Barracuda Encounter - Will I be Dinner?

[Dan]

Hopefully this barracuda survived the lionfish venom & start eating more of the lion fish.

 

[Steve_C]

I have seen other fish eat lion fish. I think they are learning how to do it. One I have seen usually seem to take them head first.

 

[Flutter]

Hopefully this barracuda survived the lionfish venom & start eating more of the lion fish.

Or are we teaching them to expect "handouts" so they become sorely disappointed (& agressive) with the diver who shows up on the reef without anything . . . .

 

[Steve_C]

Or are we teaching them to expect "handouts" so they become sorely disappointed (& agressive) with the diver who shows up on the reef without anything . . . .

When diving off East end of Grand Cayman I saw the DMs spear several lionfish but they would then place them under coral or some such place so that when they would be found and eaten they would not be associated with divers.

 

[mi000ke]

We also dove and snorkeled on Grand Cayman this week and saw one or two barracuda on each outing. We kept a respectable distance, and so did they.

 

[k4kafka]

Sometimes it's good to remember we divers are only visitors to Neptune's Garden...they live there...

 

[KeithG]

If you are really worried about Barracuda then the first defensive weapon you need to procure is an expensive camera.

Once you have armed yourself with an awesome camera you will discover that Barracuda will never come close enough to get a good picture.

Just sayin..

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• KeithG
• Apr 2, 2017

 

[KeithG]

They be sneaky...

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• KeithG
• Apr 2, 2017

 

[James R]

I rolled off a boat at Sipadan Island into a school of them. Nothing bad happened except the photo was out of focus.

 

[Schwob]

I rolled off a boat at Sipadan Island into a school of them. Nothing bad happened except the photo was out of focus.

OH NO!
Now that is horrific!