips to anticipate and prevent stress when you finally get back to diving with us.
- [Best of 2019](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/best-of-2019/) - The new year has come, and with that it is not uncommon to go through a reflection of the previous year. I thought it would be fun to look at some of our most liked photos of 2019! This is based off our Instagram account, where we post daily. Instagram is a great media outlet
- [NAD-Lembeh March 2020 Highlights](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nad-lembeh-march-2020-highlights/) - We were excited to still be seeing some fantastic critters whilst out diving in March. Nudibranchs, gobies, cephalopods, frogfish and a rare scorpionfish were just a few of the critters that made appearances. The Blackwater Dives were especially busy with plenty of sightings of the "special" creatures you may be lucky to come across. Juvenile
- [Back to Basics - Blackwater Photography, Tips & Tricks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/back-to-basics-blackwater-photography-tips-tricks/) - Blackwater Diving can be challenging. Not only are you drifting a long in the dark looking for exciting things, but many of us like to bring our cameras to be able to capture the weirdness of the critters you can see on Blackwater Dives. Now if you don't know what Blackwater Diving is, I recommend
- [Creature Feature: Seahorses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-seahorses/) - You can tell by the title of this blogpost, today we are going to be delving deeper into Seahorses! They are a fun subject, although sometimes very camera shy
- [Creature Feature: Paper Nautilus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-paper-nautilus/) - Blackwater Diving in Lembeh. One critter that is not so common but just as strange and interesting is the paper nautilus, also called the argonaut!
- [New Wreck on NAD Lembeh Resort's Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/new-wreck-on-nad-lembeh-resorts-housereef/) - Nad Lembeh Resort not only offers the best Muckdiving in the world and special trips to exposed coral & big fish dives around Lembeh. We also have a fantastic housereef right here in our bay. And on that housereef we have a new attraction: Banggai – one of our previous diveboats – is since some months our
- [The Special ordinary fish!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-special-ordinary-fish/) - In Lembeh everybody is looking for Hairy Frogfish, Rhinopias, Mimic octopus, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Pygmy Seahorses and other "Premium Critters". But sometimes it is the rather ordinary looking species, that fascinate me. And it was exactely the same, when i found this little fish in the shallows of a black sand muckdive in between some algae
- [Cool coloured Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cool-coloured-frogfish/) - While looking for some Tiger Shrimp, we found this cool little Frogfish in between some sponges and ropes while diving in one of Lembeh's shallow Back Sand Bays. Even though we see quite some Hairy Frogfish, Hispid Frogfish and other rather special Frogfish, we still fell in love with this one – just because his colour
- [Punk Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/punk-frogfish/) - Today at Aer Bajo 2 it was quite busy, so i decided to look around a bit deeper and swam down the slope off the divesite. At 29 meters i found this little Frogfish under some pieces of sponges and leaves. The Bugger is only about 2 cm big and has that extraordinary white line
- [Big tanks – long dives](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/big-tanks-long-dives/) - Even though diving in Lembeh is very shallow, people often reach the reserve of their Air or Nitrox Tank. Because the Buddy uses less Air, because divers get too excited about the Lembeh critters, because the critters stay deeper, because people have bigger lungs ... there are many reasons why 80 cubic feet
- [Lembeh Night Safari](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lembeh-night-safari/) - We love Critters, we love unusual behaviour, we love night diving – and this is why we will have another Night Safari in 2012 – a week with a rather extreme dive schedule for extreme encounters! What to Expect: A Weeks stay at NAD-Lembeh Resort; with Night Diving as the main focus. In 2011
- [Lembeh Sea Dragons in Love](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lembeh-sea-dragons-in-love/) - As mentioned before, our old Dive Boat Banggai is now a Wreck on our housereef. This week i went in to sink another wooden boat close to it to put a second wreck attraction on the housereef. After finishing the sinking job i also went to check out the marine life on Banggai itself – and
- [2nd East Lembeh Trip in October](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/2nd-east-lembeh-trip-in-october/) - On the 15th we went on our second East Lembeh Trip for this month and we had a blast again – with Big Fish on all dives: Sharks, Eagle Rays, Giant Trevallies, fantastic Coral, cool Canyons and spectacular walls. And we even found a couple of Halimeda Ghostpipefish on the third dive. In between dives
- [Hairy Frogfish mating](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-frogfish-mating/) - Last week we found a small male black hairy Frogfish ... and when coming back again this week, he already found a new "Hairy Girlfriend". On this fantastic dive, we not only saw these two lovers, but also two more Hairy Frogfish on the same site. Let's hope they make lot's of small Hairy Frogfish
- [Simon goes diving!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/simon-goes-diving/) - After all the modifications to the resort... 2 new bungalows and new terraces on the rooms... (Pics to follow shortly!) Simon took a trip on our new boat, Banggai (II). She is a little smaller than stargazer and takes upto 8 divers, she also uses nice new 4 stroke engines. The first day of diving
- [Some Coral Photos From East Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/some-coral-photos-from-east-lembeh/) - Now Simon managed to download his photos, we have a few (not many due to strobe batteries not being used for several months) photos from East-Lembeh. The Sites were lovely as mentioned in the previous post, and the topography was fantastic. There can be current, but that can't be helped when diving in exposed areas.
- [Trip to Batu Kapal: another side of Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/trip-to-batu-kapal-another-side-of-lembeh/) - (Just to clarify before writing this article: We still go Muckdiving everyday and see lot's of stunning macrolife. These special trips are only done by one of our boats for guests that request it – so don't worry, wou will still get proper Lembeh Diving at NAD ...) Yesterday we went on a halfday trip to
- [Hot times in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/hot-times-in-lembeh/) - To spice up our resort a little bit, we have planted a lot of different herbs and chilis in the garden. Besides Rosemarin, Basil and Mint, we also cultivate Dwarf Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Habaneros, Jalapenos, Maldivian Chili and the legendary Bhut Jolokia. This picture is a shot of our first fruiting Jalalapeno plant ... and a lot are following up. So extra sauces are coming up for those who whish to spice up their meals ...
- [New Manager at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/new-manager-at-nad-lembeh/) - Since the beginning of October 2011 Serge is the new Manager at NAD Lembeh. He is here to support Simon in the resort and responsible for the Diving Operation. He has been in Lembeh already for a while and is also a UW Photographer with a passion for Critters. He is actively joining the dives and
- [Squids mating and laying Eggs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/squids-mating-and-laying-eggs/) - This week when going in for the second dive at Aer Bajo 1, we decended as usual on the buoyline in the shallows. That buoy is ankered by concrete filled oildrums at 6 meters in the sandy bottom. The ropes up to the buoy are always filled with squid eggs – and often when
- [October was good – Thanks for a great month!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/october-was-great-thanks-for-a-great-month/) - It's the second of November, the dive boats are out, some lovely guests just left for their plane and the resort is empty – a good moment to recapture the last month when a lot of things happened here at NAD Lembeh: We had a lot of nice guests from Holland, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, Belgium,
- [99th Birthday at NAD Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/99th-birthday-at-nad-lembeh/) - On the seventh of November we had a very special Birthday Event: Bob – one of our Guests – celebrated his 66th birthday and Serge – our Dive manager – celebrated his 33rd birthday. That makes a accumulated birthday of 99 years! Here you see the two getting their birthday cakes ... Bob the traditional version
- [Bluering Season is opened!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/bluering-season-is-opened/) - Finally went diving again today! After a cool first dive at Kapal Indah with 6 Ghost Pipefishes, Pygmy Seahorses, 3 Sawblade Shrimps, Xenocrab, Nudis and and and, we went for the second dive to Pulau Abadi. Our Mission: Find the first Blue Ring Octopus in November – the classic Blue Ring month. And of course
- [Cardinalfish with eggs in Bottle](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cardinalfish-with-eggs-in-bottle/) - Today was a great day of diving again – with lots of different types of Octopus, Frogfish, Hairy Shrimp, Flamboyant Cuttlefish and many other things. But my highlight of the day was this Cardinalfish in a Coca Cola Bottle. You find these little Cardinalfish quite often in Lembeh when you are checking the various bottles
- [Lots of Ghost Pipefish around](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lots-of-ghost-pipefish-around/) - Even though it's already November and the Ghost Pipefish Bloom usually is rather from August until October, we still see lots of them around. Many couples and Individuals of Ornate Ghost Pipefish in all colour variations, Halimeda Ghost Pipefish on different locations, many Robust Ghost Pipefish, Thin Ghost Pipefish and several Roughsnout (Hairy) Ghost Pipefish.
- [Nudi Rider](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nudi-rider-2/) - One of the funniest things we have seen in the last week was this little Chromodoris Nudibranch. We were diving our first morning Dive in Critter Hunt – a white rubble sand muck dive on a little Island in the Lembeh Strait. After seeing lots of cool Critters in the deeper area we came shallow
- [Lembeh Garden Critters … our first Pineapple](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-garden-critters-our-first-pineapple/) - Lembeh is famous for Muckdives and Critters ... but also on Land there is a lot to see in our Resort – for exemple in the garden. We have been very busy planting various Chilies, herbs, flowers and fruits and we can now proudly announce that finally the first one of our pineapple
- [Hypselodoris Cocktail in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hypselodoris-cocktail-in-lembeh/) - On a dive last week i found this cool Hypselodoris at Hairball 2 – one of the famous Black sand Muck Dives of Lembeh Strait. According to Nudi books it is a "Red-Blotched Hypselodoris". No matter how it is called – it is a very beautiful Nudibranch and i really kept watching it until my
- [Cindi takes cool shots out of her Photocourse!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cindi-takes-cool-shots-out-of-her-photocourse/) - Cindi just spend a week of diving here at NAD Lembeh and decided to do a one day photocourse with us. She picked up the theory really quickly and came out with some stunning shots on her course dives and also afterwards she started getting better and better. And that only with a little Olympus
- [A very complete Marine Life Library](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-very-complete-marine-life-library/) - Lembeh is a treasure Chamber for Critter lovers and the abundance of species and varieties makes identification difficult at times. That's why we have a very very complete Marine Life and Fish ID Library at NAD Lembeh – with some comfortable sofas in our air conditioned "Dry Camera Room". You have seen a Shrimp, Octopus,
- [Still in Indonesia: Our friend Mike!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/still-in-indonesia-our-friend-mike/) - It is now already more than one year that Mike Veitch left NAD Lembeh to work on the Liveaboard "Damai". Since then he is constantly diving Indonesia's best divespots – and discovering the hot spots of tomorrow. We are happy everytime he makes it with his boat here to Lembeh – for the rest of
- [Creature Feature: Longfin Waspfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-longfin-waspfish/) - Not on the Top of the typical Critter Wishlist the Longfin Waspfish (Apistus carinatus) is still a Creature with WOW effect. This Member of the Scorpionfishes is not very common and can only be seen on some dive sites in Lembeh – normally in TK (Teluk Kembahu) 1-3. It is mostly burried in the sand and
- [Happy Mimic End](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/happy-mimic-end/) - We went out today and planned a dive at Batu Sandar looking for Pygmy Seahorses – but as it is with plans, we ended up somewhere else instead: it was a little too choppy for good pictures of Pygmy Seahorses. So we changed divesite and decided to go to TK (Teluk Kembahu). A good decision:
- [Creature Feature: Blue Ringed Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-blue-ringed-octopus/) - The Blue Ringed Octopus is one of the top Critters for Muck Divers ... it's a little bit like a small version of a Whaleshark: everybody really really wants to see one. And of course it is possible to find it here in the Lembeh Strait – the muck diving capital of the world. The Blue Rined
- [Engagement at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/engagement-at-nad-lembeh/) - On the 20.11.2011 at 20.11 our Guest John proposed to Jennifer at our Dinner Table ... As planned with us, we switched off the lights at 20.08 and then we came in with a birthdaycake (Jennifer also had her birthday) to sing for her. After the birthday song we switched the lights back on exactly
- [Creature Feature: Tozeuma Shrimp / Sawblade Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-tozeuma-shrimp-sawblade-shrimp/) - The Tozeuma Shrimp or Sawblade Shrimp is another cool Critter commonly found in the Lembeh Strait. The more attractive one is the Banded Tozeuma Shrimp (tozeuma armatum) which has a beautiful stripe pattern and lives on whip coral and in black coral bushes. It matches the colour of the host. They are sometimes found alone
- [Nudi Bloom](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nudi-bloom/) - We are having a fantastic week of Muck and Coral diving here in Lembeh at the moment: Many cool Critters like Blue Ringed and hairy Octopus, rare Frogfishes and Ghost Pipefishes ... but also a big variety of Nudibranchs these days. The Lesser Janolus in the Picture is just one of them. Some others, that
- [New Eco Friendly 4 Stroke Engines](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/new-eco-friendly-4-stroke-engines/) - After having tested the Four Stroke Tohatsu Engines for almost 2 months on "Banggai" (one of our dive boats), we now got a second set of them for our bigger boat "Stargazer". These Engines not only save fuel (which is good for us and for the environment), they also don't smell, are very low noise
- [The Lembeh Formula: Tiny Critters = Great Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-lembeh-formula-tiny-critters-great-diving/) - Today was another fantastic day of diving here at NAD Lembeh. This morning was somthing like the festival of miniatures. On the first dive we had several Baby Painted Frogfish, tiny Soft Coral Shrimp, baby Sawblade Shrimps, Pygmy Goby guarding eggs and a lot of other small things, that make a dive BIG. On the
- [Housereef Reunion](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/housereef-reunion/) - This week Guido from Italy was our Guest here at NAD Lembeh – and already when he stepped from the Boat he was quite familiar to Serge our Dive Manager. After some minutes they finally figured out, that they know each other from Maldives where Guido had complained, that the 60 minutes Dive time was
- [Creature Feature: Hairy Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-hairy-frogfish/) - When Muck Diving Freaks come to Lembeh the Hairy Frogfish is arguably the top candidate on the Critter Whishlist. The Hairy Frogfish is the hairy variation of the Striated Frogfish (antennarius striatus or striped frogfish). Even though there is some other species of frogfish with hair to see in Lembeh, the Striated Frogfish is the
- [A perfect hippocampus pontohi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-perfect-hippocampus-pontohi/) - I just downloaded the pictures from todays morning dives and am amazed by the beauty of this little Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse that i found at XXX (of course we don't tell the divsite ;)) It not only has a very cool white-yellow colouration with lots of red on the head and back – it's also
- [A fixed Camera and a happy Baby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/a-fixed-camera-and-a-happy-baby/) - This is Bella – Simon's Daughter. And Bella is very happy with her new present that came this week per mail: "Sophie Giraffe". Thank you very much to Peter de Maagt and Corinne for this little present. Peter is an Underwater Photographer that regularly publishes is the Dutch diving magazine "Duiken" – and therefore needs
- [Creature Feature: Tiger Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-tiger-shrimp/) - The Tiger Shrimp (Phyllognatia ceratophthalmus) is also called Spiny Tiger Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp, Horned Bumblebee Shrimp and one of Lembeh's Top Crustaceans. They belong to the same family as the Harlequin Shrimps and Bumblebee Shrimps and are relatively small in size – they grow to a maximum of 2 cm but are often smaller. They live
- [Safe Housereef Diving at NAD Lembeh Resort](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/safe-housereef-diving-at-nad-lembeh-resort/) - Lembeh Strait offers premier Muck Diving and is the place to find rare Critters like the Hairy Frogfish, Mimic Octopus and others. And of course diving right off our Beach has a lot to offer: Critters like Lembeh Sea Dragons, Bobtail Squid, Wonderpus and more – but also coral, cool algae patches, seagrass, 3 Wrecks
- [Creature Feature: Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-bargibanti-pygmy-seahorse/) - The Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse (hippocampus bargibanti) is the most common Pygmy Seahorse and found all over the Indo-Pacific region. It was the first Pygmy Seahorse that has been discovered (1969) and still counts as the classic Pygmy Seahorse. It grows to maximum 2 cm, lives only in Muricella Seafans and matches the colour of their
- [Cool Video shot at NAD Lembeh Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cool-video-shot-at-nad-lembeh-housereef/) - Yesterday afternoon and evening Simon took his Sony EX1 Video Camera on 2 housereef dives here at NAD Lembeh. He had Century Diopters mounted on his Sealux housing for extra magnification (2 stacked on the afternoon and one on the nightdive). Watch this short clip with some of the critters he found – just a
- [Creature Feature: Banggai Cardinalfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-banggai-cardinalfish/) - Even though the Banggai Cardinalfish (pterapogon kauderni) is one of Lembeh's Signature Critters it's population here is not natural. As the name says, the Banggai Cardinalfish is actually endemic to the Banggai Archipelago. The population in Lembeh Strait is the result of escaped Fishes, that were meant for Aquarium Trade. Since then the population of this
- [Colourful Coralcrabs on the Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/colourful-coralcrabs-on-the-housereef/) - This week we did a lot of housereef diving here at NAD Lembeh and found many cool things – squids, shrimps, nudibranches, Lembeh Sea Dragons, Stonefish, Spearing Mantis, Twin Spot Gobies, Double Ended Pipefish, Sponge Crabs, Baby Baracudas and much more. The day before yesterday i went for another housereef dive in the late afternoon
- [Macro Bonanza with Underwater.kr](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/macro-bonanza-with-underwater-kr/) - This picture s a group shot of the Underwater.kr "Macro Bonanza" – an underwater photo event oranized by EunJae of Underwater.kr together with Kay Burn Lim. They are a mixed group from Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. And these guys are really into their toys and our camera room is packed with housings, cameras, strobes,
- [Cool Micro-Nudis at NAD Lembeh Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cool-micro-nudis-at-nad-lembeh-housereef/) - When going for a little housereef survey today i spend some time at our wrecks and then went down deeper to a coral rubble area at around 16 m, where i found a big amount of Slugs of different species, the nicest ones beeing the Sagaminopteron Psychedelicum (Psychedelic Batwing Slug). The biggest one of them
- [Creature Feature: Coconut Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-coconut-octopus/) - The Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) is also called Veined Octopus and a day active octopus species that is quite common in the Lembeh Strait. They usually are burried in the sand, hiding in Objects or burried in the sand with objects. They like to hide in Bottles, Shells, Cans, Yoghurt Cups, Coconuts – basicly in whatever
- [Housereef Nudi-Bloom](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/housereef-nudi-bloom/) - Today 5 People of our NAD Dive Team went for an afternoon Housereef Dive ... Paulus, Joni, Marnes, Linda and me – Serge. Our Mission: Find cool Critters on NAD Lembeh Housereef! I lost them pretty much in the beginning of the dive when we reached the little rubble coral patch i found 2 days
- [Creature Feature: Hairy Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-hairy-shrimp/) - The Hairy Shrimp (phycocaris simulans) is also called Algae Shrimp and one of the freakiest shrimps around here in Lembeh Strait. Basicly it looks like a tiny piece of Algae – a very tiny piece. They grow up to 5 mm in size (often smaller) and sit in between Algae or on rocks and rubble or
- [A Pearl of a Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-pearl-of-a-crab/) - It is quite amazing that even though i already work in Lembeh for several years, i can still find new things – and this is why i love this place so much. Yesterday we went to our second morning dive at Tandu Rusa to look for two little Shaggy Frogfishes and a Painted frogfish. On
- [Twinspot Goby takes a Sh...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/twinspot-goby-takes-a-sh/) - We all love diving and we all like to lough – so of course it is always special to lough under water! And that's exactely what happened on today's housereef survey: On the way back from the deeper coral patches i passed our shipwrecks and photographed some Twin Spot Gobies (or Signal Goby, Crab Eye
- [Pygmy Squid eats Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/pygmy-squid-eats-shrimp/) - On today's second morning dive at Jahir 2 we went looking for the Hairy Frogfish (which Abner found). While everyone took pictures of the Frogfish that was posing nicely at 7 meters depth, i stayed a little deeper looking for small things. At around 15 meters depth i found this little Pygmy Squid hiding in
- [Goby with two parasites on his head](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/goby-with-two-parasites-on-his-head/) - On yesterdays Housereef dive, we found this little Goby (Amblygobius decussatus). You could tell straight away that something was not quite right with him but only on the second look it became obvious: He has two big parasites on his head – one on each cheek. As bad as this is for the little goby
- [Hairy Shrimp or not Hairy Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-shrimp-or-not-hairy-shrimp/) - Picture Credit green Shrimp: Color Chen The Hairy Shrimp (phycocaris simulans, left in the picture) is a very small shrimp and not much is known about it. But in Lembeh it can be seen on a regular basis. Over the last few months we have seen hairy shrimps in all colourations (white, yellow, red, beige,
- [Barracuda Point @ NAD Lembeh Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/barracuda-point-nad-lembeh-housereef/) - In Lembeh Strait, there are a lot of things to see. Also on NAD Lembeh housereef - We have wrecks, coral patches, algae fields, seagrass, rubble, coral and sand. But we also have something that is not really something that you would expect on a "mucky" housereef: A school of Barracudas. Ok, they are juveniles,
- [Nudibranch predation](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nudibranch-predation/) - This week Mood – one of our repeater guests that has been here at NAD Lembeh many times – found this yellow Nudibranch at Nudifalls: a Bristly Jorunna (jorunna pavra). He had never seen this particular Nudi before, so he stayed there for a while. Eventually he recognized a little white "Blob" at the gills
- [Beautiful Nudibranchs mating](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/beautiful-nudibranchs-mating/) - On yesterdays afternoon dive at "Nudi Falls" i spend the whole dive photographing Gobies – so i had a 100mm lens on the camera. And i really started regretting that, when reaching Safety Stop level at the end of the dive: Just below the boat was this beautiful pair of Nudibranchs mating. They were Hypselodoris
- [Transformers in the Sea](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/transformers-in-the-sea/) - Yesterday we took out "Pygmy" (our white Fiber Speedboat) for a Seatrial after completely cleaning the Hull and maintaining the 85 Yamaha Engine. So i packed 3 Guides (Johan, Joni and Stenly) on the boat and we cruised with high speed to a survey dive to Magic Crack – a place we haven't dived for
- [Silent Night – Christmas in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/silent-night-christmas-in-lembeh/) - Before i even start with this post: Thank you to everbody crazy enough about diving to read our BLOG on Christmas day. We hope you all have a good time where ever you are – even if there is no Muck diving around. But back to the post: Of course we don't have snow here in
- [Creature Feature: Boxer Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-boxer-crab/) - Today is boxing day – so what could be a better Critter to write about than the Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata, Pom Pom Crab or Mosaic Boxer Crab). But not only does its name fit the date. It is also a very popular Critter here in Lembeh – specially if you keep in mind that
- [NAD Night Safari in 02/2012](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nad-night-safari-in-022012/) - Lembeh offers not only excellent Muck Diving the whole day long – the night dives are actually the most spectacular ones. And they are versatile: Coral, Rubble or Muckdive ... there are lot's of different styles of Night diving to experience here in Lembeh Strait. With so many critters to see – either things you don't
- [Black-Orange Sargassum Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/black-orange-sargassum-frogfish/) - Today's mornig dives have been great again: We saw Pygmy Seahorses, Bandtail Frogfish, cool Nudibranchs and various uncommon Shrimps on the first dive at Tanjung Kareeko and several Painted Frogfishes, rare Nudibranchs, shrimps and lots of other cool stuff on our second dive at "Bianca". But the coolest thing we saw just when surfacing from
- [Little green BLOB – Micro Life on Ascidians](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/little-green-blob-micro-life-on-ascidians/) - Previously we discovoered a smooth green phycocaris species that we believe is undescribed and lives in tiny green ascidians. We have already seen it several times (at various divesites) since then. And that was also what we were trying to find yesterday, when we suddenly saw this little green thing on one of the ascidians.
- [Nudibranch with two different rhinophores ...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/363-2/) - The year is almost over and it was another great day of diving here in Lembeh Strait: we had Tiger Shrimps, Hairy Shrimps, Frogfishes, Blue Ringed Octopus, Coconut Octopus, Pipehorses, Seahorses and lot's of other cool stuff. I specially liked this nudibranch. First, because i don't know what it is (please comment if you do)
- [Colourful yawning Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/colourful-yawning-goby/) - On a dive this week i found this very cool shrimp goby watching out from his hole. Not only did he yawn for the camera several times, he had also a very beautiful colouration. This firework like colour made me choose him for the todays Blog post on december 31st – Happy new Year everyone!
