Saturday, 16 January 2010

Purple Plate Coral

It doesn't look at all like a plate! Perhaps more like a baker's bun which has proved and just been popped into the oven. It puffs up like this and fills the sandy bay beneath the live rock.

And you can also see Scarlett the Cleaner Shrimp. She poises herself like this and sways from side to side like a tennis player about to receive a serve. When I put my hand into the tank to do maintenance, she hops on and enjoys the ride!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

looking fantastic Luce, great that you have au underwater world to escape into! We are preparing to move ours now - scary stuff! we must have 15 buckets!! Hope to get a chance to see you soon lovely xx

Lucy said...

It's pretty, I agree! Just wish I could scuba around it myself. There'll be a children's book in this somewhere! Keeping everything crossed for your move. Looking forward to seeing you soon (still got your present sitting here!) xx