tinfury
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This happened tonight in my 10 Gallon
Baracuda murder
Baracuda murder
Baracuda :)
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n_sarno
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baracuda in a ten gallon?
whitey
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Originally Posted by TinFury
This happened tonight in my 10 Gallon
Baracuda murder
Yep you're keeping that fish in 10 gallons of water, that's definitely Baracuda murder.
This happened tonight in my 10 Gallon
Baracuda murder
Yep you're keeping that fish in 10 gallons of water, that's definitely Baracuda murder.
tinfury
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I found him in the sea. I'm keeping him in sea water when he gets too big I'm putting him back in the sea where I found him. There is no chance of spreading diseases because everything in that tank comes from the same place in the ocean. What is it with you people?
Do all your fishes live out their natural life expectancy? Do you feel like your doing the environment a favor by keeping your tanks? I'm not flaming just asking.
Do all your fishes live out their natural life expectancy? Do you feel like your doing the environment a favor by keeping your tanks? I'm not flaming just asking.
dual45s
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I'll definitely admit it's a cool vid, but barracudas are the epitome of the rush predator. Basically a torpedo with teeth, and they're not too adept at stopping. I just worry that even at his current size he'll smash face-first into the glass. I have a history with a barracuda (and the scars to prove it) and to be honest if I'm never in the water with one again, it'll be too soon. I still think keeping that kind of animal isn't fair to it.
tankyou
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Originally Posted by TinFury
This happened tonight in my 10 Gallon
Baracuda murder
Great video!
That brings up memories of when I was a kid in Ft. Lauderdale. We used to get these huge rafts of sargasso weed come floating in. We'd take up fistfulls of the stuff and all kinds of little critters would come tumbling out, often baby barracudas just like that one.
Barracudas are ubiquitous in the waters where I grew up, I can't think of one time I've dived there without seeing any, they are curious and often follow you around. They never bothered me, and I usually just ignored them.
Not bad eating either, if you don't mind taking a chance at getting poisoned.
This happened tonight in my 10 Gallon
Baracuda murder
Great video!
That brings up memories of when I was a kid in Ft. Lauderdale. We used to get these huge rafts of sargasso weed come floating in. We'd take up fistfulls of the stuff and all kinds of little critters would come tumbling out, often baby barracudas just like that one.
Barracudas are ubiquitous in the waters where I grew up, I can't think of one time I've dived there without seeing any, they are curious and often follow you around. They never bothered me, and I usually just ignored them.
Not bad eating either, if you don't mind taking a chance at getting poisoned.
dual45s
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I made the distinct mistake of wearing the shiny bracelet my (now) wife had gotten for me. I'm sure it was just curious and I was pretty stoked to see one, but then it got inside of 7 feet from me and I started to wig out a little. It never darted, but it got even closer, so I swiped at it with my camera and it took off and sliced my shoulder in the process. Poisoned, Tankyou? How so?
tankyou
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Originally Posted by Dual45s
I made the distinct mistake of wearing the shiny bracelet my (now) wife had gotten for me. I'm sure it was just curious and I was pretty stoked to see one, but then it got inside of 7 feet from me and I started to wig out a little. It never darted, but it got even closer, so I swiped at it with my camera and it took off and sliced my shoulder in the process.
Yup, that will do it. Shiny stuff is a no, no, when diving. I used to catch barracudas in the canals around my house on silver spoons and spinners.
Originally Posted by Dual45s
Poisoned, Tankyou? How so?
Ciguatera poisoning.
