Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[jet126]

Awesome (but super cold) dive with the J's today. Viz was pretty milky and temp 79. But it felt A LOT colder. I may have to hang up my 3mm and go straight for the 5.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Nice video of the rays. And a batfish and sea robin. Great day!

How did you find a time to dive without the dozens of other divers around? My wife and I were (I think) the last ones out at around 1:30. We said hi to two people just going in, was that you? Or were you diving earler? We had the long hose rigs.

Thanks, turned out to be pretty many interesting subjects for one dive, plus we saw other stuff. I would be bored without the Go Pro.

I didn't pay that much attention to the time, it seemed like most everyone was already diving when we suited up, but it was still incoming when we got in and had a decent dive. I was diving with a little kid (13 yrs old), we were getting out maybe 20 minutes after the tide had turned?

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Turned two more into Trolls today.. After they saw Octos, Jawfish, Juvenile tropicals, cleaner and red snapping shrimp, decorator crabs and more...

Upsidedown Jelly

Cleaner Shrimp top right and Red Snapping Shrimp lower left

Polka dot Batfish

Decorator Crab

Our old friend... Caribbean Sea Spider (riding on a Cushion Star)

Juvenile Beaugregory

Juvenile Grey Angel

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

Here are a few from yesterday. This is only my second outing with my macro lens.

Red Scorpion


Blenny


NEED HELP IDENTIFYING THIS ORANGE BEAUTY, ONLY 2" LONG

 

[dumpsterDiver]

last one is a big eye.

 

[glock17girl]

i got molested...."stumpy", notice only 6 legs, was quite bold & made a beeline for my glove

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Here are a few from yesterday. This is only my second outing with my macro lens.

Red Scorpion
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Blenny
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NEED HELP IDENTIFYING THIS ORANGE BEAUTY, ONLY 2" LONG

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looks like a juvenile squirrelfish

View attachment 105920i got molested...."stumpy", notice only 6 legs, was quite bold & made a beeline for my glove

Stumpy molested a lot stuff yesterday! Fun!

 

[dumpsterDiver]

looks like a juvenile squirrelfish

"big eye"

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Priacanthus-arenatus.html

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

Yes, definitely a big eye, of the "glasseye" subspecies. Thanks for getting us pointed in the right direction!

 

[Zzzz]

Going a step further, I think it's a short bigeye, as I had the same question months ago.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florida-conch-divers/385659-quick-fish-id-tiny-orange-big-eyes-bhb.html