Richard Aspinall
  • Richard Aspinall

    Richard lives in Scotland where he works as a freelance writer and photographer. Richard writes for several magazines on topics as diverse as scuba diving, travel and wildlife.

Recent Content

Life in Crinoids

Life in Crinoids

There's a lot of talk at the moment about living in bubbles; be they on social media or in terms of social isolation and avoiding a particular pestilence that is making a nuisance of itself, to say the least.  It got me thinking about some of the creatures I've...

Giris, Thilas, and Reefs

Giris, Thilas, and Reefs

The Maldives has been a mecca for divers and tourists seeking white sand, palm trees and luxury resorts for several decades and for a country with only a fraction of a percentage of its territory able to be called dry land, its punches well above its weight in...

Shooting Nemo

Shooting Nemo

By Richard Aspinall Clownfish are some of the most engaging and characterful fish a diver is likely to encounter out on the reef and for photographers, both new and experienced alike, they provide a constant source of material as well as the occasional burst of...

The Southern Red Sea

The Southern Red Sea

By Richard Aspinall There has been a significant interest in the Red Sea recently with several authors and aquarists taking trips over there and of course setting up biotope systems. I’ve spent a fair amount of time in the Red Sea and written several general articles...

The Goldflake Angel: A True Beauty

The Goldflake Angel: A True Beauty

By Richard Aspinall I’ve had a long love affair with this fish ever since I first met one in an aquarium in London, in fact when I decided I’d offer this piece to my good friends at Reefs.com, I’d made up my mind to purchase a specimen, but my recent tax demand and my...

Deception, Mimicry, Subterfuge and Hiding in Plain Sight

Deception, Mimicry, Subterfuge and Hiding in Plain Sight

By Richard Aspinall We all know by now that the underwater world is replete with amazing and astounding creatures, many are well known through decades of research and are accessible to anyone interested through public and private aquaria. It’s also the case that a...

Shrimps for the Marine Tank

Shrimps for the Marine Tank

By Richard Aspinall There are several species of shrimps that are commonly kept in marine tanks, with many of them considered reef safe, but first off, a little biology. Prawn or shrimp – what’s the difference? There are many terms for creatures that offer some...