November 2025 - Photo of the Month: Creatures in Burrows/Home

[Jimbo327]

This month's topic will be "Creatures in Burrows/Home".

Mantis?! Yashia/pistol pair? Maybe even a big worm!

The goal is to participate in this great community and practice your skills. Whether you are showing your best fish or simply learning to post pictures, you are all welcome to try.

The winner will get:

Bragging rights and just the satisfaction of sharing a photo with the reefing community. I can ask @EyeReef if he still has any SCR goodies, but looking at our Sponsors list...you might have to settle for a virtual high five...and the coveted POTM badge! This local forum is going to be as good as we all make it! Sending out good vibes to everyone who participates!

Here is how it works:

• Each member can submit ONE photo entry into the POTM contest.
• The photo must be one that you have taken. No pulling pictures from other forums, websites, etc.
• Submit your photo right here onto this thread for participation.
• There must be more than 5 entries in order for it to be a contest.
• All entries will then be placed into a poll.
• Photos can be submitted from now until the 22nd.
• Optional: Would be nice to know what you are shooting with or filters used so we all can learn.

After November 22th (or around that time based on my schedule), a 7 days poll will go up and everyone on the forum can decide the winner.

 

[Jimbo327]

LOL. Nobody? I swear someone must have a pistol and yashia pair to show off!

 

[JojosReef]

Shot on pixel 6, edited on Pixel 9 with AI Enhance (which basically got rid of the purple hue over everything).

 

[mescobar]

If I see my pistol shrimp this month, I will post lol

 

[Jimbo327]

Just wear camo and sit your butt in front of his burrow with your camera like those national geo photographers.

 

[mescobar]

Just wear camo and sit your butt in front of his burrow with your camera like those national geo photographers.

they make it look it so easy, I have no excuse not to do this lol

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Just to bump this up,

This was from my cold water temperate tank back in 1985, so I have no idea what camera was used. It was a locally caught blenny.

 

[BgFish]

I know I know, it’s not a photo but ‍
https://youtube.com/shorts/jq3DB_HklU0?si=Ixm-k8br-spHj4_t

 

[drexel]

This is a crappy screenshot from a video I took several years ago. I had this Tangaroa goby for a while (until it decided to find the tiniest opening and jumped out) and the pistol set up shop on the side of the tank. It was so much fun watching them. I still have the pistol, which is almost 10 years old now. I still hear him clack away at night while we're watching TV. I plan on getting him another buddy soon, because I really miss the interaction/relationship between the species.

 

[Jimbo327]

Thanks for the participation. Looks like this month's topic is slim pickings, I guess not too many burrow creatures out there. LOL.

Anyways, the poll is up for 7 days. So pick your top photo this month!

 

[Jimbo327]

The winner of the November POTM is Reefer Reboot!

What a cool shot!

The winning photo:

 

[JojosReef]

Woo! Congrats @Reefer Reboot !

 

[drexel]

Nice! Congrats!

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Thanks, but I kind of have to laugh a bit.

• "There must be more than 5 entries in order for it to be a contest."

So in keeping with the rules, I would like to lump the "winnings" into next months contest pot.

 

[JojosReef]

Yes, let's pump up those numbers for next month!

 

[thresher]

Nice winmust feel good to know you have the biggest......

 

[Jimbo327]

Thanks, but I kind of have to laugh a bit.

• "There must be more than 5 entries in order for it to be a contest."

So in keeping with the rules, I would like to lump the "winnings" into next months contest pot.

Thanks for taking the time and participating! And the photo is pretty sweet, definitely deserving of the POTM honors.

 

[laverda]

I have 2 pistol shrimp, 2 yellow watchmen gobies, 2 blue dot gobies and 1 diamond goby and could not get a decent photo of any of them.