- [New Year's Dive at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/new-years-dive-at-nad-lembeh/) - Happy new Year everyone! We are already awake again. Here is a shot of our Guests Kai and Alex going for a midnight dive on yesterdays new years eve. These guys take their diving serious – Alex even took his camera ;) Anyway: they came savely back and everybody is diving this morning. Now we'll
- [Creature Feature: Hypselodoris bullocki](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-hypselodoris-bullocki/) - The Bullocks Hypselodoris (Hypselodoris bullocki)is a Dorid Nudibranch from the group of the Chromodoridae. It is a relatively big nudibranch an can grow up to 7 cm in size. Characteristic is its pink to purple colouration with a thin white margin around the body and an poppy yellow rhinophores and gills. But there are also
- [Creature Feature: Emperor Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-emperor-shrimp/) - The Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is a commensal shrimp and a member of the Palaemonidae. Sounds strange, but looks really beautiful: Characteristic is its attractive red, white and purple colouration and its commensalism. The Emperor Shrimp can be found on several species of Sea Cucumbers and Nudibranchs (for example Risbecia tryoni, Cerathosomas, Spanish Dancers, Melibes
- [Creature Feature: Yellow Pygmy Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-yellow-pygmy-goby/) - The Yellow Pygmy Goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) can be found frequently in Lembeh Straits black sand muckdives: It's poppy yellow colour makes it stand out and an attractive critter for Photographers, Videographers and normal divers alike. It usually lives in pairs and can be found on mucky sand substrates – living in holes, under pieces of
- [Nightdiving Nudi Falls](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nightdiving-nudi-falls/) - It's not a secret but it can't be said often enough: Night Dives at Nudi Falls are just fantastic! Just as yesterday, when we went there with 3 Guests and 2 Guides. We saw loads of different crustaceans, slugs, flatworms, nudibranchs, Squids, Cuttlefish and of course also fishes. For exemple 2 big Tigershrimps with black-blue
- [Clingfish on Algae](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/clingfish-on-algae/) - On yesterdays morning dive at Sarena Patah – one of the Dive Sites around Sarena Island in Lembeh Strait – we found this little Clingfish sitting on a piece of Halimeda Algae in the shallows. He was about 1cm in size and stayed on his little algae leaf the whole time ... he would move
- [Rumble in the Rubble: our new Hot Spot](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/rumble-in-the-rubble-our-new-hot-spot/) - Diving in Lembeh Strait is good all year round – but the Hot Spots constantly shift. Sometimes a place is full of critters and some weeks later they are gone just to pop back up on another place. And we found our Hot Spot for this month: A nice rubble area in between 15 and
- [Goby and Allied Cowrie](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/goby-and-allied-cowrie/) - Gobies on Corals are fantastic photo subjects – and so are Allied Cowries. That means it must be good as well if you get both in a pack ;) And that's also what we thought, when we found these two little guys together on the same little Coral Branch. The funny thing was, that the
- [Housereef Update](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/housereef-update/) - Even though we have "Low Season" there is still a lot going on our Housereef ... here is a little Update on the Critters we are seeing right off the Beach these days: Our little colony of Lembeh Sea Dragons is spreading from Banggai (our older Wreck) to our newer Wreck – there are now 5
- [Cool Baby Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cool-baby-seahorse/) - On todays second morning dive we went to Teluk Kembahu 1 (TK1) – a very popular dive site in Lembeh Strait. But one that hasn't been dived much recently. A good reason for us to give it a try ... because we not only like to discover new critters, we also enjoy diving without other
- [Eggs Double Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/eggs-double-feature/) - We had a fantastic morning today again with two beautiful dives here in Lembeh Strait – with a lot of things to see. Like for example Clown Frogfish, Ghostpipefishes in two colours, Ribbon Eels, Painted Frogfish, cool Nudibranchs, Gobies and Porcelain Crabs in Soft Corals and many other things. But my personal highlight was the
- [The Dive Team at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/the-dive-team-at-nad-lembeh/) - The main thing people come to Lembeh for is diving. And diving in Lembeh Strait does not only mean beeing in the water but more finding cool stuff, rare stuff, freaky stuff you don't get to see in other places. This is why we put a lot of effort in having a top notch
- [Baby Boom in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/baby-boom-in-lembeh/) - It's "Baby Time" in Lembeh ... or at least this it how seemes. This morning we bumped into a lot of juvenile critters on both dives. We saw juvenile frogfish (that fit on your thumbnail), various tiny juvenile nudibranchs (that would fit under your thumbnail;) ), several baby cuttlefish (also flamboyant cuttlefish), a tiny juvenile
- [Aeolid Nudibranchs getting together](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/aeolid-nudibranchs-getting-together/) - No doubt: Diving in Lembeh is good all year round and there is always a lot to see. But still it is never the same and everytime you come you see some things more frequently and others less frequently. The last days i realized, that there are several members of the Aeolid Nudibranchs (the rather
- [Emperor Shrimp on Flamboyant Cuttlefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/emperor-shrimp-on-flamboyant-cuttlefish/) - Emperor Shrimps are famous for hitchhiking on other marine animals such as Sea Cucumbers and various Nudibranchs and they are frequently seen on Lembeh Strait's beautiful black sand muck dives. But today i have seen one for the first time ever taking a ride on an adult female flamboyant cuttlefish. When photographing it the flamboyant
- [Pregnant Denise Pygmy Seahorses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/pregnant-denise-pygmy-seahorses/) - To follow a guest request we went to see a sea fan with Denise Pygmy Seahorses on yesterday's morning dives. This particular fan had 3 individuals living in it. As the seafan is easiely accessable from both sides, they are very cool to watch. Two of them had big blown up bellies and were obviously pregnant.
- [The Elusive Hairy Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-elusive-hairy-octopus/) - It is one of the most requested critters here in Lembeh Strait and the holy grail of muck diving fanatics: The extremely rare Hairy Octopus. And it is also exactly what our lovely guests Tom and Susan wanted to see. They have been here at NAD Lembeh already several times and the Hairy Octopus was
- [The little green Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-little-green-shrimp/) - We found this Phycocaris species for the first time in October and since then already several times at different dive sites here in the Lembeh Strait. This one is now the 5th specimen we found and we have seen them in between 25 and 10 meters depth. It is always associated with the little green ascidians
- [Beautiful variation of Hippocampus denise](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/beautiful-variation-of-hippocampus-denise/) - This Picture of our Repeater Guest Mood shows a beautiful Pygmy seahorse found by our dive guide Paulus. Paulus has found already several of them over the last 10 years – but not many. And this is one of them. It is most probably a variation of the Denise Pygmy Seahorse and usually found in
- [Creature Feature: Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-pontohi-pygmy-seahorse/) - The Pygmy Seahorses are without doubt among the most attractive critters – they are cryptic, hard to find but yet beautiful. And for a lot of divers the Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus pontohi or Weedy Pygmy Seahorse) is even more special than other Pygmy Seahorses. The Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse was first seen in 2003 in
- [Baby Randall's Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/baby-randalls-frogfish/) - When i took our Guest Mood diving this week we were actually trying to find the Hairy Octopus again ... but as often: You don't always get what you ask for. Anyway: we still had a good dive with various Highlights such as several painted frogfishes, cool nudibranchs and other interesting stuff. But the best
- [Goby with 3 parasites on his head](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/goby-with-3-parasites-on-his-head/) - On one of this weeks morning dives we went diving at Tanjung Tebal – one of Lembeh Strait's best coral dives with lots of Seafans, whips and soft corals. It is just a dive that has to be timed well with currents. We went there this week on slack tide with just a gentle water
- [Creature Feature: Lembeh Seadragon](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-lembeh-seadragon/) - Happy Chinese New Year everyone and welcome in the year of the (sea) Dragon! The Lembeh Seadragon (Lembeh Pygmy Pipedragon, Kyonemichthys rumengani) is a recently dicovered species that has been seen for the first time in Lembeh Strait in 2006. It belongs to the Family of seahorses and pipefishes and is closer related to them
- [New Shirts at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/new-shirts-at-nad-lembeh/) - It has taken a long time, but our new collection of T-Shirts and Polos has finally arrived. We can now offer Polo Shirts in 4 different colours and T-Shirts in 4 colours as well. Our Staff love them, our guest love them ... hopefully the new ones will be here before we run out again
- [Velvet Mania in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/velvet-mania-in-lembeh/) - Lembeh Strait is home to several species of Ghostpipefish including the Ornate, Robust, Slender, Roughsnout and Halimeda Ghostpipefish. But the rarest and most bizarre is the Velvet Ghostpipefish. It is smooth, relatively small and mimics sponges. And at the moment we are seeing them at 3 different dive sites: There are two purple pink individuals
- [Creature Feature: Flamboyant Cuttlefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-flamboyant-cuttlefish/) - The Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) is a member of the cuttlefish family – but a very untypical one. Unlike other cuttlefish it is not shy at all but displays it's poppy colour signals to communicate the potential danger of the poison in his flesh to potential predators. This makes it really easy to observe and photograph
- [Tongue Parasites](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/tongue-parasites/) - As already mentioned in previous blog posts there are many parasites here in Lembeh Strait that for example stick on the head or cheek of fishes. Another very common type of parasite is the tongue parasite (Tongue-Biter Cymathoid Isopod, Cymothoa exigua) that lives in the mouth of various fishes – mainly in Anemonefishes. They enter through
- [Michael and the Hairy Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/521-2/) - Today our guest Michael from Hong Kong has finished his Open Water Course with Serge and is now a proud and newly certified diver. And he is a very lucky Open Water Diver as well: On his last dive today Serge found him an extremely rare "Hairy Octopus". Serge was very excited and started to
- [Another Sargassum Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/another-sargassum-frogfish/) - At NAD Lembeh Resort not only the Dive Guides have good eyes – also the Boat Crew: On today's morning dives our Boat Crew Aco and Direk spotted a Sargassum Frogfish (Histrio histrio) floating in a yoghurt cup right next to the boat. It was very close to shore and the beach was already
- [Happy Valentines Day](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/happy-valentines-day/) - A happy Valentines Day to all our Guests, future Guests, Divers, UW Photographers, UW Videographers, Critter Lovers, Fishes, Shrimps, Nudibranchs, Octopi, Cuttlefish – and of course to all Couples. Have a nice day – just like these two Anemonefishes.
- [Baby Puppy!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/baby-puppy/) - One of the most attractive Nudibranchs of Lembeh Strait is without a doubt the Red-Lined Jorunna (Jorunna rubescens). It's key features are its enormous size of up to 20cm and the head, that reminds of a Puppy – that's why it's also sometimes called the Puppy Nudibranch. Well and yesterday we found a Puppy of
- [Mating Wonderpus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mating-wonderpus/) - Yesterday we had a terrific second morning dive. After a rather mediocre dive at "Hey Nus" we went to Teluk Kembahu for the second dive. There we found several seahorses, Coconut Octopus, Mimic Octopus, various cool nudibranchs and lots of other cool stuff. But the real highlight of the dive were these two wonderpus mating. Our
- [Nice Sea Hare](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nice-sea-hare/) - Lembeh is a paradise for Nudibranch lovers – there is a immense variety of them around. And i pretty much like every single Nudi and Sea Slug around. But i specially like Sea Hares ... they can be found in different variation here in Lembeh. Their head with its "ears" and the eye spots really
- [Seahares keep coming!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/seahares-keep-coming/) - Yesterday we went to Madidir 1 – a black sand muckdive at the southern end of the Lembeh Strait. It is a dive site we preferrably dive from february to april and this was our first visit for this year. Besides several seahorses, pipehorses, octopus, shaggy frogfish and a black hairy frogfish we also found
- [NAD Lembeh Blog has 100 posts!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-lembeh-blog-has-100-posts/) - Our NAD-Lembeh BLOG is now running for about 4 months and reaches 100 posts with this post. We are very happy, that all you guys keep following our BLOG Posts – thank you very much. It is a fanstastic winter season here in Lembeh with many cool critters and good diving in the whole Strait.
- [Orchids flowering](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/orchids-flowering/) - After posting many Posts about the marine life of Lembeh Strait in our Lembeh Blog we now have some updates from our garden (in which we right now – due to gardening projects – spend more time, than in the water). We are proud to announce that some of the Orchids, that we planted on the
- [Markus and Nicole – the Frogfish Maniacs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/markus-and-nicole-the-frogfish-maniacs/) - Today Markus and Nicole from Germany left NAD Lembeh Resort after a 20 days stay with us. And during that stay we found out really quickly that they have a strong preference for black sand muck dives and that Markus is absolutely crazy about frogfish. And frogfishes he got. They saw minimum 25 different individual
- [Fighting Two Spot Wrasses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/fighting-two-spot-wrasses/) - Lembeh is not only a place to see rare critters – due to its shallow depths and easy diving conditions it is also a very good place to observe marine animal behavior. After some busy days doing gardening work in the resort i finally went diving again yesterday afternoon. And it was a treat to
- [NAD Guest Galleries: Kim Yusuf](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-guest-galleries-kim-yusuf/) - Let us introduce you to a new feature on our NAD Lembeh website – the Guest Galleries. Little portraits of UW Photographers that stayed with us at NAD Lembeh. The first Gallery is from Kim Yusuf from Germany who stayed at NAD Lembeh already three times ... have a look at his pictures. If you
- [New Dive Site](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/new-dive-site/) - On yesterdays morning dives we wanted to go to Batu Sandar 2 (or "Rojos") but there were already 3 boats on site (2 directly on the dive site and one boat just jumping next to the dive site). So we decided to try something new and avoid the crowds. We kept going until we reached
- [Tripadvisor Travellers Choice 2012](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/tripadvisor-travellers-choice-2012/) - Thank you to all our guests for voting for us in the Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Awards. In the 'Bargain Hotels of Indonesia' we placed 15th. We are the highest placed of the hotels in the Lembeh Area, and 2nd highest for North Sulawesi, a special congratulations to Jaako and Mia from Living Colours Resort over in
- [Shrimps, Shrimps, Shrimps ...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/shrimps-shrimps-shrimps/) - As always Lembeh Strait offers premier Critter Diving. But these days there seem to be a lot of "special" shrimp around. Besides all the different cleaner shrimps, commensal shrimps and other shrimps i see these days a big amount of rare species like Harlequin Shrimps, Tiger Shrimps, Hairy Shrimps, Rock Shrimps, Bumblebee Shrimps, Soft Coral
- [Tanks service](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/595-2/) - Before we get busy in early march we started yesterday to service all of our tanks. We opened 60 of them, cleaned them, soaked them, re-cleaned them and visually inspected them. We also disassebled all parts of the tank valves, replaced O-Rings and Washers and put them back together. Until the end of the week
- [A dream comes true: the Zebra Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-dream-comes-true-the-zebra-seahorse/) - Hairy Frogfish, Rhinopias, Hairy Octopus, Blue Ringed Octopus – most Muck Divers coming to Lembeh have a "Holy Grail" on their Bucket List. Mine has always been the Zebra Seahorse. Our Dive Guide Paulus says that he has seen the last one something like 10 years back in Hairball – and this week he found
- [Creature Feature: Mimic Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-mimic-octopus/) - The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is surely one of the signature critters of the Lembeh Strait. Even though it can be seen throughout South East Asia (and also some other locations) it is way more likely to encounter this critter here in Lembeh. The Mimic Octopus grows to about 30cm in length (arm length) and
- [Things on sponges](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/things-on-sponges/) - Lembeh Strait is a Muckdiving paradise – and it has many interesting habitats to offer. Algae, Sand, Rubble, Coral, Rocks and Sponges. This week i took 3 nice photos with different animals all living on the same type of sponge – i just realized that, when going through my pictures of this week. There are many other
- [More little green shrimps found](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/more-little-green-shrimps-found/) - Since we found the first specimen of the green Phycocaris Species 5 months passed already and we are finding them since then constantly. After all we still don't know if it is a new species or if it is just a variation of Phycocaris simulans (also known as the "Hairy Shrimp") but we are at
- [Pipefish couples on NAD Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/pipefish-couples-on-nad-housereef/) - The housereef at NAD-Lembeh Resort is very popular – specially for a late afternoon dive to jump in quickly after coming back with the PM boat. People usually jump in then around 7 PM to see the courting of the Lembeh Seadragons, the Twin Spot Gobies (before it gets dark) and then some bobtailsquids and
- [NAD-Lembeh Caps arrived!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/nad-lembeh-caps-arrived/) - After we received our T-Shirts and Polos last month, we now also have adjustable NAD-Lembeh Baseball Caps on stock. They are Navy Blue and White and the perfect sun protection for Critter Lovers. Plus Zee also stocked up our souvenir Shop with a lot of beautiful items.
- [Tom's little red Smurf octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/toms-little-red-smurf-octopus/) - Our many time repeater guests Susan and Tom are having their last dive day today. And Tom did his last night dive yesterday at Nudi Falls. And what he really still wanted to see, was a Starry Night Octopus (Octopus Luteus) ... or as Tom said it: "The little red Smurf". Well anyway: Last night
- [Hairy Frogfish Couple](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-frogfish-couple/) - On todays second morning dive we went to Jahir Two – one of the popular black sand muck dive sites of Lembeh Strait. Since several weeks there are two Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus) in the shallows of the dive site – a bigger yellow one and a smaller orange one (the smaller one is usually
- [The other Donald ...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-other-donald/) - Like most people here in Lembeh Strait, we really like shrimps. And one popular shrimp here is the Leander plumosus, which – due to its protuding nose – is also called the Donald Duck Shrimp. But there is also a close – more unknown – relative of the Donald Duck Shrimp ... the Brown Grass
- [2 different Trapanias on a single dive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/2-different-trapanias-on-a-single-dive/) - If you like Nudibranchs, then Lembeh is the place to go – a trasure chamber full of Nudibranchs and Slugs of all families. This was proved again on a recent dive at Nudi Falls. I can't really remember how many different species of Nudibranch we counted in total, but it was very impressive and our
- [Yummy Yummy: Babi Putar](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/yummy-yummy-babi-putar/) - Today a nice group of divers from Barclays Diveclub left the resort and yesterday they had their last evening. As a special dish they requested "Babi Putar" (a local version of spitroasted pig, which is also known in Bali as Babi Guling). We ordered the whole pig in town and picked it up by speedboat
- [Article in Scuba Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/article-in-scuba-diving/) - NAD Lembeh Resort and Diving Manager Serge got mentioned in a recent Article by Brooke Morton in Scuba Diving Magazine. In the March/April Issue 2012 there is an article about Octopuses and we are represented in the portion about the mimic octopus. Thank you very much for this article Suba Diving Magazine ... and of
- [Video of the Little Green Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/video-of-the-little-green-shrimp/) - On his recent Trip to NAD Lembeh our guest and friend Eun Jae Im filmed the little green Phycocaris Shrimp that we discovered last year here in Lembeh. Eun Jae is shooting his video with a Canon EOS 7D in a Nauticam Housing and a external monitor in a prototype monitor housing by Nauticam –
- [White Halimeda Ghost Pipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/white-halimeda-ghost-pipefish/) - On yesterdays morning dives i went guiding some of our guests. Due to waves and surge we had to switch divesites and jumped on a protected reef. At around 30 meters i saw a white sponge and i immediately had the feeling that something was "unusual" about it. But i did not expect something that
- [Mating Wonderpuses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mating-wonderpuses/) - This week we had a couple of wonderful dives at TK Bay – with many different critters including Velvet Ghost Pipefish (white), Seahorses, Cockatoo Flounder, Coconut Octopus, Tiger Shrimps and many more. But the highlight was for sure this couple of mating Wonderpuses. We watched them mating for about 10 minutes before they split. Even
- [Double Hitchhikers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/double-hitchhikers/) - On a muck dive this week we saw a unusual high number of Ceratosoma Nudibranchs in different colours – yellow, white and red. I stopped counting at around 20. The nicest one of them was without doubt this one: It had 2 Emperor Shimps hitchhiking a ride on its back. I am always happy when
- [Lembeh Manta Ray](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lembeh-manta-ray/) - Last Week one of our lovely guests got a glimpse of an unusual sight in Lembeh, a Manta Ray. Mantas are not often seen here in Lembeh, and when they are seen it is usually in September or October - so this was a very nice surprise. Congrats to Chaani Desai for getting a photo
- [A lot of "Pikachu" Nudibranchs around](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-lot-of-pikachu-nudibranchs-around/) - The Thecacera Nudibranchs – often also called Pikachu (named after the similar looking Pokemon) – are without doubt one of the more attractive and spectacular groups of nudibranchs. Plus they are not so common. This makes it always nice to see them under water. And over the last week i have already seen several of
- [Striped Shrimp in Soft Coral](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/striped-shrimp-in-soft-coral/) - On yesterdays afternoon dive we went out to see Harlequin Shrimps (and we also found several ones). But before looking for Harlequins in the shallows i spend some time around some Bommies a little bit off the dive side. I took my time scanning the Ascidian Clusters for cool Micro Critters like Nudibranchs, Flatworms or
- [More Blue Ring Octopus :)](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/more-blue-ring-octopus/) - Yesterday morning, and this morning we had some more blue ring action, and our guest Vivian got a great shot with her Canon G11. As you can see from the picture, Vivian's shot is of the sub-type of Blue Ring with the larger circular pattern. Hopefully this means we are due for some more mating
- [3 different Orchids flowering](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/3-different-orchids-flowering/) - As always we are working on our cosy garden and we just finished a new nature stone path through the garden with little paths going to each room. We also planted new, lush grass, put decorative white pebble along the building and removed some old flowerbeds to increase the seaview experience. And our plants seem
- [Velvet Ghost Pipefish Couple](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/velvet-ghost-pipefish-couple/) - A few week ago i posted about a white Ghost Pipefish, which i believed was a Halimeda Ghost Pipefish. I was already not sure at the time, but when revisiting the spot yesterday, i saw that i was wrong. It turned out, that it is a Velvet Ghost Pipefish – which is also a very
- [Many unusual Nudibranchs these days](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/many-unusual-nudibranchs-these-days/) - [slideshow] In this exceptionally good winter season in Lembeh Strait there are not only a lot of critters around, but also a lot of unusual ones. For example Nudibranchs: besides the – more commonly seen – Chromodoris, Hypselodoris, Glossodoris, Flabellinas and so on, we are also seeing many other, more uncommon, nudibranchs. Specially in habitats
- [Javi's Gallery: Paradise Pier](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/javis-gallery-paradise-pier/) - Here is a Gallery from Javi: http://nad-lembeh.com/guest-galleries/141-javi-madinaveitia-gallery.html As you can see, Javi and Aida had a successful trip to Paradise Pier. :)
- [Guest Video shot at NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/guest-video-shot-at-nad/) - Below is a movie shot by one of our repeater guests EunJae here in the Lembeh Strait, he shot the movie using a Canon 7D in a Nauticam housing with tripod and L&M Sola 1200 Video Lights. As you can see he has a thing for Hairy Shrimps. http://vimeo.com/39261636 To see more of EJ's work
- [Greenwater Macro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/greenwater-macro/) - Lembeh Strait is famous for rare Critters, Black Sand Muck dives, and the Mekka for divers that want to see rare creatures. But it is also a place that often has very limited visibility. Like for example the last week: After a long period of reasonably good visibility (for Lembeh that means 10+ meters) we
- [Harlequin Madness](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/harlequin-madness/) - I remember periods, when it was really hard to find Harlequin Shrimps in Lembeh Strait. Sometimes there were none, sometimes only very small ones sometimes they were only in places with a lot of surge. They have often been well kept secrets, that would not be shared with other dive centers. But since 2-3 months
- [Mini Flatworms](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mini-flatworms/) - When spending a lot of time with teleconverters and diopters doing Super Macro Photography in Lembeh Strait, you tend to pay less attention to "big" critters like Frogfish, Octopus and Scorpionfishes and start to open your eyes for the rather microscopic types of critters. Like Hairy Shrimp, tiny nudibranchs and more. And for exemple also
- [Mating Notodoris with Hitchhiker and Parasite](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mating-notodoris-with-hitchhiker-and-parasite/) - On a recent dive this week we went to Pulau Putus on the northern end of the Lembeh Strait – a dive around a little island that offers spectacular hard corals, a wall and very good critter life. This is also where we found these mating Notodoris minor. As they are not the most common
- [Dragon Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/dragon-shrimp/) - On yesterday's morning dives i came across this beautiful shrimp: A Dragon Shrimp (Miropandalus hardingi). It's a 2cm long shrimp that lives on black corals and has a green-yellow colouration. Even though it looks a little bit like the more common whip coral shrimps dasycaris zansibarica (on spine) and Pontonides ankeri (no spines) this shrimp
- [Video / Slideshow by our guests Markus and Nicole](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/video-slideshow-by-our-guests-markus-and-nicole/) - [vimeo http://vimeo.com/38101810] Our Guests Markus and Nicole from Germany have been diving with us this January/February for 3 weeks. It was their first trip to Lembeh Strait and they were amazed by the immense biodiversity and all the beautiful and weird critters. Now they put up a slideshow with their photos and videos on vimeo.
- [Shorthead Fangblenny yawning](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/shorthead-fangblenny-yawning/) - On today's morning dive i was lucky enough to capture this yawning Shorthead Fangbleny (Petroscirtes breviceps). The yawn makes his long curved canine teeth visible, which it uses for defense. Shorthead Fanblennies are very common in North Sulawesi and like hiding in bottlenecks – so obviously there are many of them in Lembeh Strait. They
- [Creature Feature: Mototi Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-mototi-octopus/) - Lembeh Strait is the Mekka for rare Critters – but even here, there are some creatures, that are even rarer than other ones. Like the Mototi Octopus (Poison occelate Octopus, Octopus mototi). This rather small Octopus can be easily identified by its two blue Rings (one on each side) that it displays when excited or threatened.
