diving7seas – Special Edition REETHI FARU / ENGLISH | Page 26

diving7seas The house reef is also home to small swarms such as these bluestripe snapper and barbel
With his typical dry sense of humor , Robert jokes that “ our divers often wonder how many spiny lobsters of all sizes have managed to escape the cooking pot directly at our house reef just three meters below sea level .” Then he quickly clarifies : “ I ’ m just kidding , of course . If this was an option they ’ d be long gone by now .”
Quite the opposite , the house reef of Filaidhoo Island literally seems to be infested with spiny lobsters at times .
Sweetlips live in small groups and stay close to the reef
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