Dr. Grooms Garden

★★★★★ (731)

Shallow patch reef averaging 40 ft / 12 mtr. Covered in soft corals with a hard coral substrate and lots of holes. Generally mild current allowing lots of time to explore looking for small critters.

Divers should be looking at the smallest end of the creature spectrum on this site, seahorse, frogfish, nudibranchs and many molluscs and crustaceans, crinoids and Basket stars abound.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

40 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
7

Barracuda

28 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
6
D
5

Green Turtle

8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
3
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Eagle Ray

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

Wrasse

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
5

Trumpetfish

70 Sightings
J
6
F
5
M
0
A
5
M
5
J
0
J
6
A
12
S
8
O
7
N
7
D
9

Parrotfish

68 Sightings
J
9
F
4
M
7
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
11
S
6
O
8
N
6
D
7

Angelfish

48 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
4
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
10
S
0
O
5
N
5
D
8

Lionfish

45 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
3
J
0
J
3
A
9
S
6
O
4
N
4
D
4

Butterfly Fish

38 Sightings
J
7
F
4
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
7

Boxfish

38 Sightings
J
5
F
4
M
4
A
3
M
3
J
0
J
5
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
9

Pufferfish

34 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
11
S
5
O
4
N
4
D
0

Stingrays

28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
12
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
6
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
4
N
4
D
0

Surgeonfish

24 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
3
J
0
J
3
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
5

Squirrelfish

21 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
5

Sweetlips and Grunts

13 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
4

Triggerfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
5

Damselfish

12 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Shrimp

12 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Snapper

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

11 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7

Goatfish

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Soldierfish

6 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Porcupinefish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Nurse Shark

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Bannerfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4