12 Hours Of Tropical Coral Reef Fishes At Monterey Bay Aquarium | Littoral Relaxocean
Add some tropical coral reef vibes to your screens and warm up your day with 12 hours of Indo-Pacific fishes, soft corals and anemones from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Splash Zone gallery! You'll likely recognize Nemo and Dory (clown anemonefish and blue tangs respectively), but don't sleep on the rabbitfish, surgeonfish and angelfish drifting byβor maybe do sleep if this helps you drift off! Perfect for a second screen, living room ambiance or a remote field station looking for a change of sea-nery.
The music is from our exhibit hall, but if you're looking for a different vibe to relax, study or work to, check out the Aquarium's curated Spotify playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/u1iw4vnd7vfhcaxirhwerq6ly?si=HRLuj3gGT--GjSFneTTfOQ
Want more long-form content to relax to? The Littoral Relaxocean playlist is for you: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq_DVMr7CmlL1LtHmnJxnAa8Q_CATpFIp
Looking for Krill Waves Radio with lofi hip hop beats? Here you go: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq_DVMr7CmlKkJ-WnaIUxw98O9tbenMRj
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