- [Guest Gallery: EunJae Im](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/guest-gallery-eunjae-im/) - EunJae is one of our repeater guests and a good friend, that often leads groups to Indonesia. And most of the time he also comes for a little visit in Lembeh. EunJae knows Indonesia really well, has lived in Bali previously and also speaks Indonesian. As seen in previous posts, he mostly shoots video. But in this
- [New NAD Lembeh Maskstraps](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/new-nad-lembeh-maskstraps/) - Since Yesterday we have NAD Lembeh branded Maskstraps in our shop. They are made from Neoprene and are adjustable with velcro ... Bella (Zee and Simon's daughter) really likes them. So we will keep one for her until she finally can start diving. We now have T-shirts, Polos, Caps and Maskstraps on stock … and
- [Four square meters of Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/four-square-meters-of-lembeh-strait/) - All our dives on our 3 dive boats were really good today … but the second morning dive on Stargazer was a rather special one. We not only found many critters, we also found them in a very small area. Among several other critters, we saw a Painted Frogfish, a Common Seahorse, a Nudibranch with
- [Geoffrey's 100th dive!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/geoffreys-100th-dive/) - Even though his group had only 2 dive days at NAD Lembeh Resort (they have been in Manado before), Geoffrey could log his 100th dive in his logbook. His Dive buddy Daniel secretly informed us – so it was a big surprise for Geoffrey when the restaurant staff switched off the lights and brought out
- [2 dives 2 identical shrimps](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/2-dives-2-identical-shrimps/) - This morning we had two fantastic dives again here in Lembeh Strait ... the first one at Critter Hunt and the second one at Nudi Falls. Besides many cool critters such as Wonderpus, Seamoths, Nudibranchs and other things we saw two tiny shrimps of the same species. I found one on the first dive and
- [Banggai Cardinalfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/banggai-cardinalfish/) - These days our Guide Aso is taking the Krueger familiy from the Netherlands diving. Today they decided, that they would like to see Banggai Cardinalfish. So we went with their boat to Police Pier 2 and planned the dive to have more time in the shallows just under the pearl farm jetty ... there is
- [Painted Frogfish Couple](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/painted-frogfish-couple/) - On todays morning dives we had several highlights such as Banded Tozeuma Shrimps, Bumblebee Shrimp and other rare Critters – but the funniest thing were these two painted frogfish hiding in a purple sponge. They where in the famous rubble patch at TK1. First there was one of them on each side of the sponge
- [Joni in love with Angel's Window](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/joni-in-love-with-angels-window/) - Yesterday morning we went to Angel's Window for the first dive – a popular Coral Dive on the northern side of the Lembeh Strait. It is a Pinnacle with a cave swim-through, nice walls, good coral life and many critters such as Pygmy Seahorses, Boxer Crabs and Nudibranchs. But yesterday this dive was specially beautiful
- [Good light at Nudi Falls](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/good-light-at-nudi-falls/) - Nudi Falls is one of the dive sites in Lembeh Strait that you can dive over and over again – at night, in the morning, for the second morning dive or for the first one. And it is always nice. Some of our guests requested to go to Nudi Falls again so that's why we
- [The story of the "Little Green Shrimp"](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-story-of-the-little-green-shrimp/) - The Little Green Shrimp (the newly discovered green Phycocaris species) is one of the very hot Critters in the Lembeh Strait at the moment. Several other dive centers already managed to find them and it is becoming a very popular subject with UW (Super-)Macro Photographers – especially with the ones that already have seen 'everything.'
- [Creature Feature: Solar Powered Nudibranch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-solar-powered-nudibranch/) - The Solar-Powered Nudibranch (Phyllodensium longicirrum, Solar-Powered Phyllodensium, Long-Cirri Phyllodensium) is one of the celebrities among the Lembeh Nudibranchs – everybody knows it and everybody likes to see one. The Solar-Powered Nudibranch (SPN) grows to 15 cm in size and is the biggest member of the phyllodensium nudibranchs. As other members of this group, the SPN farms
- [Underwater.kr Lembeh Photo Shootout 2012](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-kr-lembeh-photo-shootout-2012/) - NAD Lembeh proudly announces, that underwater.kr will be hosting a UW Photography Shoot Out at NAD Lembeh Resort this December. Date: 8~15th Dec 2012 Location: NAD Lembeh Resort, Lembeh Strait, North sulawesi, Indonesia Prizes: Over US$35,000 including Cash prizes. Please note, the list of great prizes will keep growing so please keep visiting Photo Shootout Page to see
- [Tiny baby Frogfishes around ...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/tiny-baby-frogfishes-around/) - Most fishes look cuter when they are juvenile – and this goes specially for frogfishes. So of course we were quite happy, when we found 2 tiny baby painted frogfishes on a dive this week. When they just hatched, they can be found as tiny little blobs in the sand. They are about 3-4 mm
- [Bubble Shell out at daytime](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/bubble-shell-out-at-daytime/) - Some Critters can be seen at daytime but others only at night – like for example the Bubble Shells: They are burried in the Sand during the day and come out at night. But this Wavy Lined Bubble Shell (Micromelo undata) must have been doing overtimes ... our guide Paulus found it on yesterdays's morning
- [The hidden Lomanotus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-hidden-lomanotus/) - As i am always happy to find Nudibranchs, that are different from the ones, that we usually see in Lembeh. So it was quite satisfying to find a bunch of Lomanotus Nudibranchs. The Lomanotus live (like also Doto Nudibranchs) on Hydroids and are very small – they grow to about 1cm in size. The first
- [Nice Diving at Pulau Abadi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nice-diving-at-pulau-abadi/) - These days we have been back to Pulau Abadi – a divesite in front of Bitung harbour, that has a nice rubble patch and also a beautiful coral reef. Our guest saw lots of cool things there including frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, ribbon eels and a wonderpus (that disappeared in its hole unfortunately). My personal highlight of
- [Tiny Baby Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/tiny-baby-octopus/) - On yesterday's second morning dive our guide Stenly found (amongst other things) this little baby Octopus for his three Japanese guests. The little fellow had the size of a fingernail or a small coin and was still transparent ... you could even see his internal organs working. Its colouration was a little bit like a
- [Nice Shrimp out of a plastic tarp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/nice-shrimp-out-of-a-plastic-tarp/) - On a recent dive trip to Teluk Kembahu (TK) our Guide Indra showed me this weird shrimp. He was actually trying to find a Bumblebee Shrimp by looking under a pile of old ropes, that were encrusted with a big plastic tarp. But instead he found a big colony of various shrimps including Brittle Star
- [Win free spot for Underwater.kr Shoot-Out @ NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/win-free-spot-for-underwater-kr-shoot-out-nad-lembeh/) - As mentioned before NAD Lembeh will host a UW Photo Shoot-Out organized by Underwater.kr this december (8-15). The whole resort will be blocked for the Shoot-Out – prices are over 35.000 US$ Value and include Cash Prices! Now Underwater.kr announced a Online Photo Competition to win a free spot for the Shoot-Out (Value: 965 US$). Please check the
- [Gracefull Bornella](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/gracefull-bornella/) - Rating Critters is a very subjective thing, but i have to say, that the Bornella anguilla is for me something like the "Queen of Nudibranchs". For her cool shape, her nice colours and the absolut fantastic swimming behaviour – she moves her tail like an eel (therefor the name) and swims at a speed you
- [Small but very cool: the Urchin Bumblebee Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/small-but-very-cool-the-urchin-bumblebee-shrimp/) - Today i was lucky enough to find this little critter: Gnathophyllides mineri – the Urchin Bumblebee Shrimp. It grows to about 1 cm in size and lives on the Cake Urchin (Tripneustes gratilla). The cake urchin has spines and sticky arms – which collect rocks, leaves and pieces of plastic or whatever else is laying on
- [Whaleshark found in Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/whaleshark-found-in-lembeh/) - Every day of diving in Lembeh Strait is special – but some days are just more outstanding than others. Today was one of those days. It all started with very heavy tankbanging, when our Dive Guides Stenly (left) and Marnes (right) spotted a Whaleshark in between Aer Bajo 2 and Aer Bajo 3. The Whaleskark
- [World's cutest Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/worlds-cutest-goby/) - This is – what i believe – the world's cutest Goby: The Panda Goby (Blackfin Coral Goby / Paragobiodon lacunicolus). This shy little fish grows to maximum 3cm in size and lives exclusively in Pocillopora damicornis hard corals. His sandy coloured body, with dark fins and his orange head in combination with his face expression make him
- [Guest Gallery: Martin Steinmeier](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/guest-gallery-martin-steinmeier/) - With Martin Steinmeier we want to present you another Guest Gallery on our NAD-Lembeh Website. Martin is a UW Photographer from Germany and last month he came already for his third trip to Lembeh Strait. He loves Macro, shoots a Canon EOS 500D in a Hugyfot Housing (with towel) and took some really nice shots
- [NAD Lembeh Trip Report](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/nad-lembeh-trip-report/) - Vivian and her two Friends George and Carolyn stayed with us in March this year. Now she just put up a trip review on her website. We thought we share this, as she put a lot of effort, pictures and information into this report. Thank you very much Vivian for this nice review ;)
- [Alien skull crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/alien-skull-crab/) - On todays morning dive at Nudi Falls i found this cool crab. It is a very weird looking elbow crab whose colour and shape strongly remind of a skull – even though the shape is not really human ... rather the one of the stereotypic Alien. So i will call it Alien Crab (i am
- [Tom's Photo Class Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/toms-photo-class-gallery/) - Tom joined us from Jakarta for a couple of days to familiarise himself with his new camera setup - a Canon G12 with Inon S2000 strobe. Tom was looking for greater consistency in his shots and an understanding of how to control the features of his new setup to get what he wants. Whilst this
- [Porpoises on our housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/porpoises-in-lembeh/) - Porpoises in the Lembeh Strait Over the last three days we were lucky enough to have a pod of porpoises staying just off our housereef. They spent most of the day doing these strange manouvers, raising and lowering their tails out of the water. We were even lucky enough to see them whilst freediving from
- [Beautiful Tiger Cowrie found](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/beautiful-tiger-cowrie-found/) - On a recent dive our Dive Guide Paulus found this beautiful Tiger Cowrie (Crenavolva tigris) on a red seafan, which it feeds on. This Yellow-Black patterned Cowrie is a real beauty and well deserves the name tiger cowrie, which is also commonly used for the much bigger but also much less attractive and less rare Cypraea
- [New guest blogger at NAD!!!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/new-guest-blogger-at-nad/) - So here is the first instalment by the brand new guest blogger at NAD! My name is Bent Christensen, an avid underwater photographer visiting Lembeh for the fourth time in two years, and already planning my next trip! On my day job I teach ecology at a swedish university and run a small media company
- [Butt ugly critters](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/butt-ugly-critters/) - Scorpionfish This is my fourth trip to Lembeh in just 2 years. I do dive a lot of other places in the world, but my favorite place is this narrow strait with a big harbor in the middle of it. With just a couple of exceptions, all the other visitors here in the resort this
- [Colourful critters](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/colourful-critters/) - Colorful Risbeckia nudibranch As a colorful contrast to the black or grey sands in Lembeh strait, nudibranchs of different sizes, shapes and colors are plentiful here. The vivid colors of many of the nudibranchs such as those of the Risbeckia are clear messages to predators that the nudibranchs are very nasty food items, filled with
- [Frogfish!!!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/frogfish/) - Frogfishes! Always fun to see and wherever they are found often the stars of the local diving critters. Lembeh delivers frogfish in so many shapes, sizes, and colours, that you could spend a week or more just checking out the varieties here in the strait. Well, maybe not shapes as most are more or less
- [Fire urchins and their inhabitants](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/fire-urchins-and-their-inhabitants/) - Being an animal is being filled with protein and fat! That is probably the scariest fact small animals have to face. Protein and fat is on the whole extremely uncommon in nature. Compared to the ubiquitous carbohydrates, which plants just require some sun and some fancy chemistry to create, protein and fat is really hard
- [Cowrie-day in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/1022-2/) - The molluscs is a big and very diverse group consisting of animals as different as a mussel and an octopus! Most colorful and strikingly patterned among the molluscs are the cowries, used as currency in different cultures over time and now prized collector items due to their shining and often brightly coloured and patterned shell.
- [Cephalopods or headfootings!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/cephalopods-or-headfootings/) - Invertebrates are in general stupid animals. Mussels, snails, and most other members of the mollusk group would certainly score pretty low on any scale of creative brightness, but their life style on the other hand does not require a brilliant mind. The only exception is the cephalopods, translated from greek as headfoot, such as the
- [Seahorses and their relatives.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/seahorses-and-their-relatives/) - Lembeh is a very good place for seahorse hunting. Not only does Lembeh have several “proper” seahorses, which is medium-sized fish, looking like a seahorse should look like but also at least three pygmy seahorses, a number of pipefish and the almost iconic Lembeh sea dragon as well as their relatives, ornate ghost pipefish and
- [Updates and omissions](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/1071-2/) - Update 1. In the blog on cephalopods I mentioned that we still had a couple of species to be seen. Not so now, we saw an algae octopus yesterday and on this morning’s first dive, not one but two hairy octopus were found. I guess that´s it for the cephalopods! Maybe not if we get
- [Symbiosis and commensalism](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/symbiosis-and-commensalism/) - On my day job part of my time is used to teach ecology for undergraduates in biology. Maybe not such a surprise, many of the best examples of interactions between species that I use in my teaching come from marine ecosystems. This is especially true when dealing with symbiosis theory. Symbiosis means “together living”, and
- [Mutualism](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/mutualism/) - Mutualisms are close, long-term relationships between two species where both species benefit from the relationship. Mutualisms can, just as commensalisms, be obligate or facultative. They can also be endosymbiotic, that is one species living inside another, or ectosymbiotic, which is one species living on the surface of the other. One relationship that during a long
- [Parasitism](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/parasitism/) - Commensalism requires one animal, the host, to accept the presence of another, without receiving anything for it, which, in itself, is not very complicated from an evolutionary point of view. Mutualism requires one animal to give advantages to another while at the same time receiving benefits from the other. At first sight this probably seems
- [Fourth time and planning the fifth????](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/fourth-time-and-planning-the-fifth/) - What is that all about? The world is full of beautiful, exciting, warm places with a lot of stuff I haven´t seen. It seems quite overkill to return to Lembeh again and again, and even again. The first reason is that I find coral dives beautiful, but quite unexciting. It is nice every now and
- [Carrier crabs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/carrier-crabs/) - The Aer Bajo dive sites are to me the essence of Lembeh diving. For me an optimal dive plan would include Aer Bajo on at least one dive every day! Sandy, somewhat silty slopes, initially giving the impression of not to many animals around, but always delivering something special. Furthermore, well into the dive, the
- [Lovely Lembeh Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lovely-lembeh-video/) - Here is a Video Shot by Dustin Adamson took back in April. Dustin shot this with a Canon 5dMkii and the 100mm lens: http://vimeo.com/47703611 Congratulations to Dustin for editing such a wonderful piece.
- [Commensal Bryaninops gobies](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/commensal-bryaninops-gobies/) - For some reason certain animals are on the "cool" list that everyone wants to see and photograph and others are placed on the "not so cool" list and get ignored by most divers and photographers. Scarcity and cuteness seems to be two important factors determining the popularity of an animal. Despite not really ticking either
- [Simon went diving :o](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/simon-went-diving-with-5dmk3/) - We've got lots of Critters around the Lembeh strait at the moment, but Blue Rings are still present in good numbers, and to be honest they are one of my favourites. I went on and afternoon and night dive to try a new camera, and he also came back with some video too. Here you
- [Deadliest snakes in the world?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/deadliest-snakes-in-the-world/) - I posted the following picture of a yellow lipped sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, on a couple of web sites after my last visit in Lembeh. Yellow lipped sea krait Among comments, several was so sure of the extreme danger I was subject to while taking the picture that they felt it worthwhile to actually write and
- [Trying out some new toys.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/trying-out-some-new-toys/) - I could be posting about the Hairy Octopus, billions of Blue Rings, Wonderpus, Bumblebee Shrimps, Harlequins, Ambon Scorpion Fish, Hairy & Green Shrimps etc, but im too busy to go out taking pictures and im so out of practice it will be embarrassing to compare them to Bent's Pictures. In the mean time, Paulus and
- [Underwater Tribe Photo Workshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/underwater-tribe-photo-workshop/) - Mike Veitch and Luca Vaime along with NAD Lembeh Resort are proud to announce our First Annual "Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop” on 15-20th April 2013. This five night package is the perfect opportunity for you to learn photography from some of the worlds top underwater photography instructors while diving in the worlds premiere muck
- [Masters of disguise](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/masters-of-disguise/) - Well, as Lembeh must be the frogfish capital of the world, and frogfish are some of my favourite critters, I think that frogfish actually merits another blog entry. So here it is. Juvenile painted frogfish Frogfish are probably most known for their built in bait, an illicium or "fishing rod" that is topped with the
- [Brain Suckers!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/brain-suckers/) - Following up to Bent's enthusiasm for all things parasitic, i saw a parasitic copepod on a goby today at Nudi Falls, this one was on a soft coral so was in a nice position to shoot near to the sand. A Parasitic Copepod sucking the brain juice from an unsuspecting Goby - note the size
- [Nudibranch Jockeys](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nudibranch-jockeys/) - The other day at TK I found (well of course i didn't, the guides did!) a pair of Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) sitting on the back of a Glossodoris nudibranch. Commensal Shrimp on a Glossodoris Nudibranch in Lembeh I also managed to get a few video clips of them feeding as well, these are some of my
- [Sex Show Everynight!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/sex-show-everynight/) - Last night I was feeling a little bored and felt that I needed to relieve some urges from deep in my soul. The only cure to that was to go and watch some sex! Before you all start thinking im losing my mind, I am, of course, talking about Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus). These beautiful little
- [What to do on a Singapore layover part 1 (Bird Park)](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/what-to-do-on-a-singapore-layover-part-1-bird-park/) - On our family break earlier this month we visited the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore for an afternoon. We did about 3 hours in the park which wasn't enough time for making a good video, but was enough time to know I need to go back again someday. I shot this with a 70-200mm lens
- [Cymothoa exigua, Bent's favourite Critter](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cymothoa-exigua-bents-favourite-critter/) - So, after the English Football team got there ass (arse) whooped by Sweden last night I thought to myself 'what would Bent do?' The answer was not hard to find, as our favourite Swede/Dane hybrid loves parasites and all things small and disgusting. I headed out on a dive with Stenly, Joni, Johan, Indra, Abner
- [The Asshole Fish and his friends.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/the-asshole-fish-and-his-friends/) - The Purple Coral Crab, (Trapezia serenei). The last few days I have been spending several hours diving in the same place freezing my ass off looking for this stupid fish, that I have named the asshole fish. The asshole fish lives in Seriatopora Corals from 1m to 10m depth and I hate him. He gets
- [Hairy Squat Lobster](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-squat-lobster/) - A Hairy Squat Lobster in a sponge at Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait. The Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) lives in the crevices of the large barrel sponges here in the Lembeh Strait. They typically hide pretty well making it tricky to photograph them, and extremely hard to video them. I found this guy on a
- [Dragon Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/dragon-shrimp-2/) - The Dragon Shrimp (Miropandalus hardingi) usually lives on whip corals and is quite a rare critter in Lembeh, although at the moment we seem to have a lot (and a lot of everything in general!). It is not a very exciting animal, so my video is quite short, it did move a little bit so there
- [Photo Tips:  Introduction](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/photo-tips-introductio/) - With everyone shooting digital and huge memory cards it is quite easy these days to take 100+ photographs in a dive, especially in Lembeh. The key to getting a good photo that you are still happy with by the time you go home is to take your time and keep using the image review button.
- [Photo tips:  Bracketing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/photo-tips-bracketing/) - I touched on bracketing in the previous photo tips post. Bracketing was used (back in film camera times) to make sure that one of your shots from a sequence was correctly exposed; you take a sequence of shots at varied settings and hope that one was correct. As an example - if you set your
- [Some photos from the last week](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/some-photos-from-the-last-week/) - I started the week diving a lot, but with routine engine servicing (7 engines over 2 days), new restaurant furniture (pics to follow soon) and removing a flower bed and preparing for the final phase of the roof renovation (above the wet camera room) - I am heading into the weekend feeling I haven't dived
- [Johan, Marnes and Indra shoot their first Hairy Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/johan-marnes-and-indra-shoot-their-first-hairy-octopus/) - We've been having fantastic diving recently, and we have been having some fun with the guys taking pictures and also annoying out yearly repeat guest, Mood. Mood has been to Lembeh every year for the last 5 years and still does not have the hairy octopus, he always missed it. We see it when he
- [Tangkoko Tour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/tangkoko-tour/) - Visiting Tangkoko National Park is a fun way to spend an afternoon when staying in Lembeh. The highlight is obviously the Tarsier, a minute primate that loves to eat grasshoppers and nocturnal insects, Tangkoko is famous for it's Tarsiers and Black Macaques, but you have to go earlier to see the Macaques and i'm always
- [Hairy Octopus Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-octopus-video/) - I finally got around to posting my Hairy Octopus video, we've seen 3 in 3 days now here in Lembeh! https://vimeo.com/54589020
- [Marine family ties](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/marine-family-ties/) - A number of marine animals do occur in families. Maybe not in the sense we usually use the word to describe human family relations, but at least in the sense of a mother being followed by one or some of her offspring. Dolphins and larger whales are examples that readily come to mind. We often
- [New/Old Guest Blogger for December](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/newold-guest-blogger-for-december/) - So here it is: My second Introduction Post on the NAD Lembeh Blog. My Name is Serge and after having written the updates here for one year as the Dive Manager i am now back for a 1 month visit and will use my time to keep you updated on what's going on at NAD
- [Solar Powered Nudi with Inhabitant](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/solar-powered-nudi-with-inhabitant/) - It seems to me, that we see a lot of Phyllodensium Nudibranchs at the moment. We encountered 4 different Types only yesterday – and 3 Solar Powered Nudibranchs (Phyllodensium longicirrum) on a single dive at "Tanjung Kubur". The one you can see on this picture was a smaller one. As i was preparing for
- [Underwater.kr Shoot-Out started](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-kr-shoot-out-started/) - Since today the Underwater.kr Lembeh Shoot-Out started. Nad-Lembeh is hosting this international Underwater Photo Competition, where Photographers from Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Indonesia and Europe compete in different categories such as "Interchangeable Lens Cameras", "Compact Cameras", "Portfolio", "Super-Macro" and "Unrestricted". To give a good example for the whole underwater photography scene, there will also so
- [Still competing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/still-competing/) - We are now more than half way through the Underwater.kr Shoot Out and the contestants will have their last day of diving tomorrow, before they have to submit their shots for judging. All cameras are still dry and all equipment is fully functional – thank you again to our sponsors from Nauticam for their on-site support.
- [The Inaugural Lembeh Shootout has finished!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/the-inaugural-lembeh-shootout-has-finished/) - Our first Lembeh Shootout in association with Underwater.kr has just finished, and it was a blast. We made our rules very strict, specifically in relation to trying to limit our environmental impact, as one contestant put it... 'It was refreshing to shoot with the discipline we sometimes forget.' We laid out the categories in the
- [Blue Ring Fever Reaches a Climax](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/blue-ring-fever-reaches-a-climax/) - Blue Ring Octopus have been everywhere form months now, which is unusual to have them around for so long. The guests have seen them mating, feeding, fighting and now we saw a beautiful specimen with eggs. Blue Rings doing normal behaviour are a Top 10 Critter for Lembeh, where would you place one with eggs?!
- [Soft Coral Munchers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/soft-coral-munchers-2/) - As Phyllodensium Nudibranchs are uncommon, bizarre and attractive at the same time, they always make a good Blog post. Specially when they are found in numbers. Having blogged some weeks ago already about the Solar powered Nudibranch, it's today the turn of the Kabira Phyllodensium (Phyllodensium kabiranum). As they are very well camouflaged when feeding
- [Come See our Flourescent NADs!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/flourescence-underwater-nightsea/) - My new purchase in November was some special equipment for shooting underwater fluorescence. We have lights, visors and filter sets for you and your camera so that you can capture images of corals and some other critters, fluorescing. The science behind it is that this light is a wavelength that we cant normally see, so
- [Christmas in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/christmas-in-lembeh/) - Over Christmas we were lucky to have so many cool guests, and we had a great time. On Christmas Eve we went Santa-ing to our village, Mawali. Lembeh Santas - Mood, Zee, Bella, Simon, Serge As we went around the village with bags of candies, we found all the kids ran away, sometimes screaming. There
- [Favourite Photos of 2012](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/favourite-photos-of-2012/) - Well it's the year end, so i thought i would post my favourite 12 photos of the year. The problem is I dont have any from before 25 September 2012, which was when i (finally) started diving in 2012! Hopefully for 2013, i will be able to post a favourite photo from each month. A
- [Little Green Hairy Shrimp Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/little-green-hairy-shrimp-video/) - Little Green Shrimp I did one dive on New Years Day, and I found this little guy: This shrimp was first found by one of my guides in 2011, and amazingly enough it has evaded me until yesterday. Every-time I have dropped in on a site where they had a confirmed sighting, it has moved.
