But I wouldn't blame you if you're thinking.... big whoop, another fish.
Now look at the little finger of your left hand.... this guy is only about 1/2 the length of that finger.
The brown fuzzy stuff in the background are the branches of a soft coral.
Each one is about the size of your arm and there are dozens of these on this one coral.... all waving in the current.
Notice how close the coloring of the fish is to the coral around him and notice how he is trying to position himself at the same angle as the stalks on the coral.
Please understand, this particular coral (about the same size as that bush in front of your house) and put it down in the midst of a whole bunch that look exactly like it.
Then take the whole "coral garden" and stick it in the ocean.
Yesterday, when we dove this same sight Lydia "thought" that she was seeing something in this group of corals. But it was playing peek-a-boo with her and she never got a good look at it.
So today .... just because she's that kind of talented.
She took us back to the same ocean, the same dive site, found the same coral patch, the same coral head and then found this 1/2 finger sized critter.... so I could get a pixture of it.
That's why you want to dive with my girl.... if you need a good spotter.
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