Puffer fish hi def picture anyone?

[diver 85]

Just truly curious. Would you say that if you came across one that was puffed that you should just leave it alone? Even if you didn't do anything to cause it to get puffed would the act of getting close enough to photo it while it is in the puffed state be considered harrassing it?

Just truly-------I would leave it alone.....(click 1st link below)

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[chucklindsey]

I spit my coffee out my nose

 

[Scubakevdm]

Just truly-------I would leave it alone.....(click 1st link below)

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Here you go...

 

[parabolic]

Not really. From what I know of friends who keep them they deflate very quickly. Also with the species in the pictures I have displayed below, I have seen many people puff them up under water. They deflate in a matter of seconds.

I guess "a long time" is relative and means different things to different people. I came across one once that was in the process of deflating. I don't know what stage he/she was in but from the body size I would estimate he/she was about 1/2 inflated. I watched him/her go through incredible contortions for over five minutes, and the animal still was not fully deflated. In my opinion, that was "a long time" but I may have been attaching anthropomorphic reasoning.

 

[Sas]

I guess "a long time" is relative and means different things to different people. I came across one once that was in the process of deflating. I don't know what stage he/she was in but from the body size I would estimate he/she was about 1/2 inflated. I watched him/her go through incredible contortions for over five minutes, and the animal still was not fully deflated. In my opinion, that was "a long time" but I may have been attaching anthropomorphic reasoning.

Perhaps it had swallowed air the first time? That makes it very difficult for them to deflate. Normal deflation takes seconds.

 

[Katamuki]

 

[waterfaery]

OMPH!!! So much for "Leave only bubbles, take only pictures" concept.

I just completed my Advanced Open Water....and it's clear you shouldn't do that to them or any other creatures.

They aren't there for your personal use

 

[fergyjohn]

A couple of shots from under the Busselton Jetty in Western Australia.

 

[ScubaSteve]

I will just never understand some people and their inability to do their best to not disturb the undersea world. If the fish are lucky, maybe they will try a stingray next .