Young tompot with attitude!
Our first big winter storm (called ‘Angus’) would have sent the cuttlefish jetting off to deeper water, thank goodness. The…
marine week
Benny the Blenny’s babies (juvenile fish) 2cm long are settling back on the reef
You’ve seen how my amazing my babies were swimming around in the plankton. The ones that managed to avoid being…
Flying about in the plankton, a baby tompot blenny!
Hey, this shows what my tompot blenny babies look like when they have left home, having hatched from those eggs…
Tompot blenny egg development: it’s not bronze, silver, gold like your Olympics, it’s amethyst, gold, silver!
When I’m guarding all the eggs in my crevice, I have plenty of time to watch them develop. Something I…
Nosy fish – keeping watch. The eyes have it!
I’m keeping watch for predators and intruders. You can see from this video that I have unusual eyes and can…
Who’s this hanging around?
Yes, I’m back in control of my territory again. My crevice will continue to be a safe home and give…
A thoughtful Dad
I’m thinking about my babies (tompot blenny larvae) swimming, eating and developing in the plankton, I hope they are OK. It…
We’re looking at you Dad!
Over the summer the eggs that I have been caring for have developed well; you can see them on the…
Eek, a diving bird!
Close escape today! I was on the ‘balcony’ (all right then, the rock ledge) outside my home, nosing around when…
My local beach
The rocky reef that I live on is close to here. It’s just beyond the low tide mark but is…