Out at the cleaning station I encountered some turtles that had more in mind than just getting cleaned.

This male was showing interest in one female but she was not game.


He went back down and ended up mounting another female. I switched to video:
After she came up and got too close to me for his comfort, they both ended up going down to the cleaning
station again and another male showed interest in her while the first male watched on. A triangle had formed.




I see a Crown of Thorns there on the reef; wonder if the turtles ever get pierced.



The goldring surgeonfish would congregate on one turtle only to be disrupted by the other action going on.




The first male followed the couple as she followed me towards the surface.





We all surfaced about the same time and she came towards me again and this male elected to dismount as well.

The three hung on the surface with me and we all drifted north with an outgoing tide. They interacted with
each other as well as occasionally coming at me.





While the males circled each other and did their thing, she hung on the surface near me and we watched.












I took some video of the three on the surface:



I left the three and went in to the beach. Later I looked out and saw a pair coupled on the surface so I
think they ended up sorting out who the lucky one was.