Fish_Whisperer
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Wristshot:My guess is the same Grouper that I have written about in the past.
When I was in a small dive group about to exit a big square hole in the side of the Wreck, we passed a fair sized Grouper hanging back in the shadows. As we exited the Wreck, the "bait ball" parted like the Red Sea allowing us passage. After I got outside, I turned around to get a picture of the English guy behind me (David maybe?) I line up a shot and I was about to snap a picture of him coming through the hole, when a streak of dark heat shot out of the opening, gulping a bunch of the bait fish. My eyes were as big as dinner plates. Of course the English guy didn't see the Grouper, but he saw my eyes, and that semi-freaked him out, wondering what was right behind him. He turned around to see what had surprised me so much. Here was the Grouper cruising contently back into the dark confines of the wreck. It passed casually less than a foot from him after he had turned around. It acted as if we didn't even exist.
Of course the "bait ball" is always fun to play with, like a wall of liquid mercury. When faced with the dilema of trying to stay away from the divers, and trying to stay inside the Wreck, they hesitated for a moment at the edge of light at the opening. The Grouper had learned to follow the divers and make a meal of the conflicted fish.
Too bad I was too freakin' lame to get a shot of it! (I think I might have a shot of the Grouper himself somewhere)
I really enjoyed diving the C-53 Wreck!
Wristshot
Oh man... That must have been awesome. I feel so deprived. We didn't get to see the grouper, only saw a couple of nurse sharks on the reefs, and one eagle ray. I suspect that the various fish somehow sensed that Wilma was coming, and high-tailed it for deeper waters. What do you think?