The black sand slopes are some of the richest in the world between House Reef and Tulamben' s drop off. The slopes are littered with rocks, barrel sponges and coloured corals.
White-eyed moray eels, long-beak shrimp, lionfish and stonefish. Crinoids, harlequin ghost pipefish, squat lobster, clingfish and glass shrimp.
Each little rock and coral hides an oasis of macro and invertebrate life. Look for mantis shrimp, nudibranchs and sand anemones peaking up from the seafloor. A few resident barracuda scour the sandy slopes, milkfish flourish in the shallows and bull jacks cruise the reefs in search of victims. Graceful white tip reef sharks cruise this area. The hairy crab is a rare find that is known to live by the barrow sponges at the drop off. It is easy to lose track of time and depth here as you become deeply involved in this magical world.
Facts about Tulamben Slopes
It is in Indonesia- Tulamben Slopes is in the Bali Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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Sergey LukashinHymenocera picta
island Bali
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Enje Imdescription
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Mick TaitLiving on the edge. A Porcelain Crab negotiates the skirt of an anemone.
Neopetrolisthes maculatus (Porcelain Crab). Canon 20D with 100mm Macro taken off Tulamben Bali.
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Mick TaitCrinoid Crab in the arms of its host. Tulamben, Bali
Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D diopter.
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Eric FlyCasper, the friendly ghost- coral gardens, Tulamben
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Mick TaitColeman Shrimp on Fire Urchin
Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D (+2) Diopter
Taken at Tulamben Bali (Seraya)
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Mick TaitThe Very Small! My Guide tells me that this is a Juvenile Scorpionfish. It would be around 4mm long. I could only see what he was pointing out to me through the camera. Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D (+2) diopter.
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Eric FlyWhich transformer are you???
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Yves AntoniazzoItchy chin picture taken in Tulamben Fuji S5 pro / 105VR
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Mick TaitGhost Pipefish parked in a Feather Star. Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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Mick TaitYellow Scorpion Leaf Fish - Tulamben Bali. Canon 20D 100mm Macro lens
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Mick TaitElegant Squat Lobster. Tulamben Bali. Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D diopter
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Mick TaitOnly a mother could love a Xeno Crab... Canon 20D 100mm macro lens + 500D diopter
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Mick TaitA pair. Canon 20D 100mm macro lens + 500D diopter
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Mick TaitPorcelain Crabs at Tulamben. Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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Mick TaitXeno Crab. Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter
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Mick TaitAnemone Fish at Tulamben Bali, Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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Mick TaitHairy! Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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Mick TaitMantis Eyes, Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter
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Enje Imclassic pose
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Mick TaitAnemonefish and Eggs that have eyes. Tulamben Bali Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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Soren EgebergRibbon Eel at Paradise, Tulamben area
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Chris HolmanHairy Squatlobster
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Yves AntoniazzoFace to face Fujo S5 Pro/105 VR
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Brian MayesAllied Cowrie (Cuspivolva tigris)
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Alex VaraniCirripathes spiralis
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Richard WitmerTiger Shrimp. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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Eric FlyRisbecia pulchella
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Doug AndersonOrnate Ghost Pipefish pair, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonHypselodoris kanga, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonAscidian colony, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonRing-eye Hawkfish, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonOrnate Ghost Pipefish, Tulamben
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Raoul CaprezLook into my eyes ... you feel sleepy ...
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Raoul CaprezRhinomuraena quaesita in Tulamben (Bali)
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Doug AndersonChromodoris aureopurpurea, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonJuvenile anemonefish, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonPikachu goes to the moon... Thecacera pacifica, Tulamben.
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Tony CherbasAnemone Slide
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Tony CherbasGreen Kingdom
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Alex VaraniTiny puppies critters
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Tony CherbasGhost
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Tony CherbasLove these little guys. Such cooperative models.
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Doug AndersonJuvenile emperor angelfish, Tulamben
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Tony CherbasGoby on Sea Pen: It took a steady hand, but I'm proud to say that I did not crop this shot :)
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Doug AndersonUrchin clingfish, Tulamben
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Doug AndersonHinge-back Shrimp, Tulamben
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Tony CherbasOrnate Ghost Pipefish
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Ximena OldsI'm out of here! This baby froggie was about 1 cm long on a mission to get somewhere. At the slope by the stern of the US Liberty wreck. Nikon D7000 105mm Ikelite strobes and housing.
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Moritz DrabuseniggCardinal fish with eggs!
Hello UPC community!
Canon 600D in Nauticam, 1x INON z240 , 60mm , no diopters
F 5.6 _ 1/200 _ ISO 100
Tulamben , Bali
--beginner--
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Doug AndersonHinge-beak Shrimp, Tulamben.
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Anna Ewa Manzelone open mouth
this shot was taken in Tulamben after the dive in Drop Off during our safety stop. Most of the time I didn´t take any photos because I was so impressed about the movements of the swarm.