Comments on: Pygmy Pals

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:55:36 +0000

Hi Ron,

Surprisingly, it’s only taken me a couple of dives to grow accustomed to the temperate conditions…much easier than I’d anticipated!

By: Ron Silver

Ron Silver — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:51:37 +0000

Tony,

Nice photo. I would like to visit/dive Japan but that would violate my warm water only vow….

This genus includes some of the smallest of the leatherjackets.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:36:29 +0000

Thanks Scott,

They lined themselves up just right several times in a row, so I just happened to be in the right place at the right time to notice the behaviour.

By: scott gietler

scott gietler — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:40:30 +0000

nice post, I often find myself chasing around these little filefish in deep waters. They seem to just stay out of camera range sometimes. you lined these two up really nicely.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:08:55 +0000

Laz…actually, I did. Not Estée Lauder, but similar. Long story, best told over a whiskey. The stronger the better.

Julian…I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have your official seal of approval

By: Julian Cohen

Julian Cohen — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:22:29 +0000

I’m liking the phrase “piscine portrait”

By: Laz Ruda

Laz Ruda — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:50:11 +0000

I love these little guys. It always amazes me to see how thin their front profile is as well; packing so much into such a thin body — the silicon chip of the natural world.

Tony, your marine life encounters in Japan have been spectacular. That area certainly has some very unique marine life. Keep posting more.

One note, though… At first I didn’t think anything of it, but I couldn’t help but notice your are quite adept at lip stick colours. First “hot pink” and now “mature mauve.” You didn’t work for Estée Lauder before getting into the fish world.. Did you?