17 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 15-04-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 257 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
An afternoon dive at Toilet was in order with a marginal 1.3 m tidal flow. We got in 4 hours before high tide and after 1.5 hours when going to Bubble Wall the current ripped. Four beautiful Come-back-species more greatness. Another great dive with lots of Nudibranchs!!
Species and numbers sighted:
Carminodoris grandiflora -1
Doto sp. 3 -122
Elysia pusilla -2 Come-back-species
Facelina sp. 3 -1 Come-back-species
Flabellina lotos -2
Kabeiro christianae -1
Lomanotus vermiformis -1
Murphydoris cobbi -24
Pteraeolidia semperi -1 Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae -75
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -12
Thordisa albomacula -1 Come-back-species
Unidentia sp. 1 -29
Unidentia sp. 3 -5
Unidentia sp. 6 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -12
Entry low tide
Clarity
Surface
Ready to go
Wuwah
Substrate upon descent with big school of baby fish
Substrate beginning
Tenellia sibogae
Doto sp. 3 x5
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Flatworm portrait
Tenellia sibogae at home Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sibogae
Murphydoris cobbi
Kabeiro christianae
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 47
Bubble Wall
Lomanotus vermiformis
Tenellia sp. 70
Doto sp. 3 several
Doto sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 14
Bubble Wall
Bubble Wall friends in sync
Bubble Wall
The garden...Bubble Wall
Large flatworm
Facelina sp. 3 Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae
Murphydoris cobbi x4
Elysia pusilla Come-back-species
Carminodoris grandiflora
Very nice colony
Flabellina lotos mating pair
Thordisa albomacula Come-back-species
Thordisa albomacula Come-back-species
Scutus
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae x2
Cowrie
Pteraeolidia semperi Come-back-species
Pteraeolidia semperi Come-back-species
Ready!
Kiss you too!
Doto sp. 3 x2
Elysia pusilla Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3
Substrate
