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Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:11 pm
by fnerg
I got a picture of the red brotula at Cove 2, in the pilings along the boundary line at 100 feet or so. It's a terrible picture, but it's the first red brotula I've seen, so there!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fnerg/8327 ... 2391125764
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fnerg/8327 ... 391125764/
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:12 pm
by Scubie Doo
Very nice. I have only seen one... and just a tail at that :-)
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:14 pm
by Jan K
Good job on the Brotula, they are indeed hard to take picture of, believe me, I tried without much success...
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:15 pm
by kdupreez
VERY cool!!
They usually hang out at the deep end of the log piles, inside the log. They are there fairly consistently.
never seen one out in the open between the logs like this though, very nice find AND the fact you got pictures
!!
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:28 pm
by Tom Nic
Congrats! You got a pic! Way cool...
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:56 pm
by sekhmet
Nice job! Lucky you! I still haven't seen one :(
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:07 pm
by dwashbur
That's one more than I've ever seen. Nice pix!
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:02 am
by Grateful Diver
That one's been there for a long time. It's also common to find one down at the deep end of the other set of dolphins that run perpendicullar to the boundary rope ... it's very uncommon for either of them to make themselves visible enough for a picture, however. Nice shot ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:59 am
by dphershman
Cool! I found one in the rock pile a couple of years ago. :-)
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:36 am
by Dusty2
getting a picture of the whole fish....PRICELESS!
So whats wrong with that pic? I don't remember seeing a better one.
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:43 am
by Tom Nic
Dusty2 wrote:getting a picture of the whole fish....PRICELESS!
So whats wrong with that pic? I don't remember seeing a better one.
+1
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:43 pm
by fnerg
dphershman's red brotula shot is the ne plus ultra of this particular critter, so in comparison to that, my shot's not that great.
http://www.hershman.smugmug.com/Underwa ... 4716_QHVNy
Truthfully though, I'm just happy to have the shot, and to be able show that I know what one looks like! I mean, half the fun of REEF surveys is the scavenger hunt aspect!
Re: Red Brotula at Cove 2
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:31 am
by Tubesnout23
What as lucky dive! Good job! It must be Red Brotula time. I have seen one last weekend too not so deep though. Mine was at 60ft tucked inside a hole. The only part of the animal that I could see was its head.