Eel & friends

[alcina]

Did two wonderful dives yesterday. Haven't been thru all the pictures yet, but some of my favourites were of this little eel with attendants...

I love the one with both shrimp, but I found it very hard to get all three in focus - heck, I found it hard to get both the eel and single shrimp in focus!

They were in a recessed ledge with a small bit that jutted out - if I had a strobe or a bigger rig I never would have gotten anything!

 

[Kim]

Great pics! Don't eels EAT shrimps!?!

 

[lukeROB]

Nice!

Like the second one best - the composition is better and the eel is eyeing out the shrimp. Third one would have been better if you had got the full shrimps in the frame.

 

[alcina]

LOL - LukeRob, I totally agree and was totally frustrated trying...you don't know how long I spent hanging out there waiting for both shrimps to be out at the same time! I took about four photos of all three of them and this was the only one that remotely has them all in focus...the little buggers were determined to stay down behind that little lip of coral they are standing on. I would have given a lot to get more of them in!!

 

[justleesa]

Great pics! Don't eels EAT shrimps!?!

Not if they are doing the eel a service

Alcina: Great pictures! Vivid colors!

 

[Natasha]

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!

Great PICS! Thanks.

 

[JRO]

Phenominal stuff...thanks for sharing.

Jeff

 

[Dee]

Caption: Nag, Nag, Nag....you guys get off my back!

Great photos!

 

[H2Andy]

excellent pictures!

and no, nothing eats "dedicated" cleaners. now, part-time cleaners (such as the juveniles of some species) clean at their own risk, as they sometimes end up as a snack.

 

[archman]

and no, nothing eats "dedicated" cleaners.

I'm sure the ingested Lysmata in my eel tank would be happy to hear that.