- [Spot The Difference](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/spot-the-difference/) - These two Shrimpgobies are very similar, and if you aren't paying much attention you will dismiss them as being the same. These are two of my favourite critters, and i consider them a connoisseur's choice when people make their wishlist for Lembeh. They are very hard to shoot until you hit Zen mode and all
- [Back again](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/back-again/) - Back again! After leaving Lembeh in October I honestly thought that it would be about a year until I could visit again. I had quite a number of trips elsewhere planned and also a lot of stuff to do on my day job. After spending the rest of the fall with doing paperwork, and an
- [Why good things can be bad.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-good-things-can-be-bad/) - In every documentary I have seen and book I have read about Lembeh, it is stated that the waters of Lembeh are exceptionally productive partly due to the currents that bring nutritious water through Lembeh strait regularly, partly due the black lava sand more or less defining Lembeh that leaks nutrients into the water. It
- [TK delivers!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/tk-delivers/) - Whenever you visit the same dive area several times, some dive sites seem to consistently deliver more than others, and, correspondingly, some less than you would wish. Here in Lembeh my favorites are the Aer Bajo sites and Hairball, where many uneventful starts of dives have been turned around to glorious experiences. The different TK
- [Sexual selection - a driving force in marine systems?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/sexual-selection-a-driving-force-in-marine-systems/) - Prey are well adapted to evade predators, and predators are correspondingly well adapted to catch prey. For most of us it is pretty reasonable to accept that such adaptation happens by natural selection, leading to long-term evolution of animals, making them better to either catch prey or evade predators, whatever end of the food chain
- [Have sex and die – the octopus way!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/have-sex-and-die-the-octopus-way/) - When I visited Lembeh in September/October there were flamboyant cuttlefish around in numbers that I have never seen before. On more or less every dive, we saw one or more flamboyants. Blue ring octopus were not as common, but still there was hardly a day when we didn´t see them. This is very much in
- [Sex change – without surgery!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/sex-change-without-surgery/) - Few humans have gone through a sex change. Changing sex in humans is a major effort, involving long-term counselling, surgery and medical treatment. Very few other terrestrial vertebrates, if any, change sex during their life cycle. In contrast, in the underwater world, sex change is very common. And this sex change does not involve any
- [Octopus camouflage – how does it work?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/octopus-camouflage-how-does-it-work/) - Meat, being high quality food, is a scarce resource in nature. The available amount of meat for any consumer is many orders of magnitude less than the amount of vegetation that is available. If you don´t believe me, just take a look out the nearest window and do a quick calculation over how much animal
- [A crab up your butt!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/a-crab-up-your-butt/) - All divers interested in critters sooner or later will get interested in crustaceans. Some of the crustaceans are considered “must see” items, such as harlequin shrimp, tiger shrimp, several of the extremely small shrimp recently found here in Lembeh, emperor shrimp and a host of other shrimp. The keyword here is shrimp. Crabs on the
- [Fluorescence and bioluminescence](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/fluorescence-and-bioluminescence/) - When I arrived in Lembeh this time it was just after Christmas. However, I was up for another Christmas treat. Simon here from NAD had ordered a bunch of cool stuff from Nightsea, strobe filters, filters for the lens and a cool pair of yellow spectacles, which waited for me here. I have now tried
- [Sex: when bigger is better!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/sex-when-bigger-is-better/) - Simon actually did some serious thinking the other day after my blog on the rarity of sexually selected characters in marine systems. He came up with a couple more examples of sexual selection, one of which was the difference between the sexes in mandarin fish. Mandarin fish males are much larger than females and have
- [New Year, New Blog, New Awards!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/new-year-new-blog-new-awards/) - A trio of Ghostpipefish As you can see, the blog now has a new home. We hope that this will give the users better interactions and also make the blog easier to read and share. January has been an exciting month, we had Bent here again, spouting his deeply intelligent and thought provoking ecological musings
- [What do you get out of your photography?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/what-do-you-get-out-of-your-photography/) - Each person gets something different from photography. Some love it because they get to capture memories, for others it is a techhy nerd thing about gadgets. Many people enjoy the focus and escape from every day life that you get when concentrating through the viewfinder. Others are motivated by competitions / awards, and a very
- [Monster Nemo](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/monster-nemo/) - I ended a blog some time ago with “I will in my next blog entry shortly discuss the relationship within an anemone fish “colony”. Be prepared for a grizzly world, combining forced starvation, castration due to stress, a willingness to let conspecific meet a certain death outside the anemone and cannibalism in one and the
- [Why can´t parasites be to good?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-cant-parasites-be-to-good/) - I have in a couple of earlier blogs hinted at my interest of bizarre symbiotic relationships. Masking crab with hydroids on the rostrum. For many reasons close symbiotic relationships are very interesting from an evolutionary point of view, as animals in most cases can be expected to maximize their own progress at the cost
- [Super Tiny Nudibranch - kuro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/super-tiny-nudibranch-kuro/) - A few weeks ago I started looking for this Nudi, and it is by no means a new critter, but it is a fun one to look for. It has taken me a few weeks to start posting due to a couple of reasons, a visit to Malaysia for a week, and a hard drive
- [Lembeh Shootout 2013](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/lembeh-shootout-2013/) - Following the success of our 2012 shootout, our good friend EunJae is organising another one in 2013. Ej has been rounding up sponsors again and will continue to do so up until the day the competition starts. Shootouts are not just about the prizes, they are a great opportunity to learn from the other competitors
- [Welcome to the Cowrie Club!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/welcome-to-the-cowrie-club/) - Due to having a flu that I hope will clear in the next few days, and working through my photo library to find my images after my hard drive crash - I am not diving at the moment, so I am forced to grab a few images from my 2013 library to make a post
- [A fun day of diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/a-fun-day-of-diving/) - Today we had 3 Birthdays on one diveboat: Joni (our guide), and Nicole and Markus, two repeater guests from Germany. On the other boat we had 2 Gentlemen reach their 600th dive, Congratulations Philip and Kim! So we all had lots of cake today!! Fingered Dragonet in Lembeh Hunting Thorny Seahorse I joined for
- [Which type of camera for Super Macro?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/which-type-of-camera-for-super-macro/) - Many people arrive in Lembeh with many different pieces of equipment to capture images of the tiny denizens of the muck. But which is the most appropriate for you? Obviously, I can't answer that but i can show you some examples of what you can do with some different setups on the same subject. Today
- [Which Type of Camera for Super Macro (Part 2)](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/which-type-of-camera-for-super-macro-part-2/) - Following on from my previous post, my intention was to make a small post with the pictures and the correct camera. However it seems the post reached further than expected and has been receiving some healthy feedback. To clarify, this was never meant to be an absolute, definitive review on the best super macro technique,
- [Blue Ringed Octopus with Eggs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/blue-ringed-octopus-with-eggs/) - Towards the end of January we had some repeater guests come to visit, Dominique and Babette. They had a great time diving with Indra (they gave him a book of photos from the previous trip, too). As promised they sent us some of their photos, which I will use for today's blog post as I
- [EJ does it again - a great Lembeh Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/ej-does-it-again-lembeh-video/) - Here is another great Lembeh video from the silver fox! http://vimeo.com/61856519
- [Mating Mantis Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/mating-mantis-shrimp/) - Here is another series from Dom and Babette, showing the mating rituals of the Mantis Shrimp Pseudosquillia ciliata. Thanks for sharing your great photos! Pseudosquillia ciliata Pseudosquillia ciliata
- [Next Improvement - Compressors](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/next-improvement-compressors/) - We've just had a nice holiday, so haven't been blogging for a while - Here's our newest improvement: Lembeh's best filtration system! We have had an offsite overhaul of our 2 compressor units as well as installing a hugely improved refrigerated filtration system, with the end result of very dry clean air. We are also
- [Feels Like Home!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/feels-like-home/) - As many of you may know, I am here at NAD Lembeh conducting an underwater photo workshop for the Underwater Tribe. Some of you may also know that I used to work at NAD back from 2008-2010 before taking my leave to work on the Damai liveaboards for a few years before basing myself in
- [Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-tribenad-lembeh-photo-workshop/) - Day 1 We were very happy to welcome 12 eager photo students last night to NAD-Lembeh Resort! After a brief introduction of the instructors, Mike Veitch and Matt Oldfield, along with NAD’s owners Simon and Zee Buxton, we had everyone introduce themselves and tell us a little about themselves. In a sign of a truly
- [Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop Day 3](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-tribenad-lembeh-photo-workshop-day-3/) - Day 3 Up early today to one heck of a full day of diving! The plan is to dive, dive, and dive some more: three day dives and one night dive. Matt and his group of intrepid souls head out to Makawidey Pier and Pantai Perigi for the morning with seahorses, flambouyant cuttlefish, coconut octopus,
- [Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop Day 4](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-tribenad-lembeh-photo-workshop-day-4/) - Day 4 Matt and Mike switched boats today in order to start diving with the other half of the group. We all headed out to the north end of the bay and ended up having a pygmy seahorse extravaganza. Matts group saw bargibanti, denise, and pontohi pygmies all on the same dive! Mikes group had
- [How to Kill a 7D](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/how-to-kill-a-7d/) - A few months ago I was out shooting with prominent Korean Photographer and Media Mogul, EunJae Im. We were shooting Brahminy Kites and Eagles with wet hands between the dives - and between us we broke my Canon 7D from drips of water dropping into the pop up flash of the 7D, which caused a
- [Bumblebee Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/bumblebee-shrimp/) - Bumblebee Shrimp Sometimes you go through life in Lembeh and a critter evades you for what seems to be forever. For me the unicorn has been the Bumblebee Shrimp. I could have seen it long ago but was busy with other things / camera not ready, too lazy to go - The usual excuses! Now
- [Johan-san, Goby Hunter.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/johan-san-goby-hunter/) - Reticulidia halgerda Well, it's nearly Golden Week and we're getting quite a few Japanese divers visiting us during their time of national holidays. Johan has been tasked with a goby mission, and he's doing pretty well! In a few days he's found Hairy Gobies, 5 lined gobies, Fire Dart Gobies, Purple Dart Gobies, Okinawa Gobies,
- [East of Lembeh Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/east-of-lembeh/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shrimp Fish Today we took probably our last trip of the season to the other side of Lembeh. The south wind has started, so expect cool water in the Strait in the next month or so. On the first dive we hit a small Pinnacle with perfect timing with regards to current. We
- [Clear Skies in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/clear-skies-in-lembeh/) - I was sat having a beer on the waterfront with resident guest Christian, and we noticed that it was unusually clear last night. So, we decided to get the tripods and attempt some stellar photography. Using the higher ISO capabilities of the 5Dmk3 and some duct tape and a small rock to keep the shutter
- [Christian Jansen Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/guest-galleries/christian-jansen-gallery/) - Christian first came to visit us around September last year, he was a pretty grumpy photographer - frustrated because he wasn't getting what he wanted out of his equipment. He battled at it, and now 8 months later several visits he has some great shots, he even learned to smile before 12 noon. Congratulations to
- [Short Trip, Small Creatures, Big Productivity](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/short-trip-small-creatures-big-productivity/) - Thoughts for the blog following a recent stay. by Alex Mustard I’m a Lembeh Addict. I am happy to admit it. Although I’ve been on a diet recently, foregoing regular visits to Lembeh and South East Asia in general, over the last three or four years to feed in less photographed, and often colder
- [NAD Photo Centre](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/nad-photo-centre/) - NAD can now boast to have one of the best Photo Setups in Indonesia. In May I went to the Nauticam HQ in Hong Kong and the factory floor in China to pick up a new housing. Whilst there I did a servicing course for several of their current models: Sony NEX7 Canon 5Dmk3 Nikon
- [Night Safari Started!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/night-safari-started/) - Our annual Night Safari started today and our lucky participant (1) has Abner all to herself! We have one other guest arriving tomorrow morning, so we will have a grand total of two. I planned to join but have flu, so will hopefully be OK to join in tomorrow. We'll be working our way up
- [Slender Sea Moth](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/slender-sea-moth/) - A rare find in Lembeh, our diveguide Oksin has only seen this Slender Pegasus Seamonth (Pegasus Volitans) once before in his years of diving the strait. Unlike the short bodied Dragon Pegasus Sea Moth normally found in Lembeh, the Slender Sea Moth -like its name, has a thin slender body, longer snout and longer tail.
- [Some Staff Changes](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/some-staff-changes/) - The Month of May saw a few staff in and one out for us. We welcomed our old guide Aso back (he's still bald), along with trying out frequent guest Mood as a Guest Relations Officer. 2 new girls in the Restaurant - Endang and Emelda. Endang and Emelda both speak quite good English take
- [Mackerel-Man Joins the Judging Panel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/mackerel-man-joins-the-judging-panel/) - Alex Tattersall We're pleased to announce that professional Mackerel photographer, Alex Tattersall has joined the judging panel for our December 2013 shootout. Alex has placed in the NHM / BBC wildlife photo competition, which is the pinnacle of Natural History photo competitions (aside from the underwater.kr one, of course). He is also the chief for
- [Back In Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/back-in-lembeh/) - After leaving in mid-May to spend some time quality time with the big pelagics in Mexico, Costa Rica, and the U.S., I'm back to stay for a while at NAD. After embarking on my open-ended trip to Indonesia last August, I spent eight of the past twelve months split between Bali and Lembeh, and have
- [Rebreather Friendly in Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/rebreather-friendly-in-lembeh/) - We've started on our next diving adventure: Rebreathers and tec diving. We have a rEvo onsite already and have orders placed for AP Evolution+'s that will be here in a few months. We already have a nice stock of stage bottles and 2 & 3 litre pony cylinders, and of course, we have sorb and
- [New Scuba Tanks and New Superman](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/new-scuba-tanks-and-new-superman/) - This summer we have taken our inventory of diving cylinders to over 200. We have added a whole bunch (4 dozen) of Aluminium 80's to our existing inventory of 80's and 100's. We have also just added some other cylinders to fit in with our new tec outlook. We have added Aluminium 40cu ft
- [Martin Klein Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/guest-galleries/martin-klein-gallery/) - Martin visited us last year and is a super enthusiastic photographer. He was always interested to try new things and i think you can see that in his gallery here. Martin got some great shots and we hope to see him again soon. His website is: www.bluevisions.eu
- [Rhinopias in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/rhinopias-in-lembeh/) - Well, they are back. After a few reported sightings over the last few months where the Rhinopias has promptly disappeared afterwards, there finally appears to be one staying still for a while now. We are being tough on our rules about overcrowding and taking too many shots with this critter. We won't give you 20mins
- [Raja Ampat with Tom and Susan Feb 2014](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/raja-ampat-with-tom-and-susan-feb-2014/) - Tom and Susan are going to Raja Ampat with us in 2014, aboard KM Black Manta. We're heading out for 10 days from 14th February to the 23rd February 2014, visiting all the best spots on the way. We will try our best to avoid traveling for the sake of it, and will not waste
- [Great Week in Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/great-week-in-lembeh/) - Lots of great things happening at NAD right now. The camera room is being extended, and should double the current space available. Work on the new extended jetty is in progress. No more climbing up and down at low tide, as the new extensions are on floats and the boats are always at the same
- [Shrimp Gobies!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/shrimp-gobies/) - Shrimp gobies and their goby shrimp are quite common in Lembeh, and hundreds of variations can be found throughout Indonesia. If you take the time to slowly creep up on them they are fascinating to watch. The gobies act as a lookout, warning the shrimp of any danger with twitches of its tail, while the
- [Who Says Mondays Suck?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/who-says-mondays-suck/) - In the six months that I've spent in Lembeh over the past year, today was probably the single most insane day for critters that I can remember. Between the two boats today, guests saw Hairy/Randalls/Painted Frogfish, multiple Mototi Blue-ringed Octopus, Blue-ringed Octopus, Algae Octopus, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Ornate and Robust Ghost Pipefish, Ambon Scorpionfish, and the
- [Everyone is back!!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/everyone-is-back/) - Once again, back in Lembeh. And not only me, when I arrived at NAD six other guests in several groups that I met the last couple of years here where also back. One would think that the black sand, so so visibility as well as muck divings risk for dives with not much to see
- [How can a blob of jelly, such as an octopus, move?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/how-can-a-blob-of-jelly-such-as-an-octopus-move/) - Cephalopods belong to the large group of animals known as molluscs. Generally molluscs do not move well, and when they do, it is by either gliding over a slime track or by using their external shells. But not the cephalopods. Cephalopods move very quickly and with very precise movements when that is needed. Most animals
- [Mimicry – the Batesian way.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/2373-2/) - Mimicry in a biological sense is the similarity between two species that protect one of them or both. One species, the mimic, evolves to share traits with a noxious species, the model, with the fundamental purpose to send a signal from the mimic to a receiver (most often a predator) so that the
- [Camouflage](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/camouflage/) - Yesterday`s blog on Batesian mimicry got me started thinking (thus the big tank of air, brain activity requires oxygen!). Batesian mimicry was about “parasitizing” on the true signal of something sending out an honest warning. This is a very special type of mimicry. Camouflage, where animals try to look like something more or less inedible,
- [The Banggai cardinal fish - Lembeh´s newest fish part 2](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/the-banggai-cardinal-fish-lembehs-newest-fish-part-2/) - As discussed in an earlier blog, the Banggai cardinalfish, which are considered to be a vulnerable or threatened species in their original home of the Banggai islands, is an introduced species to Lembeh (the exact story about how this happened varies, from a broken seine net to a transport being late and an exporter just
- [More Improvements and New Toys in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/more-improvements-and-new-toys-in-lembeh/) - We just took a very short family break to Disney Hong Kong for a few days, and when we arrived yesterday we were met by a bunch of friends from Reef Photo Video in the US, and a whole bunch of shipping that arrived in our absence. Obviously shipping things around in Indonesia is time
- [Sneaky stalkers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/sneaky-stalkers/) - More or less everything in nature, with the rare exception of an adult orca or a fully grown female great white shark will be prey for something else. One consequence of this is that fear will be a prevailing emotional status in nature, as bold and brave animals will be caught and eaten much quicker
- [Did evolution forget pufferfish?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/did-evolution-forget-pufferfish/) - Camouflage is used by prey to avoid detection by predators. Using camouflage is obviously in many cases a great idea, but it also has a number of costs, one of which is that the camouflaged prey lives life in the slow lane. Movements will have to be avoided as much as possible in order not
- [The Darwin award for anemonefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/the-darwin-award-for-anemone-fish/) - As all of you reading this blog probably knows, anemonefish are associated with host anemones and need such an association to survive. Biologists would call that obligate symbiosis. The obligate part is that the anemonefish need the anemone in order to survive, and the symbiosis is that they live together with the anemone. Maybe not
- [Where are all the trees and where is the grass?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/where-are-all-the-trees-and-where-is-the-grass/) - With the exception of a few ecosystems fuelled by the actions of bacteria on chemical compounds, all other ecosystems are fundamentally powered by the energy from the sun through photosynthesis in plants. Most of you have probably quite early in your school career been taught the concept of food chains or food webs. Typically, at
- [My new favourite fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/my-new-favourite-fish/) - I have been in Lembeh quite a number of times, and diving with some of the best guides there are. Thus I believe I have seen a high percentage of the cooler animals in the strait. Obviously there are minute nudis I haven seen and other things microscopic, but new cool things that are visible
- [Rebreather Courses in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/rebreather-courses-in-lembeh/) - It has been a crazy few months for us recently. Obviously, we've had the busy season with lots of amazing critters - but we have also been doing some studying. Simon had studied the rEvo IANTD course over the summer, but has now added his Poseidon MK6 SSI Instructor certs. So, we can now offer
- [Hairy Octopus Galore](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-octopus-galore/) - The rare Hairy Octopus Coming back to Lembeh is always a very special thing. But these Days diving seems to be even more exceptional than i remember: In my first week of diving here we have seen now the rare Hairy Octopus for 4 days in a row. On four different dive sites and also
- [New Resident in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/new-resident-in-lembeh/) - Just to begin with: Unfortunately today we could not manage to find another Hairy Octopus – so the record stays on four individuals on four consecutive days. Nevertheless we did manage to find something else instead: On our second morning dive we stumbled over this beautiful Rhinopias sitting in a rubble-softcoral patch. It is a
- [The two holy Grails of Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-two-holy-grails-of-lembeh/) - It seems like there is always something that can top what you have seen the day before: When we went back last night to see the Rhinopias that we found yesterday, Simon found a second, bigger one. So right now there is a resident pair of Paddleflap Rhinopias in Lembeh Strait. A smaller red one
- [David the Jawfish vs. Goliath the Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/david-the-jawfish-vs-goliath-the-octopus/) - On one of yesterdays dives i witnessed one of these special moments i love the Lembeh Strait for. During a dive at Are Prang – a black sand muck dive on the mainland side – i found a long armed octopus peeking out of its whole in the sand. After taking some shots it slowly
- [Epic Battle Number 2.. SMC vs MPE-65](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/epic-battle-2-smc-vs-mpe-65/) - Following up to the earlier post, this afternoon I pitched the plucky newcomer against the old master. The Canon MP-E 65mm lens is pretty much the holy grail for macro photographers - it made me switch from Nikon to Canon years ago, and i've only just bought one now! The MP-E 65mm is capable of
- [Underwater.kr Shootout judging-round starts](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-kr-shootout-judging-round-starts/) - This morning all contestants of the Underwater.kr Lembeh Photo Shootout submitted their Photo Entries and the judging will start this afternoon. This Group shot was taken before todays morning dive … no more competition pressure – just shooting for fun. We keep fingers crossed for all contestants and are hoping to see very good images. Winners
- [Underwater.kr Lembeh Shootout 2013 Results](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/underwater-kr-lembeh-shootout-2013-results/) - The second Underwater.kr Lembeh Shootout at NAD Lembeh has finished and the winners are announced! The contestants were competing in two categories: Single Image and Themed Portfolio of four Images. Like last year, we had very strong entries and in the end it was a mix of uniqueness of the subject, the amount of editing
- [Seasnake eats Moray Eel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/seasnake-eats-moray-eel/) - On todays second morning dive at Nudi Falls i was shooting Damselfishes and Anthias over a shallow reef during my safety stop. The water was clear enough and a mild current made the fishes line up nicely. At some point i saw a strange movement in the corner of my eye. When i turned my
- [Pre-Christmas Critters Update](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/pre-christmas-critters-update/) - It's almost Christmas, the Photo Shootout has finished since over a week and it has been quite quite in the resort. But not so under water! The critters are doing extra shifts and keep delighting all guests day by day. Reason enough for a little "What is there to see right now" update. First of all
- [Sakae's Dive Number 1000 at NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/sakaes-dive-number-1000-at-nad-lembeh/) - The day before yesterday our many times repeater guest Sakae went diving on Makawide 2 … for her it was dive number 1000 in her Logbook – yes she still logs every dive and writes down all the species she is seeing. Specially Gobies … her absolute favourite fish. Her husband Jon had informed us beforehand
- [New Years Wishes?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/new-years-wishes/) - Well, It's nearly the year end and we found another cool thing... Probably the last cool thing for the year but who knows! Last year if you'd asked me to wish for something diving wise, I would have asked for a Rhinopias to be found in Lembeh again. In the last month we have seen
- [NAD Photographers very successful at IWUPC 2013](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-photographers-very-successful-at-iwupc-2013/) - The IWUPC 2013 (Indonesia World Underwater Photo Contest) is a competition by the indonesian government inteded to promote Indonesia as a diving destination. With prices valued at 200,000 US$ and a Jury of well known Names in Underwater Photography it surely also attracted many first class Photographers. The basic priciple of the contest was, that photographers
- [Tom reaches 1500 logged dives here at NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/tom-reaches-1500-logged-dives-here-at-nad-lembeh/) - Our many times repeater guests Tom and Susan come to NAD-Lembeh since many years and spend several weeks with us each winter. So we are very happy that our good friend Tom has reached the magic number of 1500 dives while diving here with us. When Simon found out yesterday he insisted on taking a
- [Creature Feature: Rhinopias](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-rhinopias/) - The Rhinopias are without question one of the most highly prized finds in Muck and Macro Diving. They are the most beautiful members of the Scorpionfish Family, have a good size for photography and … they are pretty rare. In Lembeh Strait you can find two different types of Rhinopias: The Paddleflap Rhinopias (rhinopias eschmeyeri)
- [Lembeh's Deep South](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lembehs-deep-south/) - On one of last week's morning dives we went to the southern end of the Lembeh Strait to check out some divesites that haven't been visited for a while. The first dive we did at Wangurer – a black sand muck dive on the very southern mainland side of the strait. Basicly it is a
- [](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/2683-2/) - Why aren´t there any plantimals on land? The idea of finding a use for waste from industrial production is of course a great way of increasing ones profits. In Sweden, the paper industry fuels itself to a large extent by using waste products from the plant fiber extraction, and copper refineries nowadays make loads of
- [Communication between species](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/communication-between-species/) - Communication in order to share information between conspecifics is very common in nature. Just think about male birds singing very loudly early in the morning with the dual purpose of telling conspecific males that this spot is taken as well as getting information through to the females what a hunk he is, or the male
- [Can garbage be good?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/can-garbage-be-good/) - Garbage in the sea is an internationally recognized problem, and on a smaller scale, garbage on beach is one of the more common complaints from tourists visiting tropical beach areas. The first article I read about Lembeh started of with a comment on just the garbage in the strait (the author thought that he had
- [Old School Wide Angle](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/old-school-wide-angle/) - Beautiful Seafan in the depths of Lembeh Today I did my first dives with a new camera system. The Sony A7r is a 36MP full frame mirrorless camera, and with the Nauticam housing and an adapter ring you can use the Nikonos series of lenses. I started with a very old and well used 15mm
- [Being cheap – the velvetfish way](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/being-cheap-the-velvetfish-way/) - Velvetfish is one of my favorite fish, but very hard to find. Aptly named turdfish, these weird fish must get anyone actually having the pleasure of seeing them trying to figure out how such an untalented animal, barely able to move, uglier than most, and not very quick at that, can survive! Velvetfish I am
- [The frogfish snake of Sulawesi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/the-frogfish-snake-of-sulawesi/) - As all of you bothering to read this blogg probably already knows, frogfish are devious scam artists seemingly having their global head quarters here in Lembeh. Frogfish use a dorsal fin ray modified to being a fishing rod with an attached lure to deceive unsuspecting small fish to believe that there is a cheap meal
- [Weird Blueringed Octopus Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/weird-blueringed-octopus-behaviour/) - Critters are not easy to find – it needs a good eye and of course a lot of experience. The experience helps as critters follow typical behavior patterns. Some Frogfishes for example like to stay with sponges, Pygmy Seahorses like seafans, Emperor Shrimps hang out on sea cucumbers … and Blue Ringed Octopusses like Sandy
- [Boxer-Shrimp attacking Puffer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/boxer-shrimp-attacking-puffer/) - Some Lembeh Dive Stories don't request special Critters … like this one: On their recent stay at NAD-Lembeh our repeater Guests Dom & Babette were diving two weeks with our Guide Supervisor Paulus and were – besides many other cool critter sightings – lucky enough to witness a very special moment. On a Night dive
- [Lembeh Dive Sites: Mawali Wreck](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-dive-sites-mawali-wreck/) - Even though Lembeh Strait is world known for its muck and critter diving it also offers stunning reefs, beautiful corals… and wrecks. The most known, most frequently dived and biggest one is without question the Mawali Wreck. It is a Japanese Freighter that sunk during WWII due to a fire. It is 90 meters long,
- [Lembeh Dive Sites: Nudi Falls](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-dive-sites-nudi-falls/) - Nudi Falls is one of the most known and most popular divesites in Lembeh Strait. Maybe also because it is one of the most versatile divespots. Nudi Falls lays about in the middle of the Straits on the mainland side – just north of the village Tandu Rusa. It offers a combination of a Wall
- [Lembeh Dive Sites: Rojos](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-dive-sites-rojos/) - Rojos is a Black Sand Muck Dive on the northern Island Side of the Strait. It is located in Between Batu Sandar and Angels Window – just next or half under a Pearl Farm. Besides some Coral Patches in the Shallows it is basicly just very fine (but not muddy) black sand with some small sponges
- [Lembeh Dive Sites: Critter Hunt](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-dive-sites-critter-hunt/) - Critter Hunt is situated in the middle of the Lembeh Strait on the southern side of the Sarena Island Group. A sandy slope goes down from a reeftop shallow at around 1-2 meters to about 20 meters from where it then slowly flattens out into a spongy rubble patch. The right and left side of the slope
- [Lembeh Divesites: Aer Bajo](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-divesites-aer-bajo/) - Aer Bajo is something like the Prototype of a Black Sand Muck Dive: No Corals, no Reef, no Topography ...just a Black Sand slope with some Debris and Garbage. A Muckdiving Lover would say: A Perfect place. Aer Bajo is situated on the Island side and faces north from a little headland sticking out into
- [Lembeh Divesites: TK1](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-divesites-tk1/) - The TK 1 is one of three Divesites on the northern Mainland Side of the Lembeh Strait. TK stands for Teluk Kembahu– Teluk is indonesian for "bay" and Kembahu is the name of the fishing village situated in this bay. The bay has a extremely black sandy beach and offers very attractive and productive muckdiving.
