Okeewanfonokee
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I was wondering what is everyone's worst encounter, or dangerous moment in a tank environment and in the ocean? What attacked/bit/stung you?
For me the only thing that has ever gone out of its way to attack me in my tank was a pistol shrimp.The pop didnt really hurt but the combo of the noise and what felt like a pinch on my finger caused me to pull my hand out of the tank and sling water all over my celing and TV.
In the ocean, I was swimming/snorkel in Jupiter inlet, Dubois State park I think, and was looking at hundreds of little fish and inverts along a rock wall when I noticed about a foot in front of me what looked to be a bunch of white No. 2 pencils. Just for a moment I thought what in the heck is that and realized the white items were slowly moving in a pattern and then I saw they were attached to something green/brown, then I saw the eye. I have no idea how big this moray was, but by his head I thought he must have been 4 to 5 ft.long, the white pencils I saw were his teeth slowly moving to his breathing. I was not harmed but I coughed up salt water for a week. The only real attack in the ocean I have been victim to has come from damsels, twice.
Has anything bit you in your tank? Got stung from anything? I know the hobby has some dangerous critters, was just wondering what encounters others have had.
For me the only thing that has ever gone out of its way to attack me in my tank was a pistol shrimp.The pop didnt really hurt but the combo of the noise and what felt like a pinch on my finger caused me to pull my hand out of the tank and sling water all over my celing and TV.
In the ocean, I was swimming/snorkel in Jupiter inlet, Dubois State park I think, and was looking at hundreds of little fish and inverts along a rock wall when I noticed about a foot in front of me what looked to be a bunch of white No. 2 pencils. Just for a moment I thought what in the heck is that and realized the white items were slowly moving in a pattern and then I saw they were attached to something green/brown, then I saw the eye. I have no idea how big this moray was, but by his head I thought he must have been 4 to 5 ft.long, the white pencils I saw were his teeth slowly moving to his breathing. I was not harmed but I coughed up salt water for a week. The only real attack in the ocean I have been victim to has come from damsels, twice.
Has anything bit you in your tank? Got stung from anything? I know the hobby has some dangerous critters, was just wondering what encounters others have had.