From jnnp.bmjjournals.com Neurology of ciguatera:
"Ciguatera is a clinical intoxication caused by the ingestion of ciguatoxic fish. 6 Human victims are the end link in a food chain cascade. 7 The primary toxins are manufactured in the benthic (bottom dwelling) dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus; 37; and are concentrated successively in the flesh and viscera of small piscine herbivores, small carnivorous fish, and ultimately in larger fish, many species of which are prized gourmet species. “At risk” fish include some species of mackerel (Scomberomorus sp) and barracuda (Sphyraena sp) 3 and many of the tropical reef species such as coral trout (Plectropomus sp) 5; and in some parts of the world include the flesh and viscera of Moray eels (Lycodontis sp). 8 The disease is not uncommon in many littoral populations of the tropical and subtropical nations of the world. 9 In some island nations in the Caribbean and in the Pacific where the principal source of protein is fish"
Ciguatera is also a big problem here in Hawaii, especially for whippers, dunkers, and bottom fishers. Though I've never been poisoned I've several friends who have, one guy three times. Doctors say one more time and he's dead as the effects are cumulative and get progressively worse. Needless to say he no longer eats reef fish, which is especially hard for him since he's local Japanese.
UH now offers a kit for testing caught fish for ciguatera.
I made the distinct mistake of wearing the shiny bracelet my (now) wife had gotten for me. I'm sure it was just curious and I was pretty stoked to see one, but then it got inside of 7 feet from me and I started to wig out a little. It never darted, but it got even closer, so I swiped at it with my camera and it took off and sliced my shoulder in the process.
Yup, that will do it. Shiny stuff is a no, no, when diving. I used to catch barracudas in the canals around my house on silver spoons and spinners.
Originally Posted by Dual45s
Poisoned, Tankyou? How so?
Ciguatera poisoning.
From jnnp.bmjjournals.com Neurology of ciguatera:
"Ciguatera is a clinical intoxication caused by the ingestion of ciguatoxic fish. 6 Human victims are the end link in a food chain cascade. 7 The primary toxins are manufactured in the benthic (bottom dwelling) dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus; 37; and are concentrated successively in the flesh and viscera of small piscine herbivores, small carnivorous fish, and ultimately in larger fish, many species of which are prized gourmet species. “At risk” fish include some species of mackerel (Scomberomorus sp) and barracuda (Sphyraena sp) 3 and many of the tropical reef species such as coral trout (Plectropomus sp) 5; and in some parts of the world include the flesh and viscera of Moray eels (Lycodontis sp). 8 The disease is not uncommon in many littoral populations of the tropical and subtropical nations of the world. 9 In some island nations in the Caribbean and in the Pacific where the principal source of protein is fish"
Ciguatera is also a big problem here in Hawaii, especially for whippers, dunkers, and bottom fishers. Though I've never been poisoned I've several friends who have, one guy three times. Doctors say one more time and he's dead as the effects are cumulative and get progressively worse. Needless to say he no longer eats reef fish, which is especially hard for him since he's local Japanese.
UH now offers a kit for testing caught fish for ciguatera.
tankyou
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Originally Posted by TinFury
Yea they are pretty good to eat. I shoot large ones with a speargun all the time down here. They really are attracted to shiney jewelry I wear a chain or bracelet when I go diving so that I shake it at them and they come in for a closer look.
IMHO, thats fricken nuts!
Yea they are pretty good to eat. I shoot large ones with a speargun all the time down here. They really are attracted to shiney jewelry I wear a chain or bracelet when I go diving so that I shake it at them and they come in for a closer look.
IMHO, thats fricken nuts!
sharkguy22
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eat em
tinfury
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In Jamaica they are almost always safe to eat. The other day about 40 people got poisoned from eating a huge one. A couple people died but this is a VERY rare case in Jamaica. I have a friend that is a sailor and he travels the caribbean, he got poisoned on another caribbean island, he also poisoned most of the crew on his ship with his cooking. It seem like in other islands you can almost guarantee getting poisoned. But still here it is very rare. We also eat queen angels, although we've stopped recently because of their decline in numbers.
Here's a picture of my chef on a farm with a Queen I ate. LOL, as you can tell he's show size
Here's a picture of my chef on a farm with a Queen I ate. LOL, as you can tell he's show size
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n_sarno
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fish killer