- [Creature Feature: Painted Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/creature-feature-painted-frogfish/) - Of all the different species of Frogfish to be found in the Lembeh Strait the Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus) is the most common one – or at least the most frequently seen. The Painted Frogfish grows to about 15cm in size and occurs in almost all colours: Black, White, Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green, Cream,
- [Lembeh Blue](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-blue/) - What makes a Lembeh Trip perfect? Hairy Frogfish? Mimic Octopus, Bluering or Wonderpus? Rhinopias? How about some awesome dives in clear blue water with good coral life and lots of fish? Not what you would expect from Lembeh – but exactely what you can get on one of our special trips to Bangka or our "secret
- [Summer Promo - 2:1 diveguide ratio](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/summer-promo-21-diveguide-ratio/) - Surgeonfish in Lembeh If you book (or have already booked) a Double Occupancy room for June or July 2014 then we are happy to announce that we will be giving a guide ratio of 2:1. This Private Diving experience for couples (and two twins!) on our sleek boats will hopefully be a success - So
- [UW Photo Tips: Shooting Nudibranchs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/uw-photo-tips-shooting-nudibranchs/) - Unfortunately Dive Trips are most of the time shorter than you would wish them to be – that's why we want to help you a little bit by increasing the productivity of your UW Photography during your stay with us. We introduce our new Blog Series "Photo Tips"! As in the beginning it is always easier
- [Whaleshark in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/whaleshark-in-lembeh/) - Just to start with: Yes, we've seen a whaleshark this morning. Yes, we've seen it in Lembeh Strait. And it was the 10th dive for our 16 years old guest Warwick. Congratulations! Also to Godfrey and Antoine who have seen it as well. It was on the second morning dive and it was about 4-5 meter
- [Creature Feature: Coleman Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/creature-feature-coleman-shrimp/) - In the creepy and ugly world of much diving and critters Coleman Shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) make a big exception. They are very attractive with nice colours, a beautiful pattern and a host that couldn't be more colourful: The Coleman Shrimp is a commensal shrimp and lives on the Variable Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). While you
- [Lembeh Divesites: Tanjung Kubur](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-divesites-tanjung-kubur/) - Tanjung Kubur is situated on the island side of the Lembeh Strait and is the southern side of a little Cape coming out north of the Kareeko Village. It shares that headland with Tanjung Tebal (out on the tip of the headland) and Aer Bajo 1 (on the opposite side). Tanjung means Cape or Corner and
- [Time to say good bye: No more Gloves at NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/time-to-say-good-bye-no-more-gloves-at-nad/) - Gloves have always been a very big topic in the touristic dive industry – and they are still today. And after having been quite liberal for a while, we decided to re-think or gloves-policy: In most dive destinations in the world it is an accepted fact that Gloves are a No Go – even in
- [UW Photo Tips: Black Backgrounds](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/uw-photo-tips-black-backgrounds/) - Everyone wants to make his UW Images more striking – and one of the most popular ways to achieve strong images is to present the subject on a black background. And even though it is possible to achieve this effect in Photoshop or other editing programs, it is much easier and faster to do so
- [Creature Feature: Candy Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/creature-feature-candy-crab/) - One of the Critters that really has a suiting name is the Candy Crab (Or if you want to use the more boring names you can also call it Soft Coral Crab or Holophrys oatesii) … it really looks like a colourful piece of Candy. These Crabs grow to about 2 cm in size but also
- [Lembeh Divesites: Angel's Window](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-sites-2/lembeh-divesites-angels-window/) - Even though it is not a Muck Dive Angel's Window is one of Lembeh's Signature Divesites. This beautiful Pinnacle Dive is the favourite Dive Spot of many of our Return Guests and situated on the northern island side of the strait. It is named after its distinctive Swim Trough Cave from which divers can look up
- [Creature Feature: Ornate Ghostpipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-ornate-ghostpipefish/) - A popular Critter not only seen in Lembeh Strait but surely more common here than in many other places is the Ornate Ghostpipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus). And for many divers it is the first step to bring them into Critter Diving. For a good reason: The Ornate Ghostpipefish is stunningly beautiful, has a bizarre way of swimming and
- [Creature Feature: Filamented Flasher Wrasse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/creature-feature-filamented-flasher-wrasse/) - One of the most beautiful fishes and at the same time one of the most easies overseen is the Wrasse . These common Reef fishes swim around in the water column and build the ground noise on many reefs and rubble patches of the Lembeh Strait. The most stunning ones are the Flasher Wrasses. Only when
- [Underwater Tribe Photo Workshop started](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/underwater-tribe-photo-workshop-started/) - The second annual Underwater Tribe / NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop started yesterday and we welcome all participants here in Lembeh Strait. Mike Veitch and Luca Vaime are hosting this week of intense underwater shooting and started off yesterday evening with some introduction, briefings and slideshows. During this week all participants will receive one-on-one UW &
- [Fish Fireworks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/fish-fireworks/) - I've been digging through my footage from just before I went on my mini holiday to South Australia for White Sharks, and I came across this nice sequence. This was one of my favourite dives of the year so far, it was a real pleasure to be in the water with so much movement. If
- [Why you should (Not) spend your birthday in Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/why-you-should-not-spend-your-birthday-in-lembeh/) - June is always a busy month for Birthdays here in the resort. many staff and also Simon and Zee celebrate this month. These traditions are not compulsory for our guests, but they can be arranged at a partner's behest... So watch out! Diving wise everything is around, we are also finding quite a lot of
- [Creature Feature: Warty Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/creature-feature-warty-frogfish/) - The Warty Frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) is one of the most common species of Frogfish and very closely related to the Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus). This Frogfish grows to about 10cm in size and has two typical colour variations: White with red patches and yellow with red patches. These colours are very vibrant and attractive in
- [UW Photo Tips: Mixed Light Macro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/uw-photo-tips-mixed-light-macro/) - You can generally say that Macro Shots are taken with strobe light only while Wide Angle Photography mixes strobe light on the subject with available light in the background. Generally. Because just like more and more people are bringing Macro Photography into Wide Angle by using Close Focus Wide Angle Techniques and Mini Domes you can
- [NAD's from above!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/nads-from-above/) - We're used to seeing NAD from below but here's a video from above... ;) First Try at Aerial Video from Simon Buxton on Vimeo.
- [Tarsius wants to check in at NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/tarsius-wants-to-check-in-at-nad/) - This morning we had a very uncommon "check in" at our Resort: While our Girls were making the rooms after the guests had left for diving they found this little guy jumping around in Room 5. We had a big group arriving yesterday and the morning staff had not met all of them before –
- [It's that time of the year again …](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/its-that-time-of-the-year-again/) - It's a little bit like when you see the first Christmas decoration in early December: You know it's the start of a veryspecial season. And its the same in summer in Lembeh. In late July early August the water Temperature drops and you start freezing (hey … it's actually really like Christmas) – but that's Ok.
- [NAD-Repeater wins World Shootout](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-repeater-wins-world-shootout/) - image © Martin Klein We are proud to announce that Martin Klein – one of our Repeater Guests from Germany – won the first prize in the Macro Category of the prestigious World Shootout. Martin takes his photography very serious and combines his talent with precision and his motivation to experiment with new techniques. The
- [Gobies of Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/gobies-of-lembeh-strait/) - Frogfish – check, Mimic Octopus – check, Harlequin Shrimp – check: People visiting Lembeh are often so overwhelmed by the abundance of critters their dive guide shows them, that they forget to pay attention to the "ground noise" in between. There are a whole lot of cool photo subjects outside of the common "critter bucket
- [Lembeh Divesites: Makawide 1](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/lembeh-divesites-makawide-1/) - Makawide 1 is a Divesite located off a little Island close to the mainland shore of the Lembeh Strait and situated between Jahir and Nudi Retreat. The little island is connected to the mainland by a shallow reef saddle. The side facing north of that reef saddle is Makawide 1. Makawide offers beautiful coral reefs
- [Creature Feature: Magnificent Shrimpgoby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/creature-feature-magnificent-shrimpgoby/) - Among the numerous gobies to be seen in Lembeh Strait one of the most stunning ones is without doubt the Magnificent Shrimpgoby (Flabelligobius sp.). Even though this fish is mainly black it well deserves its name: Mainly due to its oversized dorsal fin. This sail-like fin either shows a white or a orange leopardlike pattern
- [Mototi is Born!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/mototi-is-born/) - We have a new diveboat! Mototi joins out fleet of 'new' Octopus Boats, Mimic and Wonderpus. This gives us without question, the nicest and newest boats in the region... and we are pretty excited about that. Mototi Powering home after a great dive! Mototi is our largest diveboat with some pretty cool features that we
- [Guest Gallery: Andreas Pluetzer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/guest-gallery-andreas-pluetzer/) - Andreas Pluetzer is one of our many times repeater guests and just completed his 5th visit at NAD-Lembeh since 2008. More than 200 of his total 1000 logged dives he did in Lembeh … that is pretty impressive. Just as impressive as his photos: Andreas shoots a NIKON D80 with a single Subtronic strobe and
- [New Housereef Wreck](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/new-housereef-wreck/) - We've been a little quiet for a few days and here's why: Clown Amenonefish and our new wreck This is the 7th wreck we have sunk on our housereef as well as concrete structures and some metal frames. Most is colonising well and we have some quite good sized corals growing on them. The reason
- [The Hairy Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-hairy-octopus/) - One of Lembeh's hardest to find Critters - the Hairy Octopus. I don't know how we've managed this over the last few weeks, but we have seen so many of these guys that even we all managed to go see them. I went and shot some 5k video, Serge and Zee went to shoot still
- [Aerial Imagery From Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/aerial-imagery-from-lembeh/) - This is a new hobby for us here and we're hooked. We have been shooting a few photos and putting them on our facebook page, so just in case you missed them here is a small post of some of the shots Simon has been getting with his DJI S900 and Panasonic GH4, there will
- [Tarsier Visit](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/spectral-tarsier-visit/) - We had a nice surprise tonight over dinner when a huge group of Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) came over the restaurant and made cacophony of noise, probably caused by a snake in the tree that grows through our Restaurant building. Tarsier groups are quite commonly heard in our resort area, but we are seeing them
- [Favorinus Nudibranchs Feeding together](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/favorinus-nudibranchs-feeding-together/) - Even though these weeks are all about the Hairy Octopus (we are seeing them on a daily basis – even several per day – since almost two weeks), there are also many other cool critters found right now. We still go for Hairy Frogfish, all other types of Frogfishes, Blue Ringed Octopus, Wonderpus, Mimic octopus,
- [Creature Feature: Randall's Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/creature-feature-randalls-frogfish/) - Among the various Frogfish to be seen in Lembeh Strait Randall's Frogfish (Antennarius randalli) is without question one of the rarer seen species. Which does not suprise as it is a rather small species that stays well hidden and camouflaged: Randall's Frogfish grows to about 5 cm in size and matches the colour of its
- [Muck Dives: Hot or not](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/muck-dives-hot-or-not/) - These two Frogfishes where found in this exact position. Frogfish, Frogfish, Frogfish, Octopus and then two Frogfishes next to each other: These are moments that turn a muck dive into real Lembeh Muck Dives. The famous beautiful black sand slopes here in Lembeh usually show cycles of extreme critter density which follow after slower periods.
- [UW Photo Tips: Photographing Flasher Wrasses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/uw-photo-tips-photographing-flasher-wrasses/) - For UW Photographers Flasher Wrasses are very popular and hated subjects at the same time. Because they are very beautiful but also very tricky to shoot and demand a lot of skill and patience. The Flasher Wrasses swim in the water column, frequently change speed and direction and the males display their beautiful colour pattern
- [Hohoho … it's Rhinotime again](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hohoho-its-rhinotime-again/) - It is late November again, Christmas is coming closer again … and again we found a new Rhinopias in Lembeh Strait. This time it is a juvenile Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) – red colour and still just over the size of a matchbox. We'll try to keep it secret as long as possible and of course
- [Melibe colemani in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/melibe-colemani-in-lembeh/) - We found it. In Lembeh. Yeeeha! No joke: Last week NAD-Lembeh found the Melibe colemani in Lembeh Strait. Even though some of our guides previously said, that he had already seen it … well we did not really believe as we have not seen photos. Sorry guys, we were wrong. But now we have photos and videos to prove ;) This
- [The Lined Dart Fish: In the deep you'll find a heap](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-lined-dart-fish-in-the-deep-youll-find-a-heap/) - Like the magnificent Shrimp Goby or the Purple Fire Goby, the Lined Dartfish is one of the spectacular Goby species to be seen in Lembeh Strait that usually are found "a bit deeper". And while the first two can be seen already from 25 meters downwards you are more or less lucky if you see a
- [Mudskippers: Gobies that leave the Ocean](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mudskippers-gobies-that-leave-the-ocean/) - Dive, Dive, Eat, Dive, Dive, Eat, Download Photos, Sleep … The Lembeh Dive Day mainly consists of Diving. Because People that come to Lembeh mainly want two things: Critters & Photos. But there is also some really cool Non-Diving Critters to be seen. Besides Tarsiers, Insects, Birds and others there are even Fish to be seen
- [2:1 Dive Guide Ratio at NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/21-dive-guide-ratio-at-nad-lembeh/) - Since this April we were running a trial on our "2:1" Dive Guide Ratio which was then permanently implemented this summer. But still a lot of people are coming into our resort not knowing about this at all. Well ... Good things you can't say often enough. So here one more time: At NAD-Lembeh we offer a
- [Dive Team: New Guides](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/dive-team-new-guides/) - To be able to offer our 2:1 Ratio (2 Guests with one Diveguide) at the quality level our guests are used to we not only had to find some new guides – we had to find some really good ones. So let us introduce the latest three additions to our Dive Team (from left to right): Jony, Tamrin
- [Spirit of Lembeh 2014 – my year in Photos](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/spirit-of-lembeh-2014-my-year-in-photos/) - Now it's Christmas and another year at NAD-Lembeh is about to end. I don't do calendars – but i still want to post some of my favourite images of 2014. And because it is not a calendar i took the freedom to choose 3 photos per month and make a little "36 Images Film Roll". So
- [Happy New Year from the NAD Lembeh Family!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/happy-new-year-from-the-nad-lembeh-family/) - Last night we shared a few drinks with the staff team and guests, and did the fireworks nice and early so everyone could enjoy. Singing, dancing and no photos we dare publish! We hope you had a happy new year and would like to thank those that visited us this year I also finished
- [Cool Lembeh Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/guest-galleries/cool-lembeh-video/) - Here's a video by one of our lovely guests, Lou Smith. The was Lou's first macro trip shooting video with an SLR and she was very frustrated in the first few days but battled through and produced this lovely film: http://youtu.be/tSfy_U3Wl9Q
- [Pikacu Sex!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/pikacu-sex/) - After returning back from the BOOT Show in Germany, Lembeh feels not only very tropical and warm – it also offers suprisingly cool diving. On my first days back in the water i saw all the usual suspects like Rhinopias, different Frogfish, seahorses and Octopus and many more. But also a unusually high number of Pikacu Nudibranchs (tecacera) –
- [Sex on the first date?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/sex-on-the-first-date/) - Why are sea horse females so virtous? When meeting a male of their liking, the female sea horses will keep the male at bay for several days. requiring him to go through quite an elaborate courtship cycle before mating with him. Googling ”sex-on-first-date” will give you an amazing amount of links discussing the pros and
- [Why do animals court?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-do-animals-court/) - Courtship is ubiquitous in nature, sometimes to the point that we often do not connect specific behaviors to courtship. Few people wake up in the morning and think of the morning choir of birds as a desperate signal for persuading female birds to mate, and few divers would consider the darting to and from by
- [Why camouflage yourself as a plant?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/why-camouflage-yourself-as-a-plant/) - I have earlier written about camouflage as an excellent strategy to evade predator attention. As a camouflager, one could mimic inedible matter such as rocks or sand, which a number of the Lembeh creatures do. The problem with that strategy is that one will be stuck to not moving around very much, as the lie
- [What is the point of being different?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/what-is-the-point-of-being-different/) - One of the questions biologists try to answer is the presence of variance among individuals in populations. Why would variance in genetic composition or looks even be an issue? To make a long story short, it is not to far stretched to interpret natural selection as leading to evolution favoring a specific variant, or form of the
- [Rhinopias or not Rhinopias?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/rhinopias-or-not-rhinopias/) - We had a really good year for Rhinopias and several individuals of the Weedy Rhinopias (Rhinopias frondosa) and the Paddleflap Rhinopias (Rhinopias Eschmeyri) could be seen here in Lembeh. So it was not a big suprise when we received whatsapp messages on the BOOT Show in Düsseldorf that our guides had found another Rhinopias while we
- [Why wouldn´t you want to be semelparous?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-wouldnt-you-want-to-be-semelparous/) - There are two main types of reproductive patterns in nature. One is the one we most likely find the “normal” one, with animals reproducing several times during their life time, and not exhausting themselves totally in the process (yeahyeah, I know, parents with small kids might beg to differ, but in general people do survive
- [A sea star for lunch, maybe?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/a-sea-star-for-lunch-maybe/) - In contrast to plant material, meat and other animal products are very rare in nature. The ratio of meat to plants would be in the permilles, or even lower. Mainly that will be because plant matter mostly is bad food, while animal matter has all the nutrients in all the correct combinations for consumers. One
- [Genera specializing on camouflage, with different species having different models](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/genera-specializing-on-camouflage-with-different-species-having-different-models/) - Some blog posts are pretty easy to write, as I am pretty certain that I know the answers to the problems I present. Of course, as a scientist, I realize that time might prove me wrong, but as far as I believe I have a reasonable explanation, I am fine with that. Others are harder,
- [Competing for real estate in Lembeh strait.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/competing-for-real-estate-in-lembeh-strait/) - Competition between two species, analyzed in its most simple theoretical form, involves two variables. One is the efficiency with which the individuals of one species consume resources which the individuals of the other species need. The better a species will be at doing this, the higher its chances of winning the competitive race will be.
- [Why does it hurt much more than it is dangerous?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/why-does-it-hurt-much-more-than-it-is-dangerous/) - It is the world´s most venomous fish and it will kill you if you step on it! Die the most agonizing death. Lionfish sure are lethal, aren´t they. Lionfish kill by injecting air bubbles into your bloodstream, creating clots, which will kill you! Never touch a lionfish, they are extremely poisonous. These are all comments I have
- [The Sound of Silence – why we don't like shakers and tank bangers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/the-sound-of-silence-why-we-dont-like-shakers-and-tank-bangers/) - There are many dive destinations in the world. And all have their typical or unique characteristics … drifts, sharks, whales, blue water, pristine reefs, ice, green water, wrecks. But no matter where you dive; most divers agree that one of the main things they like in diving is that it is quiet under water. And we
- [Mandarin fish - the winner takes it all](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/mandarin-fish-the-winner-takes-it-all/) - Being here in Lembeh this time I have been to a couple of mandarin dives. The site used now under Bianca is probably one of the best I have ever seen, with many males coming down before dusk to establish their territory and some minutes later, a bunch of females arriving to mate with the
- [Parasites - old friends and new acquaintances](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/parasites-old-friends-and-new-acquaintances/) - A visit to Lembeh would be unfulfilling, half full, unsatisfactory and almost not really a visit to Lembeh without parasites. And luckily this time I have seen a bunch of cool parasites. Some of them old acquaintances, some of them I have seen before but not in Lembeh, and some I have never seen before.
