Fishy alias of @younglandis + a former blog on fish biodiversity. But keeping the handle alive to sketch fish on Sundays and to crowdsource #FishBooksForKids!
For this last #SundayFishSketch x #Inktober prompt of "gear" I picked Naso unicornis, the bluespined unicornfish. These surgeonfish have head gear and self-defense gear—with twin sharp blades on each side of their caudal peduncle, and the less-clear-in-function head horn.
For today's #SundayFishSketch x #Inktober them of "fowl" I thought of that whimsical creature, the bird wrasse, known in Hawai`i as hinalea `i`iwi. Bird wrasses are female-to-male sequential hermaphrodites, and this is the juvenile/female color pattern.
For #SundayFishSketch x #Inktober2022 "nest" theme I picked a honey gourami, a bubble nester. I'm thinking of getting back into aquarium hobby with these little cuties. Anyone have ideas for plant species to go in a small biotope tank for honey-g? Would love your suggestions!