Do fish like nitrox?

[DivemasterDennis]

Diving in Akumal last week, in a group of 4, one diver was on nitrox. A Grey Angel fish spent several minutes swimming into his bubbles, acting as if it was trying to "eat" them. We wondered if it was the nitrox that attracted the rather large angel fish. I'd never seen this behavior before. However, 2 days later, it was repeated at a different site, with a different fish, but curiously enough, another grey angel fish. Comments, anyone?
DivemasterDennis

 

[jdg]

Sure is interesting, and only the Nitrox bubbles.

Maybe he had a hangover and wanted some extra O2? hehe

Wonder if anyone else has seen this?

 

[Steve_C]

Was he breathing air faster or slower than other divers? Were his bubbles unique in any other way such as size?

 

[nimoh]

perhaps it wasn't the nitrox at all, and the fish was attracted to the smell of his burps

 

[CamC]

perhaps it wasn't the nitrox at all, and the fish was attracted to the smell of his burps

Indeed. Did he have the seafood platter the night before?

 

[drbill]

Perhaps it was an old geezer angelfish

 

[jdg]

Perhaps it was an old geezer angelfish

Hey watch the old geezer thing My Mother who, god bless her is 87 is calling me an old man and I am still a kid, at 55! Bad enough my kids call me Santa when I do the beard thing haha.

 

[mjrob]

Based on the research I've done (I read the original post here), yes. Fish do like that voodoo gas.

 

[Bob DBF]

Hey drbill, could the angelfish be seeing its reflection in the bubble and getting territorial?



Bob

 

[Roatan Joe]

I can't believe you guys didn't know fish were attracted to NITROX..