- [Faking it and making it](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/faking-it-and-making-it/) - Survival in nature can be quite easy. Enough defenses invested, and one can make it quite safely through life. Examples are whales, roses and poison arrow frogs, investing in size, structures or chemistry in order to deter predators. The problem with these strategies is that they are costly, diverting energetic resources from growth and reproduction
- [The endemics – why care?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/biology/the-endemics-why-care/) - Endemism means that specific species of plants or animals live only in a particular location, which normally is quite small. An animal or plant doing that is an endemic. For birdwatchers and other wild life watchers endemism is a major issue, as many endemics are rare, hard to find and per definition can only be seen
- [NAD Forest Survey](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/resort/nad-forest-survey/) - Sulawesi Babbler @ NAD Lembeh One thing I have wanted to do for a long time is survey what animals live around the resort - so we got a birding guide to come over and see what he could find. I am pleasantly surprised by what we were able to find and now look forward to doing
- [Chris Kroll Gallery](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/guest-galleries/chris-kroll-gallery/) - This is a bit of a delayed post! But better late than never as they say! Chris Kroll took these shots whilst staying with us using a Canon G12, a single Inon Z240, Sola 800 and a variety of macro wet lenses. Both Chris and his partner Renee are skilled photographers with compact cameras - working
- [Trapania Mini World](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/trapania-mini-world/) - On a recent Muck Dive in the north of the Lembeh Strait we had a blast: Hairy Frogfishes (3 of them), Mimic Octopus, Wonderpus, Coconut Octopus, Seahorses and many more. Plus i had to find out, that all these subjects where way too big for my 100mm lens on APS-C sensor. So i left all these critters
- [Crowded Crinoids](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/crowded-crinoids/) - Divers sometimes think, that Dive Guides have Superpowers. But finding Critters is not about having a build in Magic Radar or X-Ray Eyes. Okay, Good Dive Guides do have excellent eyes, but they mainly score with local knowledge of the dive sites and knowledge of the Habitats and "Micro Habitats". And this is actually not that difficult
- [A cool find: The Tuberculated Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-cool-find-the-tuberculated-frogfish/) - The Tuberculated Frogfish or Bandfin Frogfish (Antennatus tuberosus) is one of the rarer found Frogfish species in Lembeh Strait. This one is actually even the first one i have ever seen here. So obviously we were quite excited when one of our guides came back to the resort and asked us to check a guests camera
- [The Common Seahorse: Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-common-seahorse-creature-feature/) - Besides Frogfish and Octopus, Seahorses are one of the big attractions in Lembeh Strait. There are the tiny Pygmy Seahorses and the "normal" sized seahorses. The most commonly seen of the bigger ones is – as the name suggests – the Common Seahorse (Hippocampus taeniopterus). These Seahorses grow relatively big and can reach about 20cm in size. They
- [Creature Feature: The Ribbon Eel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-the-ribbon-eel/) - The Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is one of the more attractive Morays and commonly found in the Lembeh Strait. Due to its elegant shape, strong colours and predictable movements it is also a very popular photo subject. Ribbon Eels are almost always found living in sand holes – even though they can sometimes be seen free
- [Underwater Photography Tips: Pairs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/underwater-photography-tips-pair-things-up/) - Good Underwater Photography obviously has to do a lot with knowing your camera, settings and lighting technique. But like with any other type of photography it's finding the right subject and the right angle what comes first. Feeding Whales, Baitballs or yawning Rhinopias come in handy here. They draw attention. Unfortunately there will be moments, when these
- [Floating Jetty at NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/floating-jetty-at-nad-lembeh/) - It's now almost two years that we have a Floating Jetty at our Resort. This custom made wooden deck offers enough space for our 4 dive boats. They can be boarded at a comfortable level at any time, no matter if high tide or low tide. Getting on and off the dive boats is really so much
- [Divers take 52,000 lumens of light on a night dive and something amazing happens...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/divers-take-52000-lumens-of-light-on-a-night-dive-and-something-amazing-happens/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [The Underwater Tribe Takes Over](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-underwater-tribe-takes-over/) - It's that time of year once again! Mike Veitch and Luca Vaime of the Underwater Tribe in Bali are here and will soon be conducting their annual underwater photography workshop here at NAD. For the next couple of weeks the Tribe will be taking over the NAD blog and posting photos, stories, and updates here
- [The Blue Ribbon Eel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-blue-ribbon-eel/) - Sometimes the best subjects in Lembeh are ones that we often just swim right on past. When people come to Lembeh they are usually in search of some of the more hard to find critters on the reef: exotic species such as hairy frogfish, flambouyant cuttlefish, and blue ring octopus are typically the critters that
- [Playing with Different Cameras](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/playing-with-different-cameras/) - One of the things I always enjoy about coming to NAD Lembeh Resort is the chance to play with the latest camera gadgets that Simon always seems to have in stock. Last year, I was able to spend a few days shooting the Sony A7s in a Nauticam Housing as well as the Olympus EM-1
- [Win a free stay at NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/win-a-free-stay-at-nad-lembeh/) - Follow the steps below to win a free stay! We are trying to increase our following on the NAD-Lembeh facebook account, and at the same time Simon's photography and travel page. So we are offering the chance for one lucky diver to win the following free stay: 10Nights / 26 day boat dives for 1person
- [Constant Light or Strobe](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/constant-light-or-strobe/) - It's always fun to experiment with different techniques underwater. As I am in Lembeh with the Underwater Tribe with no particular deadline or assignment in mind, I have been using the time to try out a few different cameras and shooting styles. One of the styles I have been playing around with is the use
- [Terrestrial Adventures in North Sulawesi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/terrestrial-adventures-in-north-sulawesi/) - One of the cool things about North Sulawesi is the vast amount of wildlife that can be found both on land and underwater. Obviously diving in the Lembeh Strait is very well known, as is the Bunaken National Park, however, what many folks miss out on when they visit the area is the wonderful terrestrial
- [Photo Subjects: Lembeh Delivers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/photo-subjects-lembeh-delivers/) - After diving in South Africa for some time it was nice to come back to Lembeh Strait. After weeks of chasing Sardines in rough (and cold) seas it is a treat to dive in warm, flat waters again. And you literally just lift your camera from one critter, swim some meters and settle down on the
- [Underwater Tribe / NAD Lembeh Photo Fun Week](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/underwater-tribe-nad-lembeh-photo-fun-week/) - It's on! The Third Annual Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop started today with a bang! All of our guests arrived by the 18th and after a nice dinner we gathered upstairs in the NAD Lounge in order to present the schedule of the week, introduce ourselves, and enjoy a beautiful slideshow from Serge, the manager
- [Camaraderie with Photography](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/camaraderie-with-photography/) - One of the most interesting things about our annual photo workshops is the new and interesting people that we meet each year. For this years Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Fun Week, we have all new guests except for one guest who is now joining us for his third workshop with the Underwater Tribe! Guests this
- [The UWT / NAD Lembeh Workshop Last Day](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/the-uwt-nad-lembeh-workshop-last-day/) - It's an emotional day here in Lembeh, we finished our last 2 dives this morning and are now sitting around the table prepping images for tonight's exciting final night slideshow. Why is it an emotional time? Because the diving has come to an end and we are all leaving tomorrow! It has been a fun
- [Win Free Nitrox @ Lembeh!!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/win_free_nitrox_lembeh/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [Giant Frogfish: Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/giant-frogfish-creature-feature/) - The Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) is the biggest of the various Frogfish species you can find in Lembeh Strait. And without doubt one of the most impressive ones. This critter can grow up to 30cm in size and comes in various colours: white, tan, brown, black, grey – but also more striking colourations like yellow, red, pink,
- [Mysteries of the... Dark.](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mysteries-of-the-dark/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [Wide Angle in Lembeh: UW Photo Tips](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/wide-angle-in-lembeh-uw-photo-tips/) - A lot of divers in Lembeh Strait take their photography serious. Which also means that they want to try different things. So a lot of them ask me: "We would like to try some wide angle in Lembeh … where you have a nice coral reef?". Then the obvious answer would be to tell them that
- [Lembeh Night Dives – dreaming without sleeping](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/lembeh-night-dives-dreaming-without-sleeping/) - Diving the Lembeh Strait is a unique experience for all critter lovers. And it is even more productive at night. Lembeh Night Dives seem like the whole critter density of the day combined into one dive. And even knowing that since years: It suprises each time again after having being "night dive lazy" for a while ;)
- [Eggs, eggs, eggs: Lembeh Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/eggs-eggs-eggs-lembeh-behaviour/) - Besides specific critters, behaviour stands on the top of our guests bucket lists. And among the most requested behaviours there is always the "everything with eggs". For a good reason: Images of critters with eggs have a strong message and are more striking than simple ID shots. Here is a short overview of frequently seen
- [Hairy Octopus season is opened!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hairy-octopus-season-is-opened/) - The Hairy Octopus is one of the rarest critters in Lembeh Strait. It can be only seen extremely seldom throughout the year and is mainly spotted during a short period towards the end of the year. Usually this is in October-November. But this year we had a extremely good pre High Season with stable low water temperatures the whole
- [Melibe Madness in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/melibe-madness-in-lembeh/) - We are full on in the High Season at Lembeh Strait and Critters are all over the place. So it is pretty much good to shoot anything you like right now. Small Frogfish, rare Octopus, special shrimps … it's all there. One of my personal favourites are weird nudibranchs. And amongst the weirdest of them are the Melibes. We
- [Good Lembeh Trip and fantastic logbook entries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/good-lembeh-trip-fantastic-logbook-entries/) - Group travel's are fun – specially when you come with good friends. The Australian group we have here in the resort right now proves this at its best. And Michelle's awesome logbook entries show that these guys have also a fantastic time underwater. After each dive day she make a beautiful drawing outlining the highlights
- [Cleaning Stations: Lembeh Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/cleaning-stations-lembeh-behaviour/) - Photos showing behaviour are more interesting than just a plain shot of the animal. This is why cleaning stations are still popular macro subjects. In Lembeh Strait people often forget that due to the abundance of cool critters on the dive sites. But if you keep your eye open there is some great cleaning action to
- [and the winner is...](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/and-the-winner-is/) - Thank you to everyone that took part in our small competitions we ran over the summer months. The winner of our 10 Nights dive and stay package is Thomas Vanderschoot. The winner of the free nitrox for their next stay is Frank Tai. Winners have been notified and should they not claim their prizes we
- [Cryptic Sponge Shrimp: Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/cryptic-sponge-shrimp-creature-feature/) - The Cryptic Sponge Shrimp or Paron Shrimp (Gelastocaris paronae) is a small crustacean that really has perfected its camouflage. It grows to about 2,5 cm in size and lives on sponges which it matches perfectly in colour, texture and shape: The Cryptic Sponge Shrimp has very small dark spots all over its body that make him actually
- [Sea Urchins and their inhabitants](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/sea-urchins-and-their-inhabitants/) - Sea Urchins are present on most Muck Dives here in Lembeh Strait. And they are not only decoration for the dive sites but also home to many cool Critters. The urchins long spines offer a protected home to fishes and other animals alike. Often appearing in groups, a field of sea urchins is a amazing micro
- [Andrea is celebrating 100 dives with Paulus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/andreas-100th-dive-with-paulus/) - Lembeh is addictive. Our return guest Andrea clearly can confirm that – because she keeps coming back here every year. This trip she could even celebrate three round numbers: 555 dives in total, 150 dives in Lembeh Strait and this morning her 100th dive with Paulus as her Dive Guide. On all her trips to
- [Water temperature gets warmer – diving stays hot](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/water-temperature-gets-warmer-diving-stays-hot/) - We had some really good summer months in Lembeh Strait. From a critter lover's point of view that is equal to colder water temperatures. From July until middle of October the temperature was around 25-26° C. This means, that you'll need a thicker wetsuit and also a hood and/or a vest. But in return you will see more
- [INON LF800-N – in the Spotlight](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/inon-lf800-n-in-the-spotlight/) - The INON LF800-N is a torch that interested me since it first was released. The LF800-N is a special interest torch and has a very narrow 5° beam that creates a spotlight like effect. This can be ideal as a search or night dive light – or used in photography or videography. Now i finally got around to buy
- [Spirit of Lembeh 2015 – the annual album](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/spirit-of-lembeh-2015-the-annual-album/) - The year is about to come to an end and – like last year – i want to post an album with my favourite moments, critters and photos of the last 12 months. The one big thing to mention about Lembeh 2015 is the extremely good high season we had. The cold water period started early
- [The Bandfish: Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/the-bandfish-creature-feature/) - One of the lesser known and more rarely seen families of fishes are the bandfish. These elongated, snaky looking creatures are relatively big and usually found quite deep – down to about 500m. But some species of bandfish can be found in shallower areas. For example the Yellow-Spotted Bandfish (Acanthocepola abreviata) which we see on some spots here
- [Denise Pygmy Seahorse: Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/denise-pygmy-seahorse-creature-feature/) - The Denise Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) is one of the several Pygmy Seahorses to be seen in Lembeh Strait. Like its bigger cousin – the Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse – it lives in Seafans. But this species is not restricted to one type of seafan. It can be found it different types of seafans AND in
- [Juvenile Sole mimics Flatworm](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/juvenile-sole-mimics-flatworm/) - On a recent Blackwater Nightdive i took this photo of a Juvenile Sole. Even though juvenile Soles are not uncommon in Lembeh Strait this is the first one i've ever seen free swimming in the the water column. This is particularly interesting as these juvenile Soles are often stated to be imitating Flatworms. Kind of obvious as they
- [A Shrimp Larvae in development](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/a-shrimp-larvae-in-development/) - On a recent Blackwater Nightdive I was lucky enough to witness a Shrimp Larvae shedding its skin. During our Blackwater Nightdives we attract weird planktonic creatures with strong lights and get to see various juvenile fishes, squids, octopi, worms and a lot of strange crustaceans. This shrimp caught my eye and at first I thought it
- [New Pool and Jacuzzi in Lembeh!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/new-pool-and-jacuzzi/) - We have had a quiet few months at NAD, and have been busy making some improvements! We now have a new pool and jacuzzi near the main rooms. Custom designed by Simon, and then build by Simon, Serge and help from all of our team we now have a nice capacity pool to enjoy a drink or the relaxing massage of the spa jets in the jacuzzi.
- [Introducing Sonja (or the new Serge)](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/introducing-sonja/) - It’s time to introduce myself properly, so far most of you only know me as “the new Serge”. My name is Sonja, I’m from Germany and decided to move to South East Asia in 2010 to become a dive instructor. Back then, you would always find me diving with a simple point and shoot camera – therefore, it wasn’t very surprising that I finally completed my underwater videography course in 2012.
- [Happy Easter from NAD Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/happy-easter/) - Happy Easter 2017 to all of you! Instead of the Easter Rabbit with white, fluffy ears, we’ve had a little tarsier visiting us. Not sure if he was hiding eggs though? Tarsiers are small primates, about 10 to 15 cm in size which only live on some islands in Southeast Asia. The enormous eyeballs give the Tarsier a quite unique look: they can be up to 16 mm in diameter and help them hunt for prey and watch out for predators. During the day, Tarsiers rest clinging onto tree branches whereas at night time, they use their powerful hind legs and tail to leap to another branch and catch insects or smaller vertebrates.
- [NAD Lembeh contributing to new DisneyNature movie](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/nad-lembeh-contributing-to-new-disneynature-movie/) - Get ready for another great DisneyNature movie called “Dolphins” which will be coming to the cinemas in 2018. DisneyNature has just released the trailer for their new movie, in which we follow “Echo”, a young dolphin, on his adventures when he explores the coral reef.
- [Seahorses – where the male gets to do most of the work](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/seahorses/) - Divers usually get to the point where, after hunting all kinds of different critters, they pick their personal “obsession”. Whether these are Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Gobies, Nudibranchs or Frogfishes – so my weak spot have always been Seahorses. Here in Lembeh, we can find up to six different species on one dive!
- [EFR staff training can be fun!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/efr-staff-training-can-be-fun/) - Every six months, all our dive guides and boat crew get a quick refresher course of the most important EFR skills. Regular training ensures that everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency – but hopefully we will never need those skills in real life. CPR, Oxygen Administration, First Aid for hazardous marine life injuries or serious bleeding management, it all sounds totally boring. Why not make the EFR staff training fun instead?
- [Dive guides on a mission](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/dive-guides-on-photo-mission/) - Some of our dive guides and I took advantage of a free afternoon to go on a photographic mission on our house reef and wreck. Although all of our guides are pretty good in handling cameras and taking pictures already, there is always room for improvement.
- [Guest Gallery: Johan van Schaik](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/guest-gallery-johan-van-schaik/) - Our guests Johan and Bets from the Netherlands have visited Lembeh in 2010 already. Compared to a few years ago, they enjoyed diving in the Strait now even more: less trash, more critters, better corals. A big thank you to Johan for some beautiful underwater pictures which he was happy to share with us in our guest gallery.
- [Lembeh wide angle opportunities](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/lembeh-wide-angle-opportunities/) - Although most people come to Lembeh for the tiny critters and muck diving on black sand - I can’t stay away from shooting wide angle every now and again. Especially right now that the visibility is suitable for it and perfect subjects like Wonderpus, Mimic Octopus or big Hairy Frogfish keep turning up on a regular basis.
- [Slow shutter speed or how to create a motion blur](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/slow-shutter-speed-motion-blur/) - In most of the cases you would probably hit the delete button straight away, when you check your pictures and see a blurry image. The main objective of photography is usually to have a clear and crisp subject in focus. However, when used right, a bit of a blur can be quite interesting and give your image a sense of motion.
- [Exploring the Highlands of North Sulawesi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/exploring-the-highlands-of-north-sulawesi/) - The spectacular critters and diving is what brings most people to the muck capital Lembeh. Often overlooked is the fact that the highlands of North Sulawesi are rich in culture and art. Whenever you need a break from diving or if you are just curious to learn something about the heritages of North Sulawesi, I’d highly recommend to go on a day trip with us.
- [Marine life and their eggs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/marine-life-and-their-eggs/) - The life cycle of fishes and other marine organisms is extremely complex and one blog entry is surely not enough to elaborate this topic. But regardless of the season and dive sites, we can usually see several marine species and their eggs whilst diving in Lembeh. Normally, marine organisms produce large amounts of small eggs that hatch quickly. This produces large populations and therefore a greater chance for species survival.
- [Dive Guide Photo Competition](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/dive-guide-photo-competition/) - The majority of our guests are not only divers but also photographers. Therefore, it is a big plus if you can provide dive guides with a photography background. We have several camera setups for rental, available for our guides whenever they want to go fun diving. In order to give them an incentive to improve their photo skills, we organized a little dive guide photo competition with some great prices!
- [Almost resident Rhinopia](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/almost-resident-rhinopia/) - Rhinopias are some of the rarest and at the same time most beautiful creatures to find here in the Lembeh Strait. And that’s also the reason why we are proud to say that our dive guide Oksin found one for the first time in two months now!
- [Black Water Night Dives](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/black-water-night-dives/) - It sounds contradictory at first because of course the waters are black and it’s dark during night dives, but it will make total sense to you in a minute. Black Water Night Dives are something everyone should try at least once even if you’re usually not a big fan of night dives.
- [Wreck Diving in Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/wreck-diving-in-lembeh/) - Lembeh is world-known for muck diving and critter hunting but wreck diving?! Although it sounds hard to believe, diving the Mawali Wreck offers unique opportunities for macro as well as wide angle enthusiasts and of course those who enjoy wreck diving in general.
- [Mating Mandarin Fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/mating-mandarin-fish/) - It’s just before the sun disappears and most of us divers feel like having a beer, when the actual magic on the reef happens. Mating Mandarin Fish are something all divers should experience at least once during their stay in Lembeh. It’s when one of the most beautiful and stunning fish appears briefly to mate around sunset time in order to avoid any bright light.
- [Photo Fun Week with the Underwater Tribe](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/uncategorized/photo-fun-week-with-the-underwater-tribe/) - For the fifth time already we’ve been hosting the Underwater Tribe from Bali with photo instructors Mike Veitch, Luca Vaime and Doug Sloss. The number of workshop participants was limited to 16 spaces to ensure everyone gets enough personal time with the instructors. All levels of underwater photographers were welcome and it was incredible to see how each and every one of them improved within only 7 days!
- [The Weefine Ring Light](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/the-weefine-ring-light/) - When you’re new to (manual) photography, you have a lot to juggle at the same time: starting with the positioning and settings of your camera, not to mention your one or two strobes! Luckily, new underwater photography gadgets enter the market on a regular basis and the idea of using a ring light instead of a strobe or torch isn’t that new as such. However, the newly released Kraken Weefine Ring Light got us excited since it’s especially designed for macro photography. Let’s see what the results look like and how we rate the 1000 lumens strong, relatively inexpensive light.
- [Which Diopter?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/which-diopter/) - These days it is pretty hard to choose from all the diopters available - you probably have at least one old school one in your kit bag. The Inon UCL 165 and 330 were the first mass produced diopters specifically for underwater use, before those we had to use slide on single element diopters (woodys diopter), or put a higher quality dual element diopter directly on your lens before you got in the water (Nikon 6T).
- [Which Diopter Part 2](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/which-diopter-part-2/) - Today I headed out for 2 dives in the morning, armed with the Nauticam D500, 105mm lens, double flip holder and the SMC1 and SMC2. I didn't want to take too many diopters as it would have meant juggling them around underwater, and frankly they are too expensive to risk scratching.
- [Which Diopter - Part 3](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/which-diopter-part-3/) - Day 3 with the Diopters and it's starting to feel like groundhog day. Today I had the 45degree viewfinder on, so at least my neck doesnt hurt as I write this. Today I took down the Noodilab Moby and the SMC2, on the Nikon D500. I'm really enjoying using the crop sensor D500 over my 1Dx, somehow the Nikon colour space just feels much nicer out of the camera on macro photos, and of course the crop is great until you meet up with a hairy frogfish or flamboyant cuttlefish and end up shooting them from over a meter away. Maybe I should bring one of our rental compacts such as the Sony RX100V or Olympus TG4 next time.
- [Black Rayed Shrimpgoby feeds partner shrimp some poop!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/black-rayed-shrimpgoby-feeds-partner-shrimp-some-poop/) - Have you ever wondered how the partner shrimp in the Lembeh Strait get their food? I always assumed that 100% of it came from digging through the sand and finding morcels of food between the rocks and grains of sand. Today changed my opinion - the shrimp goby clearly plucks a piece of poop from the water column and passes it down into the burrow for the partner shrimp - I peered over the top of the camera and the partner shrimp did pick it up and withdraw into the burrow with it.
- [Yesterdays Photos Today](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/yesterdays-photos-today/) - In the last week we've had all kinds of octopus, from blue ringed to mimic and the usual other cephalopods. Many kinds of frogfish, and of course all the other usual tiny critters that you associate with Lembeh. My favourite moment was sitting with a pair of gobies whilst they had a territorial dispute, which in turn allowed me to get very close without disturbing them.
- [Finning technique, taught by a shrimp goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/slow-mo-finning-technique-taught-by-a-shrimp-goby/) - Today I did 3 dives, 2 with the Sigma 17-70mm (which i'll write something on in the future) and then the last one with the Zeiss Milvus 50mm Macro lens, which is manual focus. The 50mm lens is the lens that I used for the Shrimpgoby in the video below, shooting at a higher than usual frame rate of 300 frames per second. So this is being played back at less than 1/10th of real time speed to show the detail in the finning method of the goby.
- [Installing a New Mooring](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/installing-a-new-mooring/) - Yesterday afternoon, we went diving and the strong South wind we are experiencing at the moment had caused the mooring on the divesite we were on to slip, and sadly there was another boat there using an anchor. We just used a bunch of fuel waiting in deeper water for the divers to come up. Neither option is good for the environment.
- [Nikon 200mm F/4 Micro testing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/nikon-200mm-f4-micro-testing/) - The Nikon 200mm F/4 Micro is an old design lens, no stabilisers, no focus drive motors. So it is quite slow and will get blurry if you are not super steady - I would definitely suggest this lens only to those who are looking for a new challenge underwater or if you're shooting extremely shy animals. It's also quite heavy, but feels solidly built with nice balance when used above water. There are many reviews on the lens around the internet - if you're also into dragonflies and other skittish insects this lens will already be on your radar.
- [Goby Quiz!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/how-well-do-you-know-your-gobies/) - How well do you know your gobies from the Lembeh Strait? Here's a quick quiz of just some of teh gobies you can look for during your stay in Lembeh. Of course, we all have a favourite goby, and tastes may be different but there is one thing for sure, they are way cooler than nudibranchs!
- [NAD-Lembeh in der Tauchsportzeitschrift "Unterwasser"](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/nad-lembeh-in-der-tauchsportzeitschrift-unterwasser/) - Wer gerne mehr über unsere kleines Juwel von Tauchresort und Indonesien im Allgemeinen erfahren möchte, sollte sich schnellstmöglich zum nächsten Zeitschriftenladen aufmachen: dort gibt es nämlich derzeit einen tollen Artikel, den unser Freund Patrick Neumann in der aktuellen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift "unterwasser" verfasst hat.
- [The Hairy Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/the-hairy-octopus-2/) - It’s considered the holy grail of critters because they’re extremely rare and usually only spotted during a short period of time: the Hairy Octopus. Once you’ve seen Wonderpus, Mimic, Blue-Ring and Mototi, this is probably the ultimate Cephalopod left on the list.
- [Diving in Lembeh – Tips and Tricks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/diving-in-lembeh-tips-and-tricks/) - We've put together a little video with helpful tips and tricks to make diving in Lembeh even more enjoyable and fun for everyone. Check out how to adjust your dive style and find examples of what to do and not to do. Especially when diving with a camera there's a few things you should consider!
