Adelaar Cruises
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As you can see from our guest’s video above, the ritual happens quite quickly, but if you are vigilant and patient, watching fish behavior can be exciting. Don't worry about being a voyeur, if you don't shine the torch on them too much they don't care if you watch. After they separate, if you look up in the right hand corner you'll see a small cloud of future mandarinfish (near the black arrow).
To learn more about these amazing fish, their habitats, mating ritual and #funfacts read the entire article - Love in the Late Afternoon on Love in the Late Afternoon | Mandarinfish Mating video and blog or Love in the Late Afternoon | Mandarinfish Mating - Adelaar Cruises Webpage
Photo credit: Christian Bersier
P.S. Stay tuned for a rare manta mating ritual we captured on video at Gili Makassar in Komodo National Park!