From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia

Zippsy · 23rd July 2007

The master of camoflauge

Over-exposed, out of focus but I like the pose anyway

My first decent face shot - damn the backscatter but a cheeky damselfish none the less.

foxwagon · 23rd July 2007

Keep it up Zippsy!
Time to get an external strobe!

lovells19 · 23rd July 2007

Woahooo Where! *packing my bags

kthan · 23rd July 2007

zippsy, for your first 2 pics, any prize for pointing out the 5 areas which are different?

is that a frogfish in West Malaysia? wow, it's even rarer than the whalesharks and mantas!

Zippsy · 24th July 2007

Originally Posted by kthan

zippsy, for your first 2 pics, any prize for pointing out the 5 areas which are different?

Woops, I wanted to see which looked better and I forgot to delete the less crappy one.

Originally Posted by kthan

is that a frogfish in West Malaysia? wow, it's even rarer than the whalesharks and mantas!

Ya, there are a few of them around but damn hard to find even when you know which rock they are sitting on top of. If they ever move, we are s.o.l.

airfins · 24th July 2007

Where in West Malaysia did you find the Frog Fish?

Zippsy · 24th July 2007

I guess the proper name of where they are is Batu Ikan Katak. Sorry, my spelling is atrocious. That, of course, is just a small underwater rock near Pulau Aur where some previously jailed frog fish were released back in the end of May. The cool thing about searching for them again is that divers are also finding other camouflaged critters like leaf scorpion fishes.

airfins · 24th July 2007

Roger that will try to go there the next time I go to Aur. Thanks for sharing

Zippsy · 24th July 2007

BTW, here is the Leaf Scorpion Fish found when searching for the frog fish. I didn't see it but it just goes to show you when you search some rocks enough, you are bound to find some nice surprises. The photo was taken by a guest the week before I was there - nice shot.

foxwagon · 29th July 2007

Originally Posted by Zippsy

I guess the proper name of where they are is Batu Ikan Katak. Sorry, my spelling is atrocious. That, of course, is just a small underwater rock near Pulau Aur where some previously jailed frog fish were released back in the end of May. The cool thing about searching for them again is that divers are also finding other camouflaged critters like leaf scorpion fishes.

I hope those released fishes can survive, hunt on their own, & mate/multiply.

Zippsy · 29th July 2007

I hope they can too. Except for a batch of male Mandarin fish that may now be gay, I believe the other critters were released with mates. I don't think anyone has a picture of any of them eating or mating yet but that would make a good photo.

foxwagon · 30th July 2007

Originally Posted by Zippsy

I hope they can too. Except for a batch of male Mandarin fish that may now be gay, I believe the other critters were released with mates. I don't think anyone has a picture of any of them eating or mating yet but that would make a good photo.

Why on earth would anyone want to release a pair of males?
Were they on cheap sale?

Zippsy · 30th July 2007

Not a pair, rumor has it that the "expert" grabbed more than a dozen from the aquarium, certain that there would be at least some of each sex. Unfortunately....

I think they went back with females the following week but by that time, the males were probably not interested.

lovells19 · 31st July 2007

Originally Posted by Zippsy

Not a pair, rumor has it that the "expert" grabbed more than a dozen from the aquarium, certain that there would be at least some of each sex. Unfortunately....

I think they went back with females the following week but by that time, the males were probably not interested.

"experts" could be gays themselves

23rd July 2007	#1
Zippsy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Coast Sinjaipur Posts: 81	From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia The master of camoflauge Over-exposed, out of focus but I like the pose anyway My first decent face shot - damn the backscatter but a cheeky damselfish none the less. Last edited by Zippsy; 24th July 2007 at 09:49 AM.

23rd July 2007	#2
foxwagon Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 542	Re: From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia Keep it up Zippsy! Time to get an external strobe!

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lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,235	Re: From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia Woahooo Where! *packing my bags

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kthan Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,318	Re: From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia zippsy, for your first 2 pics, any prize for pointing out the 5 areas which are different? is that a frogfish in West Malaysia? wow, it's even rarer than the whalesharks and mantas!

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24th July 2007	#7
Zippsy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Coast Sinjaipur Posts: 81	Re: From Batu Katak, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia I guess the proper name of where they are is Batu Ikan Katak. Sorry, my spelling is atrocious. That, of course, is just a small underwater rock near Pulau Aur where some previously jailed frog fish were released back in the end of May. The cool thing about searching for them again is that divers are also finding other camouflaged critters like leaf scorpion fishes. Last edited by Zippsy; 24th July 2007 at 09:55 AM.

29th July 2007	#11
Zippsy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Coast Sinjaipur Posts: 81	Re: From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia I hope they can too. Except for a batch of male Mandarin fish that may now be gay, I believe the other critters were released with mates. I don't think anyone has a picture of any of them eating or mating yet but that would make a good photo.

30th July 2007	#13
Zippsy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Coast Sinjaipur Posts: 81	Re: From Batu Ketek, next to Pulau Pinang, Johore, Malaysia Not a pair, rumor has it that the "expert" grabbed more than a dozen from the aquarium, certain that there would be at least some of each sex. Unfortunately.... I think they went back with females the following week but by that time, the males were probably not interested. Last edited by Zippsy; 30th July 2007 at 11:46 PM.