El Aquario

★★★★☆ (560)

This is a great pure deep and wall dive and can be done either as a drift dive (make sure you clear the boat channel to Saayas or Lighthouse if heading west/north) or a stationary dive. Belying its name the mooring is only in about 25 ft / 8 m on the top reef, but a short swim to the wall explains the name.

Giant barrel sponges, tube sponges, azure vases, huge plate corals and fans, and other corals are in abundance.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

49 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
5
A
4
M
5
J
4
J
12
A
6
S
4
O
2
N
0
D
4

Green Turtle

35 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
7
J
5
A
4
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0

Moray Eel

33 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
5
M
2
J
5
J
5
A
5
S
2
O
3
N
0
D
0

Hawksbill Turtle

25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
5
J
5
J
7
A
3
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
0

Eagle Ray

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

Wrasse

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

Parrotfish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
4
A
3
M
7
J
6
J
6
A
5
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0

Angelfish

36 Sightings
J
3
F
4
M
4
A
0
M
3
J
5
J
7
A
3
S
5
O
2
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
2
J
5
J
4
A
0
S
2
O
2
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

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

Butterfly Fish

15 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
2
N
0
D
0

Damselfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Shrimp

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

Snapper

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

Lionfish

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

Surgeonfish

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

Squirrelfish

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

Trumpetfish

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

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

Crab

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

Stingrays

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

Goatfish

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

Common Seahorse

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

Triggerfish

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

Sweetlips and Grunts

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