Stetson Bank, is quite different from the coral reefs at East and West Flower Garden Banks. It looks more like a moonscape--open gravelly areas (sand flats) covered in algae, sponges and rocky outcroppings.
This pinnacle is covered in Madracis corals and the creolefish love it! You may find yourself absolutely surrounded by a huge school of them. The number of fish you see here is simply amazing! Now you are beginning to understand why this is also part of the sanctuary. As you continue toward the wall, you see larger and larger outcroppings covered in all kinds of sponges, algae, and the occasional corals. Hiding between the ridges you might find sea urchins, moray eels, sponges or even an octopus or two. Many of the ridges are also covered in an encrusting form of fire coral.