Angel's Window dive site is at the northern end of the Lembeh Strait on the Lembeh Island side. This dive site is actually a nice reef dive with soft corals, sponges, feather stars, sea squirts and gorgonian sea fans covering a submerged pinnacle. It makes a pleasant change from some of the murkier sites and has better visibility. Maximum depth is 30 metres.
At 25 metres there is a swim-through surrounded by schools of reef fish including snapper, fusilier, sweetlips and trevally. This is the window that the dive site is named for. Nearby schools of angelfish, bannerfish and batfish hang out. You will also see moray eels and lionfish.
Of course the macro stuff is still there. Look in the red/pink gorgonian sea fans for pygmy seahorse, these small but perfectly formed beauties are always there somewhere. You'll need good eyes to find them though as they are smaller that your fingernail. Many divers take a magnifying glass with them to get a better look.
Nudibranchs and sea slugs are numerous in various shapes and sizes, their bright colours acting as a warning to predators of their poisonous skin. Shrimps and gobies are aslo abundant. Look too for crabs such as hermit, zebra and decorator crabs. Red octopus can also be seen.
Just as much life can be found on night dives. Parrotfish, moray eels and cuttlefish can also be seen. Look out for stargazers bulbous eyes peering up at you plus more crabs and shrimps. Turn off your torch to see the masses of bio-luminescence in the water, an indication of why the marine life is so prolific here. |
