Sipadan Dive Trip report

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Let's just say that this was a REAL EYE-OPENER for me!

I have NEVER SEEN as much marine species in one place anyway else in all my past dive locations! Sipadan truly deserves the reputation of being one of the MOST RECOMMENDED diving paradises!

Here's my first ever Blue Ribbon Eel!

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Another shot... with almost the whole body out! Chasing down some cardinals!

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One of my favourite anthias - dispars!!!

HUGE SCHOOLS!!!

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The Dispar Anthia super-males were amazingly coloured!!!!

Imagine this - yellow orangy bodied, pink heads, bright red dorsal fin with blue-lined tips, bluish pelvic fins.... AWESOME!!!!!

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Mingling with the school of dispars were lyretail anthias.

The dispar supermales were busy pecking other males and other females as they maintained their hierarchy in the school.

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The dispars were in the surf zone up on the reef crests, where a lot of surging water movements kept me very busy trying to stay still to capture these amazing creatures!

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A coral trout trying his luck in getting lunch.

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My favourite shot of this whole trip!

Banded Pipefish. Very cute!

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Cuttlefish during night dive.

It was because of him that I got stung by a sea urchin. OUCH!!!!!!!! Two spikes into my palm. Fire. Acid. Ouch.

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.... when that happened... he blushed, appeared to be sympathetic and wanted to cry... yeah right.

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Mysterious creature from the deep!

Anyone know what this is???

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Moray eel.

[ai[k²]wan]

can we have more i jsut love these!

[danano]

Awesome AT! Did you get to see the school of jacks and barracudas? hammerheads??

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Coming right up dude, after Aquarama!

[DeepBlue]

Amazing! definitely going to plan for diving lessons in MArch now

[BarraCudaTM]

Moray eel.

pardon me .. but the eel looks .... retarded

[hammerhd]

no need to wait for march deepblue

take ur class in spore waters then go for leisure dives at malaysia when the season open lah

[hammerhd]

AT, u advance diver?????

[ai[k²]wan]

AT U ARE TAKING TOO LONG TO CONTINUE UPLOADING PICS

hahah.. im looking forward to looking at some cute fishes

[ReDDeviLs]

yea,we are all looking forward to more of ur underwater pics! =)

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As promised, more photos coming right up!

Closeup of a male dispar.

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Another closeup... but blurred due to magnification.

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Squarespot Anthia at great depth!

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Purple queen anthias!