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Juvenile Garibaldi are the absolute best. For me Garibaldi are *the* SoCal only fish. The day I see one in Monterey Bay will be one of the saddest days ever.
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Oct 12, 2025 19:15
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Potato Salad posted:holy gently caress a duck those are incredible  DeadlyMuffin posted:Juvenile Garibaldi are the absolute best. For me Garibaldi are *the* SoCal only fish. You're not wrong, I just wished they were as chill as Catalina Gobys - which I have yet to photograph. A previous camera was in the middle of flooding during my first Catalina trip, and my second dive trip was for a deep dive class, so no camera. Fingers crossed I get something decent on the third trip.
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Oct 12, 2025 22:06
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I did not feel much of a difference when I switched to Nitrox. But the last fill was delayed because of equipment issues, so I did 3 dives with air yesterday, and holy crap, I felt like I got hit by a truck at the end of the day. ID request: What are the black/red mini roaches?   And what is the star-shaped critter above the black critter?  Rest of the haul:       
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Oct 25, 2025 22:18
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theHUNGERian posted:at the end of the day. Yeah, that's when you notice the difference. Or if I do two deep dives on air in a row (with appropriate surface interval, of course), well, then it's naptime.
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Oct 25, 2025 23:39
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Amazing photos as always! I was just in Oman but ended up not diving there, just did snorkeling at the Daymaniyat islands. Pretty happy about that as everything interesting was at a pretty shallow depth and scuba stuff would've been unnecessary hassle imo. Saw more turtles at one site than in years of diving before   Proper camera and light gear makes a huge difference though  Has anyone done diving in Oman? This trip was mostly land-based so I didn't fit any diving in, but I also didn't get to Salalah so I might end up going again.
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Nov 7, 2025 18:24
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Two cancellations in November caused quite a dry spell. Glad the trip yesterday was not cancelled. ID request first: What two critters are hanging out near the eye here?  Close-up:  Rest of the haul:        
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Nov 30, 2025 19:31
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Back in early November, during the horrendous low season lull, I went with my wife to Sail Rock for some fun diving (we get to go for free; a perk of being an employee). At the end of the dive during the safety stop the wife found a little octopus. When it realized it was spotted it tried to hide, but we managed to get some pretty good video. At one point, however, as it was escaping, I realized it was mimicking a hermit crab! This is the first time I've ever seen a common octopus do such a thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TstedCUDzJU
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Dec 4, 2025 11:42
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Trivia posted:When it realized it was spotted I first read this as "when I realized it was spotted" (like the blue spotted) and was 
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I've actually been pretty close to a couple different blue ringed octos. They're quite small and timid. Completely non-aggressive and try to get away.
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