- [Gäste Portrait – Werner Malle](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/gaste-portrait-werner-malle/) - Immer mal wieder haben wir „Wiederholungstäter“ hier im NAD-Lembeh Resort. So auch in den vergangenen Wochen: „Opa Werner“ aus Deutschland macht bereits zum fünften Mal bei uns Urlaub! Wobei Urlaub für den mittlerweile 84-jährigen nicht im Vordergrund steht, viel lieber filmt Werner mit seiner Videokamera samt Gehäuse und Keldan Lampen interessante Kreaturen oder aber auch mal nur Korallen auf seinen mindestens drei Tauchgängen pro Tag. Da bleibt nur wenig Zeit für Anderes, aber für einen interessante Tauchgeschichte aus seinem Leben ist Werner immer zu haben.
- [Creature Feature: Miamira Alleni](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/creature-feature-miamira-alleni/) - With tons of different kind of nudis in the Lembeh Strait, I find it hard sometimes to get excited about the „sluggy stuff“. However, there’s certain species which, even if you’re not a nudi lover, are just spectacular. Sometimes it’s their funky colors, sometimes their incredible shapes, just like the Miamira Alleni which Joni Toy spotted the other day.
- [Day Trip to Bangka](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/day-trip-to-bangka/) - November is probably the best month to see the biggest variety of critters here in Lembeh. It’s also the time of the year when conditions are perfect to dive in the North of Sulawesi, around Bangka Island for example.
- [Soap Bubble Bokeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/soap-bubble-bokeh/) - Every underwater photographer has his „thing“ and a certain way they get comfortable with shooting subjects. For most photographers and when it comes to macro, it’s the black background. For me, it’s Bokeh and shooting with an open aperture. I never get bored of this technique and the creamy background but in order to add a bit more color to my pictures, I thought I’d try another more creative approach.
- [The Snoot Technique](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/the-snoot-technique/) - Especially in underwater macro photography, it becomes challenging sometimes to get your subject separated from your background. You can try and achieve it shooting big aperture and shallow depth of field, another technique is to “snoot” your subject.
- [Guest Video: Dan McGanty](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/guest-video-dan-mcganty/) - Helen Brierley and Dan McGanty from the US have just recently visited us here at NAD for a week of diving in Lembeh. Their passion for the underwater world was quite obvious from the beginning: after 3 dives per day, they would furthermore head out for a Blackwater Night dive every night.
- [This Week’s Shrimps & Crabs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/this-weeks-shrimps-crabs/) - For the past week I’ve taken one of our guides, Johan, for some diving. He’s usually famous for being the “Goby Hunter”. Although considering how many different species of shrimps and crabs we both found together, he deserves an additional name!
- [How To Achieve Black Backgrounds](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/how-to-achieve-black-backgrounds/) - One of the most common questions I get asked when it comes to underwater macro photography is how to achieve black backgrounds. The popping colors of the subject on black creates great contrasts in an image. Generally speaking, a black or dark background is achieved by a small aperture. You would want to let as little light as possible through your camera lens. However, it’s not just that easy since a big F-stop/ small aperture automatically means greater depth of field!
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights March 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-lembeh-highlights-march-2018/) - Harlequin and Spiny Tiger Shrimp, Juvenile Warty and Painted Frogfish as well as Giant Frogfish are only a few of the highlights from this month. The conditions for diving in Lembeh are perfect right now: with the winds from the North slowing down, we are able to dive both North and South end of the Lembeh Strait.
- [Blue-Ringed Octopuses Getting Lucky](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/blue-ringed-octopuses-getting-lucky/) - We’ve been spotting several Blue-Ringed Octopuses in the last week and to top it off, I’ve found a couple mating yesterday. Not sure if mating is seasonal since I couldn’t find any reliable information anywhere – the last pair I’ve seen was in October last year, which makes me think that Blue-Ringed mate all year round.
- [Wide Angle Wednesday](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/wide-angle-wednesday/) - Since the conditions at the dive sites in the North of Lembeh are perfect at the moment, I have been focusing mainly on wide angle photography. Sites like Yiko Yansi, Dante’s Wall, California Dreaming, Angel’s Windows and Pulau Putus offer some fantastic wall, coral reef and cavern dives! Although diving in Lembeh is dominated by finding small critters and creatures, they can also be found on sites where both wide angle and macro subjects are present.
- [NAD in Garuda Inflight Magazine](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-in-garuda-inflight-magazine/) - We’ve had the honor to welcome Tommy Schultz, editor for the Garuda inflight magazine “Colours” at NAD. As a result, he has put together a great article about diving in Lembeh and with one of the most experienced dive guides. Paulus started his dive career almost 30 years ago with muck diving pioneer Larry Smith and we’re proud to call him the Supervisor of our dive team.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights April 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nad-lembeh-highlights-april-2018/) - Although April is still considered our low season here in Lembeh, we can’t tell by the amount of critters and especially Frogfish we’ve been spotting lately. Several Hairy Frogfish on a few different dive sites, Giant Frogfish in all kinds of colors and a whole portfolio of both Warty and Painted Frogfish in varying sizes have been seen.
- [Reducing Plastic - Every Little Helps!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/reducing-plastic-every-little-helps/) - We're constantly thinking of more ways to reduce plastic and have just implemented a few additional changes around the resort.
- [Busy Dive Day With Stenli And Paulus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/busy-dive-day-with-stenli-and-paulus/) - To say that my dives with Paulus and Stenli are always a bit “stressful” sounds so negative, it’s of course positive stress ;) However you just can’t stay with your subject for more than 5 minutes because sure enough one of them will find another highlight on the dive to shoot!
- [Upgrades and Renovations around NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/upgrades-and-renovations-around-nad/) - The beginning of the year is when it’s normally a bit quieter in the Lembeh Strait. However, we’ve been busy during the past few months regardless of the typical “low season” but we still found time for some renovations and upgrades of the resort!
- [Making Friends with a Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/making-friends-with-a-goby/) - I’ve only recently started enjoying taking pictures of gobies. There’s around 500 different species only in the Indo-Pacific region but one of my favorites is the Magnificent Shrimp Goby. With its beautiful dorsal fin, almost like a sail, and the beautiful pattern on it, it’s very photogenic. The shrimp goby usually shares a burrow with, turns out to be quite pretty too: Randall’s Pistol Shrimp are brightly colored in red, white and yellow.
- [Creature Feature: Idiomysis or Opossum Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/creature-feature/creature-feature-idiomysis-or-opossum-shrimp/) - Certainly one of the weirdest critters and alien-looking creatures, is the Idiomysis or Opossum Shrimp. They only reach a few millimeters in length but yet I’m sure that every diver checking the sand or reef has seen them before. Idiomysis usually come in groups of 5 up to maybe 20 individuals and look a little like “flies” but underwater.
- [The Wrestle of the Mototi Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/the-wrestle-of-the-mototi-octopus/) - To see Mototi or Blue-Ringed Octopus is nothing unusual at the moment. There’s a big number of cephalopods around during that time of the year. However, seeing two Mototi Octopus fighting was quite something!
- [NO GLOVES at NAD – the come back!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/dive-center/no-gloves-at-nad-the-come-back/) - Starting in 2014, NAD had already banned the use of dive gloves. In the past year however, we’ve listened to people which we probably shouldn’t have done. Based on some guest feedback, we decided to be more lenient with gloves and trust that not the gloves as such are bad but the person wearing them. As a result, we have now seen that people who talked about being good divers and wearing gloves, would still cause more damage than if they did not wear gloves. Therefore, we will no longer allowing people to dive with gloves at NAD Lembeh.
- [Sargassum Season](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/diving-stories/sargassum-season/) - The season is changing in Lembeh which means the winds are now coming from the South and the water temperature has dropped by a degree or two – nothing to worry about, 26-27 degrees celsius is still toasty for normal people. As a result, a lot of Sargassum sea weed together with over two dozens of Sargassum Frogfish has collected in our little bay a few days ago.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights May 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/nad-lembeh-highlights-may-2018/) - This month's highlight are truly special because it doesn't happen every day that we see a Whaleshark, Rhinopia, lots of Sargassum Frogfish and Flamboyant Cuttlefish eggs hatching diving in Lembeh!
- [Hatching Flamboyant Cuttlefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/hatching-flamboyant-cuttlefish/) - It was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever watched underwater, seeing these 1cm small creatures changing colors and breaking through the eggs. It looked like a bit of a struggle for some of them, but eventually most of the little Flamboyant Cuttlefish hatched during the 20 min. I was watching them.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights June 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/nad-lembeh-highlights-june-2018/) - This month still had lots of cephalopods ready for us. Mainly Coconut, Mimic and Mototi Octopus as well as Flamboyant Cuttlefish got spotted on the dives. I’ve been shooting more video than stills this month. Therefore, here comes a short movie with our June highlights.
- [Nudibranchs are “slugivores” - And You Still Think They Are Cute?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nudibranchs-are-slugivores/) - It’s quite common to see nudibranchs feeding on each other. As it turns out, sea slugs are their own worst enemy! This short video of a Gymnodoris swallowing a Ceratosoma nudibranch may change your perception of these colorful, “cute”, little creatures!
- [Diving With Kids In Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/diving-with-kids-in-lembeh/) - Lembeh is famous for some world class muck diving, also called the critter capital! I admit it, it’s not necessarily something you get into after your first open water dive. However, when it comes to easy diving conditions, Lembeh is a great place. And therefore, also perfectly suitable for diving with kids.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights July 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/nad-lembeh-highlights-july-2018/) - July surprised us with many different species of nudibranchs and sea slugs. We've also had some (little) sharks paying us a visit. A bunch of (Hairy) Frogfishes is still around. And on top of that: lots of Flamboyant Cuttlefish in different stages. We've spotted quite a few new Blackwater Night Dive subjects. In general, the water temperature is back to 28 degrees. That without any rain and the visibility is almost at its best for Lembeh. So fantastic wide angle opportunities as well!
- [Guest Gallery: Francis Lau](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/guest-gallery-francis-lau/) - Polly and Francis Lau are two of our many return guests here at NAD. The couple visits and dives with us and in Lembeh at least once a year, usually staying around 10 days. Polly and Francis love diving with dive guide Marnes because he is still able to find and show the couple new critters every time they visit - even after the 7th stay!
- [Float Arms - Which Ones To Buy?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/underwater-photography-tips/float-arms-which-ones-to-buy/) - When you first start diving, the most difficult but important thing is to maintain proper buoyancy. This is even more crucial when you dive with a (big) camera! Neither do you want to damage corals or any marine life, nor your expensive toys. Also, you want to save your wrist from heavy lifting underwater and dragging “dead weight” around which affects your air consumption. Luckily, float arms were invented to support you and your camera rig. In this blog, we want to give you a quick guide on which buoyancy arms to choose for your SLR or mirrorless setup.
- [Creature Feature: Coconut Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/creature-feature-coconut-octopus-2/) - One of the most entertaining creatures to watch when diving in Lembeh is the Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus). This species of octopus, also called the Veined Octopus, is very active during the day. Protecting its body with shells or hiding in coconut halves (hence the name of the octopus), you can often watch them building or improving their home. Watch the video below and you will see what I mean!
- [Best Lens For Mirrorless And Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/best-lens-for-mirrorless-and-lembeh/) - A lot of people struggle with which lens to bring on their diving trip to Lembeh. The Strait has it all: little shrimps and nudibranchs, medium sized frogfish and octopuses, perfect wide angle scenes like reef tops and every now and again even big fish passing! This article gives you a few suggestions and recommendations on the best lens if you're shooting a Panasonic/ Olympus Micro Four Third camera.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights August 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/nad-lembeh-highlights-august-2018/) - Frogfishes, mating Blue-Ringed Octopus, Ghost Pipefishes and some more highlights from our Blackwater Night Dive Week - August just had it all. Sometimes pictures say more than words: check out our August 2018 highlights video from diving in Lembeh!
- [Discovering Dive: Site Angel's Window](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/discovering-dive-site-angels-window/) - “Angel’s Window” is one of my favorite dive sites in Lembeh. It’s located in the North of the Strait on the West side of Lembeh Island. The very popular site consists of two main pinnacles which come up almost all the way to the surface. In the deeper section of the site, the rocks form a huge cavern – hence the name “Angel’s Window”. Frogfish, Nudibranchs, Pygmy Seahorses, schooling fish life and beautiful soft corals are some of the highlights this site has to offer.
- [Preparing and packing for your dive trip](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/preparing-and-packing-for-your-dive-trip/) - One of biggest challenges when traveling as a diver (and underwater photographer), is how to safely get all your equipment from A to B. I’ve only recently returned from a dive trip and would like to share some of my tips - preparing and packing for your dive trip has never been easier!
- [Wide Angle On The House Reef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/housereef/wide-angle-on-the-house-reef/) - The NAD house reef is the perfect place if you would like to do an additional dive in the afternoon and be independent from the boat schedule. We’ve spotted Lembeh Sea Dragons, Psychedelic Batwing Slugs and Sargassum Frogfish on the house reef. However, right now we have some great wide-angle opportunities as well.
- [Creature Feature: Wonderpus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/creature-feature-wonderpus/) - The Wonderpus or Wunderpus photogenicus is one of the most photographed subjects in Lembeh. That is of course, if you can find it! Being a crepuscular hunter (active during twilight), the Wonderpus typically hides in a hole in the sand during day-time. Also, the Wonderpus is often confused with a similarly looking cephalopod, the Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). We will look into both species and point out some differences, which will help you distinguish between the two!
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights October 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-lembeh-highlights-october-2018/) - Our high season is in full swing: the amount of critters and creatures we've encountered last month is just incredible! The extremely cryptic and rare Melibe Colemani being a highlight, accompanied by the male Paper Nautilus during Blackwater Night Dive. Check out our highlights video from October 2018!
- [Creature Feature: Ornate Ghost Pipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/creature-feature-ornate-ghost-pipefish/) - It’s the season for Ornate Ghost Pipefishes here in Lembeh! This exotic looking fish hovers head down and can usually be found in pairs or smaller groups. Most of the time Ornate Ghost Pipefishes live right next to crinoids, feather stars or soft corals. Colors can vary from black, red, yellow to white.
- [East Lembeh Dive Trip](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/east-lembeh-dive-trip/) - Around 60 minutes boat ride away from NAD, East Lembeh offers a completely different scenery to what most divers are used to in the Lembeh Strait. Beautiful coral reefs and walls with sea fans as well as white sand can be found here.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights November 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-lembeh-highlights-november-2018/) - November is the best month to see one of the rarest critters of the Lembeh Strait, the Hairy Octopus. In general, we've spotted so many cephalopods (Coconut, Algae, Longarm, Blue-Ringed, Mimic Octopus, Mototi and Wonderpus) like in no other month.
- [Visiting the Dive Site's Locals](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/visiting-the-dive-sites-locals/) - One of the reasons why I love diving in Lembeh is that you can re-visit dive sites to look for “the locals”. Certain critters and even fish stay in the same area unless they get disturb. Therefore, if you didn’t manage to take a photo or video on the first go, there’s always the opportunity to go back and shoot again.
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/nad-lembeh-highlights-2018/) - Another fantastic year of diving in the Lembeh Strait comes to an end. A big shout out to all of the staff at NAD and of course all our guests which made 2018 another great year to remember. Most memorable moments for me were when we saw Whaleshark, Rhinopias, Melibe Colemani, Blue-Ringed Octopus, hatching Flamboyant Cuttlefish and Blue-Ringed Octopus Eggs as well as many new critters during Blackwater Night Dives. Bring on 2019 for some more amazing encounters with the critters and creatures of Lembeh!
- [NAD-Lembeh Highlights December 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/nad-lembeh-highlights-december-2018/) - Different species of Nudibranchs seemed to have replaced the abundance of cephalopods we've had during the previous month. Frogfishes, which are always a great subject to film and photograph, are still around - various species, colours and sizes. Following our 2018 highlights video, have a look what December had in stock for us!
- [NAD-Lembeh Diveguide Photo Competition 2019](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/photography/nad-lembeh-diveguide-photo-competition-2019/) - Our guides have been diving a lot with the camera over the last year, and they've made some stunning images with our rental camera fleet. The most used camera was the Olympus TG-4, which has recently been replaced by a TG-5 due to a leak! The GH-4 was the next most popular, with the 1Dx
- [Creature Feature: Bryozoan Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-bryozoan-goby/) - We are extremely fortunate to have a wide variety of gobies that can be found throughout the Lembeh straits. Ranging from shrimp gobies, that have their homes in the sand, to reef gobies that choose different environments within the reef for them to shelter. Like with many of Lembeh's underwater critters, once you know where
- [Creature Feature: Lembeh/Ocellated Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-lembeh-ocellated-frogfish/) - It's always extremely exciting whenever a new species gets discovered or described. When this particular frogfish was identified, it was a personal highlight of mine and many other critter/frogfish lovers as it had been photographed many times over without anything concrete to say what it was. Then in a scientific paper by Pietsch and Arnold
- [Poisonous or Venomous?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/poisonous-or-venomous/) - There are a lot of things to be mindful of when going diving. Making sure your buoyancy is under control, your breathing techniques and making sure you are not touching anything underwater are some examples. But why is it so important that we don’t touch anything underwater? For one, you might harm the marine life
- [Creature Feature: Pink Eye Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-pink-eye-goby/) - There are plenty of different species of goby that can be found here in Lembeh. We're going to focus on one of the most recognisable species today, the Pink Eye Goby! Its scientific name is Bryaninops natans, but it is more commonly known as the Pink Eye (or hovering) Goby. The reasons for that are
- [Creature Feature: Blanket Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-blanket-octopus/) - When it comes to "must see" underwater critters, cephalopods are usually high up on people's lists. There may be one that has very recently become more sought after than others, the Blanket Octopus. In the Blanket Octopus family there are 4 different species (Tremoctopus spp.) all of which share pretty much the same characteristics. Their
- [Back to Basics - An Intro to Blackwater Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/back-to-basics-an-intro-to-blackwater-diving/) - Here at NAD-Lembeh we truly love Blackwater Diving it is exciting, fascinating and something new to many divers. If you've never done a Blackwater Dive before keep on reading as we'll take you through the basics. Blackwater diving can be described as dropping in the water at night and looking for planktonic/larval forms of marine
- [Creature Feature: Phyllodesmium Nudibranchs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-phyllodesmium-nudibranchs/) - We are very lucky to get many beautiful and interesting Nudibranchs here in Lembeh. Now as you may know, there are plenty of different species of sea slugs, they can be a bit difficult to keep track of! In this blog post we will be looking closer at the Phyllodesmium Nudibranchs! The genus Phyllodesmium Nudibranchs
- [Back to Basics - What do you need for a Blackwater Dive?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/back-to-basics-what-do-you-need-for-a-blackwater-dive/) - When it comes to Blackwater Diving we get a lot of questions of what to bring along to be properly equipped for diving in the darkness! There are a few things we would recommend, but even with a simple torch and camera you are good to go. In terms of exposure protection, we typically recommend
- [Symbiotic Relationships Underwater](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/symbiotic-relationships-underwater/) - Today we are going to go through a phenomenon that is more common than you think, symbiotic relationships! They are very important for a lot of underwater species survival, and they can make for some really interesting behaviours and therefore some great subjects for UW photography. Firstly, what is symbiosis? It can be easily described
- [Back to Basics - A Guide to Muck Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/lembeh/back-to-basics-a-guide-to-muck-diving/) - Many of us know and love muck diving, but to some it is still an area of diving that is yet to be explored. For those of you that have never tried muck diving before, but are interested in trying it, keep on reading as we will go through what it is all about! Muck
- [Creature Feature: Bobtail Squid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-bobtail-squid/) - One of our favourite subjects to see on night dives is the Bobtail Squid! Here in Lembeh we often see Berry’s Bobtail Squid, sometimes known as the Hummingbird Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi). These tiny cephalopods are always fun to try spot and then shoot, as their jewel like appearance makes for a great colours. Berry’s
- [Creature Feature: Bornella anguilla](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/critters/creature-feature-bornella-anguilla/) - As you already know, there are a lot of different types of Nudibranchs here in Lembeh, and we mean a lot! But some species are more requested and sought after than others, for example the Ghost nudibranch (Melibe colemani) or the Solar-Powered nudibranchs (Phyllodesmium). Another example of a bucket-list-slug, is the Bornella anguilla which we
- [Cephalopods - How do they change colour?](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/miscellaneous/cephalopods-how-do-they-change-colour/) - Most of us love cephalopods, and will never get tired of seeing them whilst diving. It is well known that Octopus, Squids and Cuttlefish are able to change colour and sometimes even skin texture by will! Today we are going to explain both how and why this happens. Cephalopods have something called chromatophores that lie

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- [Diving in Lembeh with 2:1 Guest to Guide Ratio](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/) - Expert muck diving and underwater photography in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Small groups, camera-experienced guides, and world-class critter diving at NAD-Lembeh Resort.
- [Contact](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/contact/) - Contact us via the form below, or directly on info@nad-lembeh.com Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Name * First Last Options Email Preference Email * Diving Options Nitrox Photo Video Special Assistance Dietary Preference Comment or Message * SubmitPT Bakri ConoTeluk Rarandam KecilKelurahan MawaliBitungSulawesi UtaraIndonesia
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- [Lembeh Strait Dive Packages & Rates 2026](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/lembeh-rates/) - View NAD-Lembeh's 2026 dive packages and rates for muck diving and underwater photography in the Lembeh Strait. Small groups, expert guides, all-inclusive.
- [Blackwater Night Diving in the Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blackwater-lembeh/) - NAD-Lembeh offers expert-led blackwater night diving in the Lembeh Strait. Over 1,000 dives of experience, 250,000 lumens, and multiple styles including drift and bonfire dives.
- [Seaview Bungalows — NAD-Lembeh Resort, Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/lembeh-strait-bungalows/) - NAD-Lembeh's 5 seaview bungalows overlook the Lembeh Strait with a private deck, additional dayroom, Nespresso, and full board included. Perfect for couples and longer stays.
- [Brochure](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/brochure/) - A4 Booklet 2026_webDownload
- [Rooms & Bungalows at NAD-Lembeh — Lembeh Strait Dive Resort](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/rooms-and-bungalows/) - NAD-Lembeh Resort offers 10 beachfront rooms and 5 seaview bungalows on the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi. Ocean views, full board, and steps from the dive boat.
- [Dive Guides and Team](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/dive-team/) - NAD-Lembeh offers expert-led blackwater night diving in the Lembeh Strait. Over 1,000 dives of experience, 250,000 lumens, and multiple styles including drift and bonfire dives.
- [Muck Diving in the Lembeh Strait — The Critter Capital of the World!](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/) - NAD-Lembeh Resort offers world-class muck diving in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi. Expert guides, 2:1 guest ratio, and some of the best critter diving on earth.
- [Frogfish in Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/frogfish-lembeh-strait/) - The Lembeh Strait is one of the best places on earth to see frogfish. NAD-Lembeh's expert guides find hairy, painted, clown, ocellated and more — with a guaranteed 2:1 guide ratio.
- [Best Time to Dive the Lembeh Strait — Weather & Diving Seasons | NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/weather/) - Lembeh Strait diving is excellent year-round. Find out the best season to visit NAD-Lembeh — calm conditions, critter activity, water temperatures, and what to expect month by month.
- [FAQ — NAD-Lembeh Resort, Lembeh Strait Dive Resort, North Sulawesi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/faq/) - Practical information for your stay at NAD-Lembeh — flights, dining, dive boats, WiFi, first aid, and more. Everything you need to know before diving the Lembeh Strait.
- [Restaurant & Bar at NAD-Lembeh — Dining on the Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/restaurant-bar/) - Full board dining at NAD-Lembeh Resort — open-air restaurant with Asian and Western buffet, plus a bar with sunset views over the Lembeh Strait.
- [Travelling to Lembeh and North Sulawesi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/) - Everything you need to know about travelling to Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi. Flight routes from Singapore, Jakarta, Bali and beyond — plus resort info for NAD-Lembeh.
- [Underwater Photography Facilities at NAD-Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/nad-photo-center/) - NAD-Lembeh's dedicated underwater photography camera room offers Nauticam servicing, rental strobes, edit suites and photography-focused dive guides in the Lembeh Strait.
- [Check-in Forms](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/check-in-forms/) - If you would like to download the forms we ask you to fill on arrival; you can download, print and fill them out at home. Please pass them to the staff during the welcome briefing. NAD-Lembeh Check-in formDownload
- [Resort Staff](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/resort-staff/) - Kitchen Bar and Restaurant Housekeeping and Breakfast Maintenance
- [Management and Office](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/management/) - Berty Berty is our local manager at the resort. He takes care of staff issues and is our friendly face in the office for when our guests need some help with any problems they may have. From arranging visa extensions to picking up some extra toothpaste or the special shampoo you need Berty is the
- [NAD Lembeh Blackwater Night Diving Week 2025](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/nad-lembeh-blackwater-week-2025/) - Blackwater Diving in 2025? These weeks are for you if you prefer to do more blackwater dives than day dives! We will be searching for Blanket Octopus and Argonauts in this weeks!
