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Looks like a Puddingwife.

Where in South Florida?

You are correct. That is exactly the situation to which he was referring. That situation is not described by Charles' Law. Charles' Law is often quoted in dive class, but actually has no diving application unless you are in the habit of leaving an inflated BC in a hot car. Charles' Law...

Sounds like Houndfish.

I can't answer for the SE US, but Venice isn't that different from other parts of Florida. There are fossils (and fossil clubs finding fossils) all over the state. People find fossils in quarries, in construction sites, in rivers and streams, etc. All you have to do to find fossils in Florida...

Put a couple of towels (they can be dry, I never use them wet) over them. The tanks will not get nearly as hot. Bilsany, Charles' Law has nothing to do with SCUBA tanks. Charles' Law is about temperature and volume. The volume on SCUBA tanks does not change. Following your link, I find...

What was arrogant about it?

Those who can't shouldn't be diving and won't get certified by me or any SEI instructor.

Drum is the common name for Black Drum. While Cubbyu are members of the Drum family, calling them "Drum" is misleading; making folks think of the Black Drum which are almost exclusively referred to as "Drum" or the Spotted Drum. Red Fish, Croakers, Highhats, and Jackknifes are also in the Drum...

Ocean Triggerfish

Close, but no banana. A manifold connects two or more tanks, allowing one or more regulators to access air from all the tanks. Manifolds often, but not always, also have isolator valves allowing air from one or more tank to be shut off from the system. Isolators have gained popularity in...

None of them are Drums. They are all Cubbyu, including the one you are asking about.

So who do you throw out of business?

Standards set out three objectives, if they meet it, I teach them. If they don't, I can't certify them. The objectives are nothing like your swimming skill levels. 1. They must stay afloat for 15 minutes. I split it 5 minutes each tred, drown proof and float, but as long as they stay...

Everyone is narced on every dive. We usually don't notice it, but we are narced to a greater or lesser degree on every dive. Most people will start to feel it at about 100 feet, some feel it shallower, othes don't feel it until they are deeper, but not feeling it doesn't mean it isn't there.

I was in the same boat over 25 years ago when I first encountered them in the Florida Keys. I searched for their idenity for about three years before I found them. If you touch them (gasp), they will retract into the reef.

Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber

They aren't very common, but we see them from time to time in Florida.

It was a bit more than a fluff, PADI filed a lawsuit and while I was never named in the suit, I was intimately involved. Pete was very supportive of me in a very trying time. It's the old chicken or the egg question. Did you ever consider that some folks don't teach them because they...

The most common method of equalization is the Valsalva Maneuver. Named for Antonio Valsalva, this technique involves pinching off the nostrils and blowing gently into the nose. Never blow forcefully while attempting this method as a too forceful Valsalva Maneuver can result in the rupture of...