I like St. Pete Marine and stop by when I am visiting over on the other side of the bay. They do not have their deep black livestock tubs anymore, swapping them out in favor of new large acrylic cubes that let you see the corals from all angles. Bob works there. He is a member of our club.
They often sell Moorish Idols (my favorites) and report that they seem to be doing well.
They recently have a small, soon to be large, Baracuda for sale, although I think Bob said they may have somebody interested in it.
I have never seen a “cuda offered for sale in a marine aquarium store before. Heck, never seen a live ‘Cuda offered for sale anywhere.
I saw them snorkeling off West Palm Beach all the time. The young ones were common in the sandy shallow streams off Jupiter Inlet. Once, a four foot one hung out by a bridge all summer long. Quite friendly. it let snorkelers get quite close, until a flick of his tail sped him away.
BTW, I don’t see it on Wikipedia, but I was told that bites from ‘cudas are far more common than bites from sharks because “cudas are far more likely to be caught by fishermen and fight when hauled aboard.
The only person I know who might have room for this potential 6 foot monster is Dr. Deb, but I think a “Cuda will outgrow even her 650 gallon predator display. This is one fish however, that an aquarist raise into sautéed fillets!
They often sell Moorish Idols (my favorites) and report that they seem to be doing well.
They recently have a small, soon to be large, Baracuda for sale, although I think Bob said they may have somebody interested in it.
I have never seen a “cuda offered for sale in a marine aquarium store before. Heck, never seen a live ‘Cuda offered for sale anywhere.
I saw them snorkeling off West Palm Beach all the time. The young ones were common in the sandy shallow streams off Jupiter Inlet. Once, a four foot one hung out by a bridge all summer long. Quite friendly. it let snorkelers get quite close, until a flick of his tail sped him away.
BTW, I don’t see it on Wikipedia, but I was told that bites from ‘cudas are far more common than bites from sharks because “cudas are far more likely to be caught by fishermen and fight when hauled aboard.
The only person I know who might have room for this potential 6 foot monster is Dr. Deb, but I think a “Cuda will outgrow even her 650 gallon predator display. This is one fish however, that an aquarist raise into sautéed fillets!
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