- [Sam Robertshaw](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/sam-robertshaw/) - Sam is our manager at the resort. He is responsible for the diving, photo help, maintenance and general running of the resort. Originally from North Yorkshire, England, Sam has been a dive professional since 2012 and is currently a PADI Master Instructor. He has experience working in the Red Sea, Mediterranean, Pacific Islands and has
- [EURO Pricing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/euro-pricing/) - 2024 Pricing: NAD_2024_Published_EURO_smallDownload 2025 Pricing: NAD_2025_Published_EURO_smallDownload
- [GBP Pricing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/gbp-pricing/) - Please find our GBP Pricing, valid until 31st March 2024: 2024 Pricing: NAD_2024_Published_GBP_smallDownload 2025 Pricing: NAD_2025_Published_GBP_smallDownload
- [Rates 2025](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/rates-2025/) - NAD_2025_Published.v2Download
- [Diving Rental Equipment](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving-rental-equipment/) - Scuba Equipment We have a variety of equipment onsite: Full Foot Fins Wetsuits BCD Regulator Masks Dive Computer Please note that these items should be pre-booked with us, and that we only cater to the 95th percentile of sizes. If you are lucky enough to be unusually large or small we might not have the
- [Pool, Jacuzzi and Kayaks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/pool-jacuzzi-and-kayaks/) - We now have a small pool and jacuzzi in the garden area, with lots of nice rattan furniture and comfortable cushions. The pool uses salt chlorination, so the water is always in nice condition and does not burn your eyes. Adjacent to the pool area are some kayaks, free for our guests to use for
- [About Us](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/about-2/) - NAD was set up back in 2006 and we still have some staff from that period working for us! In 2010 Simon and Zee took a gamble and bought the resort which Simon had managed for the previous 2 years. A few broke years later we came out of the smoke with a renovated resort
- [NAD Lembeh Camera Room](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/nad-photo-center/nad-lembeh-camera-room/) - We're very proud of our newly renovated camera room which is possibly the biggest one in the world! Being the centre piece of the resort, Simon's tailored this room especially to the underwater photographer's needs - located right next to the restaurant and bar, your babies will never be far away from you and with a
- [Lembeh Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/lembeh-video/) - https://vimeo.com/115731500 Lembeh Video: Here is a short video on Lembeh shot in 2014. This Lembeh Video was shot over about 75 dives in The Lembeh Strait. For more information about photography and videography, you might want to check out or our photo blog. If you would like to learn more about photography with a hands
- [Black Water Night Dive Week](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blackwater-night-dive-week/) - Black Water Night Dives are all about looking for the small and obscure. We do various types of Black Water dives in various areas of the Strait depending on the weather and currents.Most dives you will be on or around a sandy reef, seeing what our lights attract during the dive, sometimes we may choose
- [Scuba Safaris Ltd](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/scuba-safaris-ltd/) - Please note that Scuba Safaris Ltd (UK) (14130474) is an authorised agent for booking holidays at NAD-Lembeh Resort. This landing page will be in use until their website is ready.
- [Rate Sheet](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/rate-sheet/) - Thank you for checking for our rates. We charge in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), but if you are an international traveller you may pay in another currency. Please email us for our latest rates at info@nad-lembeh.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
- [Aquaponic Greenhouse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/aquaponic-greenhouse/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [Graham Abbott and Shannon Conway Diving4Images Critter Trip](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/graham-abbott-and-shannon-conway-diving4images/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- ["Unusual Suspects" with Graham Abbott](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/unusual-suspects-with-graham-abbott/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NAD-Lembeh Resort presents a first class Critter Trip with expert Trip Leader, top notch Dive Guide and long time Indonesia Expert Graham Abbott. From February 24th 2015 to March 9th 2015 our friend Graham will lead interested Fish Whisperers and Muck-Dive Conaisseurs to NAD-Lembeh to mainly look for new and/or unusual Critters as well as newly explored new
- [Lembeh Photo Workshop by Insider Divers/ Simon Lorenz](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/lembeh-photo-workshop-by-insider-divers-simon-lorenz/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lembeh Photo Workshop by Insider Divers/ Simon Lorenz [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7829″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text] Itinerary Want to advance your photography skills, learn how to shoot black backgrounds, how to work full manual, snoot, or backlighting. Or are you completely new to photography? This workshop suits all levels. We will also do Lightroom and Photoshop, introductions, basics as
- [Guide Galleries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/guide-galleries/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our awesomely talented diveteam have been working hard on their photography this year, here are some of their favourite photos. Next time you dive with us maybe you can share a few of your tips on photoshop with them between dives! Shot with Olympus TG4, Panasonic GH-4, Nikon D500, Canon 7d Mkii and Canon 1DX.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][dt_albums_scroller
- [Alex Tattersall Lembeh Photo Workshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/alex-tattersall-lembeh-photo-workshop/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5185″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]This workshop is designed for moderately experienced UW photographers and, alongside the exploration of ‘technical’ areas of photography such as exposures, compositions, and camera settings, will impart how a greater understanding and sensitivity to the behaviour of marine life can enable anyone to take award winning photos. 26 November – 7
- [Divequest Photography Workshop at NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/divequest-photography-workshop-at-nad/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [Sample Page](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Lembeh vs Anilao Shootout 2020](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/lembeh-vs-anilao-shootout-2020/) - [vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading source=”post_title” main_heading_font_family=”font_family:BenchNine|font_call:BenchNine”][/ultimate_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_text_separator title=”NAD Needs YOU!”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Would you like to participate in a fun and friendly shootout between Lembeh and our arch nemesis, Anilao?! Well in December 2020 you can! Join us between 8 to 15 December 2020 to duel it out with our friends and peers from Solitude Lembeh & Anilao, and Aiyanar
- [Seasick Productions Photo and Video Workshop 2019](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/seasick-productions-lembeh-indonesia-with-mike-bartick/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”10139″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Maybe you want to witness something different, something unusual, something extraordinary. Maybe you own an underwater camera system and want to improve your images. Maybe you just gotta see what all this Blackwater diving hype is about. Whatever your reason, Lembeh is sure to satisfy. Often considered the birthplace of muck, this
- [Underwater Tribe Lembeh Photo Fun Week 2019](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/underwater-tribe-lembeh-photo-fun-week-2019/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”10109″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]Lembeh Strait Photo Workshop 2019 – We are happy to announce our 7thannual Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop with Special Guest Doug Sloss of Underwater Lightroom. This 7 night/17 dive package is set for 27 July – 3 August 2019 in the exciting Lembeh Strait. The package includes 17 nitrox tanks, return airport
- [Staff Galleries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/staff-galleries/) - [vc_row][vc_column][dt_fancy_title title=”Simon” title_size=”h1″ separator_style=”thick” separator_color=”accent”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Simon has worked all over the world in diving, from captaining boats to shooting commercial video projects. Here are some of his favourite images from Lembeh. Simon loves shooting macro with long lenses… 150mm Sigma on Full Frame Canon is his most used lens combination for still. And the vintage
- [Underwater Tribe Lembeh Photo Fun Week 2018](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/uwt-photoworkshop-with-mike-veitch-luca-vaime-and-doug-sloss/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7973″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Mike Veitch (right) – Mike is a long time photo and video pro who has been teaching underwater photography for more than a decade. With a client list of many of today’s top underwater photographers, Mike’s knowledge and hands on teaching style has helped improve the photography skills of hundreds of people
- [Mailing List sign up](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/travelling-to-lembeh-and-north-sulawesi/mailing-list-sign-up/) - [vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=””
- [Underwater Tribe 2015 Photoworkshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/underwater-tribe-2015-photoworkshop/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Underwater Tribe and NAD-Lembeh are happy to introduce our Third Annual Underwater Tribe/NAD Lembeh Photo Workshop for 18-25 July 2015. Following on the success of our UWT/NAD photo workshops in 2013 and 2014, we will be hosting a 7 night/17 dive package at the best photo resort in the Lembeh Strait. Once again,
- [Stephen Wong & Takako Uno Photographic Workshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/diving_lembeh/stephen_wong-takako_uno_lembeh_photographic_workshop/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] NAD Lembeh Resort presents a new Underwater Photography Workshop for 2015, with underwater photojournalists Stephen Wong & Takako Uno (www.stephenwong.com & www.takakouno.com ). Stephen & Takako are both passionate marine wildlife photojournalists and have a string of achievements, including finding new species. They are also really fun people who deeply enjoy the marine environment.
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- [Critters](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/critters/)
- [housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/housereef/)
- [Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/lembeh/)
- [Dive Center](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/dive-center/)
- [UW Photo Tips](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/underwater-photography-tips/)
- [Photography](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/photography/)
- [Miscellaneous](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/miscellaneous/)
- [Diving Stories](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/diving-stories/)
- [Resort](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/resort/)
- [Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/creature-feature/)
- [Guest Galleries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/guest-galleries/)
- [Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/video/)
- [Biology](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/biology/)
- [Rebreather](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/rebreather-2/)
- [Dive Sites](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/dive-sites-2/)
- [Lembeh Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/lembeh-behaviour/)
- [quiz](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/quiz/)
- [Back to Basics](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/back-to-basics/)
- [C-19](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/c-19/)
- [blackwater](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/blackwater/)
- [travel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/travel/)
- [Mini Blog](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/category/mini-blog/)

## Tags

- [Behaviour](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/behaviour/)
- [Critters](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/critters/)
- [Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lembeh/)
- [Photography](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photography/)
- [Dragon](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dragon/)
- [housing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/housing/)
- [Nauticam](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nauticam/)
- [Red](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/red/)
- [rossa](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/rossa/)
- [Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/diving/)
- [Highlights](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/highlights/)
- [July](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/july/)
- [NAD](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nad/)
- [Black](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/black/)
- [Hairy Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hairy-frogfish/)
- [Mating](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mating/)
- [Day Trip](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/day-trip/)
- [East Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/east-lembeh/)
- [Ghostpipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ghostpipefish/)
- [Canyons](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/canyons/)
- [Coral Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/coral-diving/)
- [Day rip](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/day-rip/)
- [Soft Coral](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/soft-coral/)
- [Housereef](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/housereef-2/)
- [Resort](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/resort/)
- [Shoredive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shoredive/)
- [Wreck](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/wreck/)
- [Muck](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muck/)
- [Species](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/species/)
- [Bay](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bay/)
- [Black Sand](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/black-sand/)
- [fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/fish/)
- [Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/frogfish/)
- [Green](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/green/)
- [aer bajo](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/aer-bajo/)
- [Tanks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tanks/)
- [Dusk](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dusk/)
- [Night](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/night/)
- [Night Dive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/night-dive/)
- [Night Safari](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/night-safari/)
- [Seadragon](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/seadragon/)
- [Chili](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/chili/)
- [Garden](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/garden/)
- [Jalapeno](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jalapeno/)
- [Manager](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/manager/)
- [Serge](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/serge/)
- [UW Photographer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/uw-photographer/)
- [eggs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/eggs/)
- [squid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/squid/)
- [Guide](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/guide/)
- [October](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/october/)
- [Team](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/team/)
- [birthday](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/birthday/)
- [blue](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/blue/)
- [Bluering](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bluering/)
- [blueringed](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/blueringed/)
- [octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/octopus/)
- [Blog](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/blog/)
- [Damai](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/damai/)
- [Indonesia](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/indonesia/)
- [Mike](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mike/)
- [Mike Veitch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mike-veitch/)
- [Veitch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/veitch/)
- [Batu Bunyan](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/batu-bunyan/)
- [Pulau Dua](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pulau-dua/)
- [Bottle](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bottle/)
- [Cardinal Fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cardinal-fish/)
- [Ghost Pipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ghost-pipefish/)
- [hitchhiker](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hitchhiker/)
- [nudibranch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nudibranch/)
- [pipefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pipefish/)
- [Pineapple](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pineapple/)
- [hypselodoris](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hypselodoris/)
- [Photocourse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photocourse/)
- [Books](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/books/)
- [Fishbooks](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/fishbooks/)
- [ID](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/id/)
- [Library](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/library/)
- [marine life](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/marine-life/)
- [marinelife](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/marinelife/)
- [Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shrimp/)
- [Creature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/creature/)
- [Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/feature/)
- [Longfin Waspfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/longfin-waspfish/)
- [TK1](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tk1/)
- [TK2](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tk2/)
- [TK3](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tk3/)
- [Mimic](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mimic/)
- [Mimic Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mimic-octopus/)
- [Muckdive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muckdive/)
- [Teluk Kembahu](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/teluk-kembahu/)
- [TK](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tk/)
- [Blue Ringed Octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/blue-ringed-octopus/)
- [Creature Feature](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/creature-feature/)
- [Lembeh Strait](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lembeh-strait/)
- [Muck diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muck-diving/)
- [Engagent](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/engagent/)
- [Best Diving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/best-diving/)
- [Sawblade](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sawblade/)
- [Tozeuma](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tozeuma/)
- [Muckdiving](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muckdiving/)
- [Pulau Lembeh](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pulau-lembeh/)
- [4 Stroke](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/4-stroke/)
- [Boat](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boat/)
- [Boats](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boats/)
- [Dive Boat](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive-boat/)
- [Eco Friendly](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/eco-friendly-2/)
- [Engines](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/engines/)
- [Four Stroke](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/four-stroke/)
- [Hairy Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hairy-shrimp/)
- [Phycocaris Simulans](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/phycocaris-simulans/)
- [Tiger Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tiger-shrimp/)
- [Belly](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/belly/)
- [hippocampus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hippocampus/)
- [Pontohi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pontohi/)
- [Pregnant](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pregnant/)
- [Pygmy](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pygmy/)
- [Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/seahorse/)
- [Camera](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/camera/)
- [Duiken](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/duiken/)
- [Sophie Giraffe](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sophie-giraffe/)
- [Bumblebee Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bumblebee-shrimp/)
- [Harlequin Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/harlequin-shrimp/)
- [Boundary](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boundary/)
- [Buoy](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/buoy/)
- [Protection](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/protection/)
- [Safety](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/safety/)
- [Bargibanti](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bargibanti/)
- [Coral](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/coral/)
- [Muricella](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muricella/)
- [Pygmy Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pygmy-seahorse/)
- [Seafan](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/seafan/)
- [feeding](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/feeding/)
- [Mantis Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mantis-shrimp/)
- [Video](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/video/)
- [Banggai](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/banggai/)
- [Cardinalfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cardinalfish/)
- [Mouthbreeder](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mouthbreeder/)
- [Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/crab/)
- [Super Macro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/super-macro/)
- [group](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/group/)
- [macro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/macro/)
- [underwater.kr](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/underwater-kr/)
- [uw photo](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/uw-photo/)
- [Psychedelic Batwing Slug](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/psychedelic-batwing-slug/)
- [Sagaminopteron Psychedelicum](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sagaminopteron-psychedelicum/)
- [slug](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/slug/)
- [Amphioctopus marginatus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/amphioctopus-marginatus/)
- [cephalopod](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cephalopod/)
- [Coconut](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/coconut/)
- [Coconut octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/coconut-octopus/)
- [Veined octopus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/veined-octopus/)
- [Aegires Villosus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/aegires-villosus/)
- [Ceratosoma Sinuatum](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ceratosoma-sinuatum/)
- [Shaggy Aegires](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shaggy-aegires/)
- [Algae Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/algae-shrimp/)
- [Heteronucia](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/heteronucia/)
- [little crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/little-crab/)
- [Pearl](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pearl/)
- [Purse Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/purse-crab/)
- [Tandu Rusa](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tandu-rusa/)
- [Crab Eye](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/crab-eye/)
- [Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/goby/)
- [Poop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/poop/)
- [Signal Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/signal-goby/)
- [Twin Spot Goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/twin-spot-goby/)
- [behavior](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/behavior/)
- [Idiosepius](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/idiosepius/)
- [Predation](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/predation/)
- [Pygmy Squid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pygmy-squid/)
- [cheeck](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cheeck/)
- [crosshatch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/crosshatch/)
- [isopod](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/isopod/)
- [Parasite](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/parasite/)
- [parasites](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/parasites/)
- [Green Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/green-shrimp/)
- [new species](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/new-species/)
- [specimens](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/specimens/)
- [baby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/baby/)
- [Barracuda](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/barracuda/)
- [barracudas](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/barracudas/)
- [juvenile](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/juvenile/)
- [gills](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/gills/)
- [Gymnodoris](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/gymnodoris/)
- [Jorunna](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jorunna/)
- [Predator](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/predator/)
- [colourful](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/colourful/)
- [iacula](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/iacula/)
- [nudi falls](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nudi-falls/)
- [boxer shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boxer-shrimp/)
- [magic Crack](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/magic-crack/)
- [Microprosthema](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/microprosthema/)
- [Scorpion](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/scorpion/)
- [Transformer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/transformer/)
- [Christmas](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/christmas/)
- [Joni](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/joni/)
- [Pante Parigi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pante-parigi/)
- [Anemone](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/anemone/)
- [Boxer Crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boxer-crab/)
- [boxing gloves](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/boxing-gloves/)
- [Dive Guides](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive-guides/)
- [Lybia](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lybia/)
- [Pom Pom](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pom-pom/)
- [pom pom crab](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pom-pom-crab/)
- [Bobtail](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bobtail/)
- [Cephalopods](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cephalopods/)
- [Nightdive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nightdive/)
- [Nigtht Safari](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nigtht-safari/)
- [Seapens](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/seapens/)
- [Sargassum Frogfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sargassum-frogfish/)
- [Ascidian](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ascidian/)
- [Flatworm](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flatworm/)
- [Rhinophore](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/rhinophore/)
- [shrimp goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shrimp-goby/)
- [Yawning](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/yawning/)
- [Midnight](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/midnight/)
- [New Year](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/new-year/)
- [60mm macro](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/60mm-macro/)
- [Bullocki](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bullocki/)
- [Dorid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dorid/)
- [dorid nudibranch](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dorid-nudibranch/)
- [police pier](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/police-pier/)
- [commensalism](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/commensalism/)
- [Emeror](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/emeror/)
- [Emperor Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/emperor-shrimp/)
- [Imperator](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/imperator/)
- [Periclimenes](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/periclimenes/)
- [Sea Cucumber](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sea-cucumber/)
- [symbiosis](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/symbiosis/)
- [jahir](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jahir/)
- [lembeh straits](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lembeh-straits/)
- [Muck Dive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/muck-dive/)
- [pygmy goby](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pygmy-goby/)
- [Yellow](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/yellow/)
- [Janolus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/janolus/)
- [Algae](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/algae/)
- [Clingfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/clingfish/)
- [Dive Sites](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive-sites/)
- [little fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/little-fish/)
- [Sarena](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sarena/)
- [Serena](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/serena/)
- [flatworms](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flatworms/)
- [gobies](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/gobies/)
- [photo subject](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photo-subject/)
- [Scarlet](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/scarlet/)
- [Tiger Shrimps](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tiger-shrimps/)
- [Corals](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/corals/)
- [Cortal Branches](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cortal-branches/)
- [Cowrie](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cowrie/)
- [cowries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cowries/)
- [photo subjects](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photo-subjects/)
- [Whip Coral](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/whip-coral/)
- [Bobtail Squid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bobtail-squid/)
- [Lembeh Sea Dragon](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lembeh-sea-dragon/)
- [Mantis](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mantis/)
- [Skeleton Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/skeleton-shrimp/)
- [Wonderpus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/wonderpus/)
- [Thorny](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/thorny/)
- [Thorny Seahorse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/thorny-seahorse/)
- [breeding](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/breeding/)
- [Incubation](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/incubation/)
- [Jawfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jawfish/)
- [Dive Team](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive-team/)
- [Babies](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/babies/)
- [baby time](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/baby-time/)
- [Batfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/batfish/)
- [Cuttlefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cuttlefish/)
- [Flamboyant](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flamboyant/)
- [Juveniles](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/juveniles/)
- [pinnate](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pinnate/)
- [robust ghost](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/robust-ghost/)
- [Aeolid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/aeolid/)
- [Flabellina](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flabellina/)
- [photosynthesis](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photosynthesis/)
- [Phyllodensium](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/phyllodensium/)
- [Flamboyant Cuttlefish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flamboyant-cuttlefish/)
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- [highseason](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/highseason/)
- [Lembeh season](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lembeh-season/)
- [prize](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/prize/)
- [world shootout](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/world-shootout/)
- [worldshootout](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/worldshootout/)
- [Makawide](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/makawide/)
- [Magnificent](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/magnificent/)
- [luxury](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/luxury/)
- [shallow](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shallow/)
- [staghorn](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/staghorn/)
- [4k](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/4k/)
- [critter](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/critter/)
- [cute](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cute/)
- [uhd](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/uhd/)
- [Jetty](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jetty/)
- [Pier](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pier/)
- [Sunset](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sunset/)
- [spectral](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/spectral/)
- [Favorinus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/favorinus/)
- [Randall](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/randall/)
- [APS-C](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/aps-c/)
- [Sigma 150mm](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sigma-150mm/)
- [camera settings](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/camera-settings/)
- [Flasher Wrasse](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flasher-wrasse/)
- [strobe positioning](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/strobe-positioning/)
- [Dartfish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dartfish/)
- [Lined](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lined/)
- [Tech](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tech/)
- [Beach](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/beach/)
- [EF 200-400mm](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ef-200-400mm/)
- [Mudskipper](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mudskipper/)
- [Dive Guide](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive-guide/)
- [Jony](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/jony/)
- [Tamrin](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tamrin/)
- [2014](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/2014/)
- [best of](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/best-of/)
- [lou](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lou/)
- [smith](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/smith/)
- [thecarera](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/thecarera/)
- [filamentosa](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/filamentosa/)
- [filamentosus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/filamentosus/)
- [Hipposcorpaena](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/hipposcorpaena/)
- [eating](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/eating/)
- [sponges](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/sponges/)
- [stone fish](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/stone-fish/)
- [lek](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/lek/)
- [noise](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/noise/)
- [Shaker](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/shaker/)
- [Tank Bangers](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tank-bangers/)
- [endemic](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/endemic/)
- [endemism](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/endemism/)
- [babbler](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/babbler/)
- [common](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/common/)
- [kingfisher](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/kingfisher/)
- [rail](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/rail/)
- [ruddy](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ruddy/)
- [Micro Habitat](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/micro-habitat/)
- [Nudi](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/nudi/)
- [Odontodactylus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/odontodactylus/)
- [Smasher](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/smasher/)
- [Smashing Mantis](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/smashing-mantis/)
- [Spearer](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/spearer/)
- [Crinoid](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/crinoid/)
- [Featherstars](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/featherstars/)
- [Micro Habitats](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/micro-habitats/)
- [antennatus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/antennatus/)
- [bandfin](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bandfin/)
- [tuberculated](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tuberculated/)
- [tuberosus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tuberosus/)
- [Seahorses](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/seahorses/)
- [taeniopterus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/taeniopterus/)
- [rhinomuraena quaesita](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/rhinomuraena-quaesita/)
- [Ribbon Eel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/ribbon-eel/)
- [Pairs](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pairs/)
- [Rental](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/rental/)
- [TG-4](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tg-4/)
- [Floating Dock](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/floating-dock/)
- [dive](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/dive/)
- [plankton](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/plankton/)
- [water](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/water/)
- [blue ribbon eel](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/blue-ribbon-eel/)
- [olympus tg 4](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/olympus-tg-4/)
- [constant light](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/constant-light/)
- [flash](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/flash/)
- [strobes](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/strobes/)
- [draw](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/draw/)
- [free stay](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/free-stay/)
- [monkey](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/monkey/)
- [Tang](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tang/)
- [Diversity](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/diversity/)
- [Photo Opportunities](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photo-opportunities/)
- [Tokina 35mm](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/tokina-35mm/)
- [photo fun week](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/photo-fun-week/)
- [underwater photography workshop](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/underwater-photography-workshop/)
- [commersoni](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/commersoni/)
- [fish eye](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/fish-eye/)
- [mini dome](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mini-dome/)
- [UW Photography](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/uw-photography/)
- [reproduction](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/reproduction/)
- [Melibe colemani](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-colemani/)
- [Melibe engeli](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-engeli/)
- [Melibe fimbriata](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-fimbriata/)
- [Melibe megaceras](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-megaceras/)
- [Melibe mirifica](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-mirifica/)
- [Melibe viridis](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/melibe-viridis/)
- [weird](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/weird/)
- [drawing](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/drawing/)
- [logbook](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/logbook/)
- [Logbook entries](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/logbook-entries/)
- [michelle](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/michelle/)
- [Cleaning](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cleaning/)
- [cleaning station](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cleaning-station/)
- [crustacean](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/crustacean/)
- [Cryptic Sponge Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/cryptic-sponge-shrimp/)
- [Gelastocaris paronae](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/gelastocaris-paronae/)
- [mimicry](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/mimicry/)
- [Paron Shrimp](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/paron-shrimp/)
- [Bulbonaricus](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bulbonaricus/)
- [Bulbonaricus brauni](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/bulbonaricus-brauni/)
- [Pughead](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/pughead/)
- [Andrea](https://www.nad-lembeh.com/blog/tag/andrea/)