Housereef Companion (Vlaming´s Unicorn - lat. Naso Vlamingii) Here I´m presenting you our housereef companion. This peticullar Vlaming´s Unicorn you will deffinetly see on our housee reef. You can recogize it by it´s tail – lower part is missing. It is always around divers, playing [...]
Our housereef requires attendance every now and then. The ropes need cleaning, the supporting canisters a refill of air, but even a full refurbishing is not uncommon. Here are Dani & Miro placing a new orientation number of entry/exit in the northwest, our #1, the [...]
Blog Bathala - 16.07.2021 40 species of triggerfish are scattered throughout the world’s seas. These bottom dwellers dig out prey, such as crabs and worms, by flapping away debris with their fins and sandblasting with water squirted from their mouths. They also use very tough [...]
It was a nice calm morning with Detlef and Doris, headed for a check dive. They´ve been here before and they were looking forward to go on a housereef - expecialy to dive the section between Exit 6 and 7. The current was in our [...]
Blog Bathala - 09.07.2021 Glassfishes are found in shallow waters up to 10m deep, usually hidden among the reef. They feed on crustaceans, worms and other invertebrates. In turn, they fall prey to larger fish such as snappers, groupers, jackfish, lionfish. They are a schooling [...]
Blog Medhufushi - 07.07.2021 One small step for us, One giant leap for yourself” This is where the experience starts. We welcome more divers to visit our beautiful underwater world…
Blog Oasis - 05.07.2021 On the 1st of July 2021 we could finally reopen the hotel! We´re very happy about the lovely guests that have been with us since that day and who enjoy wonderful dives as well as the beautiful atmosphere. After 15 months [...]
Blog Bathala - 02.07.2021 Although the lionfish is visibly gorgeous, there's much more to this mysterious creature than its striking maroon, brown and white stripes, elegant fan-like fins and delicate floating tentacles. Native to the Indo-pacific region, the fish can be found on reefs as [...]
Blog Medhufushi - 30.06.2021 We have finally reached the time of the year where we service all our equipment so that our divers have wonderful experience while diving. Servicing equipment is very important and its needs to be done annually irrespective you might dive with [...]
Blog Filitheyo - 24.06.2021 We got new reinforcments in the end of May. Markus is 37 years old (21 by heart) , vibrant, very communicative instructor, full of energy. He flew in from Macao, where he worked as a show Diver at the biggest Water [...]
Filitheyo - 18.06.2021 Chromodoris Tritos Yonow - also known as Dorid Nudibranch, Tritos Sea Slug. Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell. These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly colored and this in itself can act as a [...]
Blog Oasis - 17.06.2021 In December 2020 we reopened our divecenter for guests that were staying in nearby hotels. Since then, we´ve had a few guests whom you can see in the pictures and that were lots of fun to be with. Now the reopening [...]
Blog Medufushi - 17.06.2021 Horse Eye Jacks also known as Big -Eye Jacks (Caranx Latus) is a game fish and minor cHorse Eye Jacks also known as Big -Eye Jacks (Caranx Latus) is a game fish and minor commercial fish in the family Carangidae. Its appearance is similar [...]
Blog Medhufushi - 10.06.2021 As the sun sets over the horizon the sky lights up in a beautiful dark orange colour which makes it look like the sky is on fire... @ Medhufushi Dive Centre (Sunset)
Blog Filitheyo - 08.06.2021 We celebrate this day to light the importance of oceans. As divers we withness the impact that our way of living has on the oceans. It is important to raise awarnes and contribute as much as we can, even when it [...]
Blog Bathala - 08.06.2021 Ghost nets are a problem for the marine environment, as they float free until they get stuck onto a reef, in which case they suffocate the corals and fish trapped underneath. This one was so heavy that three of us were [...]
Blog Bathala - 03.06.2021 Diving keeps you young, ask Mrs. Ursula, 73 years old and her husband, Mr. Rolf, 86 years old from Switzerland 🙃 We are honored to have done Rolf's 2000th dive at Mayaa Thila. Congratulation, truly amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Blog Medhufushi - 03.06.2021 Yellow Naked Soft Coral (Chironephthya sp.) Also known as Fan Thistle Coral, Limp Coral, Soft Tree Coral, Thistle Coral, Tree Coral. Found in caves and under ledges, along drop-offs and walls of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length [...]
Blog Medhufushi - 27.05.2021 We usually see them in shallow waters in a school together. They frequently gather in large aggregations around coral formations, caves, or wrecks during daylight hours their vibrant blue stripes with the yellow make them really stand out and beautiful delight for our divers. This species [...]
Blog Bathala - 27.05.2021 Did you know moray eels reproduce by fertilization that is oviparous, when eggs and sperm are fertilized in the water outside the womb, also known as spawning. On average, female moray eels can release 10,000 eggs at a time. These eggs [...]
Filitheyo - 21.05.2021 On Filitheyo we have really nice house reef, with a lot of sea life and healthy corals. There are 7 exits for our divers to enter and exit house reef. Our instructors are regularly maintaining the ropes and other markers, that help [...]
Blog Medhufushi - 20.05.2021 We always confuse a green turtle will be a herbivorous but no green turtles mostly feed on the species of the sea grass. Every time we see her we have smile on faces and so does she.. Meet our resident Green [...]
Blog Bathala -20.05.2021 Stonefishes are found wide spread in the whole indo-pacific region, some rare encounters have been reported even in rivers. They have potent neurotoxins secreted from glands at the base of their dorsal fin spines which stick up when disturbed or threatened. Their [...]
Blog Oasis - 17.05.2021 We asked for pictures from you to help us shorten the waiting time until our reopening. Thanks a lot for these pictures to Silke Severin and Markus Laubenheimer! We can´t wait to see you again. All the best until then!