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by dtodd
Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:30 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Sculpin vs Crab - Video
Replies: 5
Views: 2402

Sculpin vs Crab - Video

Came across this Pacific Staghorn Sculpin trying to enjoy a very fresh crab dinner while being attacked by another crab.
Love those Redondo night dives!
https://vimeo.com/157896536
by dtodd
Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:58 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Found: Gates Housing Lens Cap at Cove 2
Replies: 2
Views: 1070

Found: Gates Housing Lens Cap at Cove 2

Found this
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Gates Housing Lens Cap in the shallows at Cove 2 this afternoon.
Anyone missing one?
by dtodd
Thu Jul 02, 2015 1:10 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.
Replies: 7
Views: 2115

Re: WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.

Thanks Jenn,
Trying that now!

Thanks for the offer FineganP!
by dtodd
Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:20 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.
Replies: 7
Views: 2115

Re: WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.

Thanks Bill,
Looks like a great BCD but a bit out of my price range.
DT
by dtodd
Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.
Replies: 7
Views: 2115

WTB or rent -Tropical BCD needed for a marine educator.

Hi Gang, I'm headed out to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary for a few days in Mid-July with 20 other marine educators and I am looking for an in-expensive lighter weight medium sized BCD. My Zeagle Ranger works but it is really big on me once I get rid of all my drysuit layers the o...
by dtodd
Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:50 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: hp80 steel $75
Replies: 4
Views: 929

Re: hp80 steel $75

Still available?
by dtodd
Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Seeking...
Replies: 13
Views: 2798

Re: Seeking...

I've seen stalked jellies at Keystone.
by dtodd
Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:38 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Re: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?

Thanks Greg!
by dtodd
Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:40 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Re: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?

Thanks Yelloweye.
by dtodd
Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:39 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Re: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?

Oops. Hadn't successfully uploaded the photo.
Does anyone know which shrimp this is?
by dtodd
Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:19 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?
Replies: 5
Views: 1956

Shrimp on Anemone - Commensal?

Saw this Shrimp on the Day Rose anemone at Three Tree a few weeks back. First it was under the tentacles but then it moved up on top.
Wondering if anyone has ever seen this before? Is this common behavior? Greg Jensen?
by dtodd
Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:35 am
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Best place to buy
Replies: 4
Views: 1718

Re: Best place to buy

There are lot's of places online to buy and they seem to all have the same prices on housings. If you want to support a local PNW shop, you can go to http://www.opticaloceansales.com. You can also go into their physical store near lake union in Seattle and get your hands on the gear before you buy. ...
by dtodd
Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:51 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Anemones at Keystone
Replies: 5
Views: 2692

Re: Anemones at Keystone

Nice job Mike. What lights are you using?
by dtodd
Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:20 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Gravid Red Irish Lords at Three Tree- Question
Replies: 1
Views: 1192

Gravid Red Irish Lords at Three Tree- Question

Fellow Sculpinians! I've been seeing lots of RIL activity at 3 Tree lately. Almost always two fish at the site of eggs. Not sure if one is laying and the other is waiting to fertilize or one is guarding or...? The one on the bottom was hugely gravid-reminiscent of a pufferfish. RIL Eggs.jpg RIL Grav...
by dtodd
Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:16 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Red octopus with parasite-What's up?
Replies: 4
Views: 1778

Re: Red octopus with parasite-What's up?

Well Howdy Alex,
Thanks for the speculations!
Another Cephalophile on twitter suggested that it was a senescent male octo who had given up.
by dtodd
Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:11 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Big long ribbon coming out of octopus gill
Replies: 10
Views: 2765

Re: Big long ribbon coming out of octopus gill

Is this a spermatophore?

Spermatophore.jpg
by dtodd
Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:58 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Red octopus with parasite-What's up?
Replies: 4
Views: 1778

Red octopus with parasite-What's up?

Saw this red octo at Three Tree yesterday with a leech-like parasite on it.
I usually see these parasites on Pygmy Poachers but never before on a ceph. I would have thought that the octo would groom it off. Anyone else seen this before?
Red octo with parasite.jpg
Octo parasite.jpg
by dtodd
Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:00 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whoopee! Big news for me!
Replies: 20
Views: 4691

Re: Whoopee! Big news for me!

Congratulations!
by dtodd
Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:19 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Day Island Wall - 9/18/14
Replies: 10
Views: 1311

Re: Day Island Wall - 9/18/14

Nice shots Jesse!
What rig are you using these days?
by dtodd
Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:55 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Two Hermits battle as the shrimp referee intervenes. Greg J?
Replies: 3
Views: 1559

Two Hermits battle as the shrimp referee intervenes. Greg J?

Found these two "splendid?" hermits battling at Three Tree last week and the shrimp seemed to be trying to get in on the action.
Anyone seen anything like this before?
Greg Jensen?