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Old 07-05-08, 12:37 PM
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Morays and Groupers.....
I've just come back from Sharm after a fantastic weeks diving holiday ........

One morning when we were kitting up one of the dive guides said they had seen a large moray out in the deeper part of the reef ...... he said if we spotted the large Grouper the Moray would be there gauranteed 100% as they were always together .......

well I wouldn't have believed it unless I'd seen it with my own eyes .............we spotted a large Grouper and there below it was a VERY large Snowflake moray....

I asked the guide when we returned why they kept together like that and he didnt know why.....

Has anyone else seen this before or knows why they do it ?
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I bet that was awesome to watch - found this on reef news.com:-

"On these healthy reefs we saw all kinds of unusual animal. One day, we saw this big Yellowfin Grouper following a big Green Moray Eel as the Eel swam through tunnels in the coral reef as it hunted. We believe the Grouper was hoping the Eel would scare out some small fish that the Grouper could then catch."
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That's great photo!! I've never seen such an odd co-habiting couple.
Perhaps they share crumbs.
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Hi Naomi,

That sounds like a good exlanation ...Thanks!!

yes it was amazing to watch ......the Moray was at least twice the size of the one in that picture .......

The Reef was Ras Gamila just outside Sharm ...........
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