Bitten by Parrot Fish

[MBH]

I'm glad that your daughter's ok. I agree with everybody else...go back with a spear gun and show 'em who the boss is.

It was 10 or 15 years ago, I was snorkeling in in the Gulf and a big remora took up with me. It attached it's self right in the center of my chest. I thought it was pretty cool. After it had been with me for about 20 minutes I guess it thought my left nipple was a barnacle because it bit the living daylights out of me. I'm a big tough guy but man let me tell you... I screamed like a 9 year old french girl!!!

The worst thing about it was it took an act of God to finally get away from the damm thing. I was bleeding, I was mad, I was in pain, and I just knew that if he bit me again in the same place I'd have to do the screaming like a little french girl thing again!

 

[deepblueme]

I have been bitten quite a few times during a fish feed dive that we did and not by the big green's that were the attraction but by coney's and graysby's. Never heard of a Parrotfish attacking.
We would use those triggers to help us find a shot fish(they would scool around where the wounded fish was hidding) if we lost it when shooting in the Bahamas.

And I know all about the attacking Bluegill of Missouri!!!!

 

[bouteloa]

Might have your daughter checked for rabies...


(just kiddin')

 

[fisherdvm]

Isn't it true that although Hawaiin parrot fish are edible, but caribbean/florida ones aren't??

Bluegills and sunfish in our ponds get ferocious in hot summer days. At first, I didn't believe my son when he said something is biting him, and panicking. But when I lifted him into the boat, the darn bluegill bit my finger too!

Didn't know parrotfish bite anything except for corals... But I remember when we were down in the keys, the parrotfish were also chasing after french fries and other junk the folks at the restaurant were throwing in the water...

 

[H2Andy]

we eat parrotfish in Cuba (we call them viejoloros or "old parrots")

not a preferred food fish, but it is eaten

 

[Jamdiver]

I hear they taste like chickenJ/K I hope your daughter is ok.

Parrotfish are some of the most savoury fish ever to grace the oceans .
Ask me how I know...... :14::14:

Do hope that the OP's daughter is ok though,

EDIT - Andy, parrotfish are also eaten here, that and lots of snapper..

 

[Rick Murchison]

If that was my daughter I'd be finding out what Parrott fish tastes like....

Ditto!
Rick

 

[H2Andy]

what was the guy gonna do, stab it with his dive knife?

it just would have pissed off the thing more

personally, when faced with hostile fish, i try to look like an unapetizing tennis shoe and hope they go away

 

[redrover]

Is this a ‘treatment’ for a hopefully soon to be in production made for TV movie?
Yea gads! Your poor daughter, but I have to laugh…got my attention…so blasé...she sounds like a keeper!
I saw one looking ugly at me the other day, maybe there is some unrest and a revolt brewing.

 

[dive_lover88]

lucky it aint a triggerfish esp a titan triggers. Go do a search on triggerfish and hear the legends that are moving around about them.
Hope your daughter is recovering ok.

I hate triggerfishes. Had a few run in with them,gave me a shock and rattled me bad.