Tropicals in RI?

[divedivediver]

ScubaSaras......where were u diving?

 

[divedivediver]

WHOO HOO...Dove Wetherill last night (Friday) Lots of Tropicals...some small (Spot Fin Butterfly) and some pretty good size (Cardinal Fish, Short Big Eye.) Also caught/saw scrawled file fish, goat fish and a plain old file fish. Water temp 66.

Divedivediver

 

[ScubaSarus]

Wow good news dude. Glad you had a great dive. We dove a small area in Westrely RI near a plce caled Dunes beach

 

[RIOceanographer]

Saw a lionfish (see my other thread), a bunch of cocoa damselfish and cardinal fish today at Hazard Ave.

 

[Ken abucs]

Any update? Is this something accessible on a shore dive, or should we plan on a boat?

If a boat, what boat and what sites?

Thanks,

Ken

 

[divedivediver]

Not sure what you are asking.....yes to shore diving...Wetherill and Kings beach are excellent spots for collecting....Hazard Ave is an awesome site to dive...but its a challenge getting in and out

Divedivediver

 

[all4scuba05]

I've seen Parrotfish at Ft Wetherill in mid-late summer.

ditto

 

[divedivediver]

Going tonight to Ft Wetherill (Tuesday Night) to look for more tropicals - high tide around 8 pm.....hopefully the winds will cooperate.....Let me know if anyone plans on being there too!

Divedivediver

 

[divedivediver]

Went diving at Wetherill on Tuesday night...kind of surgy...wind from the SW/W. Lots of tropicals sighted and collected including many file fish, cardinal fish, butterfly, bigeye and yes....another LION FISH..which is now in my aquarium waiting to find a new home in the future.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I have a 125g SW aquarium (220g+ system) if anyone happens upon anything they don't want. My son was born on JUly 13th, 4 days later I broke a rib, haven't been diving all year

I'm planning on upgrading the 125g to a 180g this winter