Reef Life of the Andaman - weekly YouTube series

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Part 22 features remoras (sharksuckers), cobias, and rainbow runners - Fishes that like to accompany larger marine animals... or sometimes humans!





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And part 23 features polychate worms and sea cucumbers.

 

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Part 24 features various marine life broadcast spawning, and cuttlefish mating.

 

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Part 25 features a male Octopus cyanea at Burma's Western Rocky Island either aggressively courting a female, or fighting it off its territory. We then see another octopus under attack from a damselfish, presumably defending its eggs. We finish with a pod of roughtooth dolphins cruising in the boat's bow wave.

 

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Part 26 is shot by night, and features a couple of unfortunate fish meeting a sticky end at the hands of hungry cephalopods.

 

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Part 27 features shrimps and crabs at night, including a female splendid round crab releasing her brood of larvae.

 

[fishstix]

Great Work! What type of camera and lighting set up did you use for these videos?

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Great Work! What type of camera and lighting set up did you use for these videos?

 

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Thanks fishstix! I used a Sony VX2000 mini-DV camera in a Gates housing. Most of the video is shot with available light, manually white balanced behind a UR-PRO blue water filter. When I needed extra light I used my Light & Motion Sunray halogen lights. This is standard definition gear, and very old now.

So, to conclude the series, I decided the release THE WHOLE THING on Youtube. All 116 minutes of it. Skip to 01:54 to see the last part about basket stars not covered by the series.

Feel free to share and embed it anywhere.