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Oriental Sweetlips

Introduction
Dive Sites
Fish Watch
Dive Site: Potato Reef

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Anchordive, descent and ascent on a rope.
Depth Range :
5m - 25m
Photography :
This is a place for macro photographs. Use a 50mm - 100mm lens for the moray eels, stonefish and gobies.
Special Feature :
Myriad of colour glaze this beautiful reef where the marine life is abundant. Only about 100m in diameter, it provides excellent opportunities for keen uw-photographers. The reef is covered mainly in hard coral and crustacions. Massive moray eels are found here, as well as the extremely rare ghost moray. The dense lionfish population is really amazing and if you have good eyes, this is your chance to spot some stonefish. Surrounded by soft white sand, the reef is home to innumerable garden eels.

Dive Site: Lankan Caves

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Driftdive
Depth Range :
8m - 30m
Photography :
Use of a wide angle lens 14mm - 28mm is advisable for landscape, fish school, tunas and turtles.
Special Feature :
An extension of Lankan Reef, this site contains remarkable caves starting at 30m going up to 10m. Beautiful hard and soft coral as well as huge gorgonians decorate the caves and makes the perfect place to watch tunas, jacks, with occasional appearances by napoloeons and turtles.

Dive Site: Colosseum

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Driftdive
Depth Range :
10m - 30m
Photography :
Use a 14mm - 28mm for schooling snappers, sharks and pelagic fishes.
Special Feature :
On the outside is a crescent shaped cliff, a great place to watch pelagic fish swimming by. The reef here drops down very steeply and is covered with hard coral. Inside the channel, the reef turns into a slope with nice soft coral. The marine life here is rich with pelagic species, sharks, eagle rays and all sorts of reef dwelling fishes.

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