thank you , i thought i was the only one the realized that it didn't eat anything, only thing is was ( what you mentioned ) and be a cool water dog. was looking forward to lion fish being taken down by the monster grouper.
I once made a harness with a spear attached to it. I attached the device to a large grouper and after just a few hours of teaching him how to use it he was hunting down his prey with the spear. It was very rewarding to watch him use the spear. Eventually he broke it though and I decided not to make another. He died one day testing out a stun gun I had crafted for him.
Various different species of grouper and eels have common hunting duos. Many Species of Goby team up with Pistol Shrimp and share burrows. Goby that team up with Shrimp are healthier.
They are actually very tame and friendly when diving, just like small mouth bass in a river or lake they are super friendly and not afraid of you when your diving and u can feed them crayfish right from your hand. They don't like you waiding close to them or seeing u in a boat above them though they will swim off quickly. Some Goliath groupers though are monstrous big down below though in the ocean, so big you think twice about getting close to them. I'm talking 3X to 4x the size of this one
@@atlasjwilliam7938 It's a mockery, I know they don't all eat as much as they are, whatever. My best friend is Franco Chinese from Singapore, so hey ^^ lol . It's like saying "the French all eat Frogs". U_U Why do you want to eat such a cute animal, especially since there is nothing to eat on it, you have to kill hundreds of them to eat together, it's awful, it's so cute the frogs or Treefrog their arboreal cousins, with their big eyes , I don't eat too cute animals, unless it's the end of the world and there's nothing else x)...
love the respect dude a lot of people just fucking start petting everything they see but it’s awesome to see humans doing their own thing and leavin the rest of the ecosystem unbothered
"Leaving the rest of the ecosystem unbothered" according to the description actually doing a positive good in this case: helping get rid of invasive lionfish.
@@josepshchavez4337 Well yes he is doing sport but he isn‘t disturbing anything in the ocean because after all we are also part of the nature so there is nothing wrong with human beeings in the ocean jsut diving
Truth is, fish have a protective film of mucus over their scales that when removed opens the skin up to infection. By stroking a fish you remove the protective film.
@@DrCrabfingers I'm pretty sure that only really applies when you're roughly handling small fish for extended periods of time. A pat or two on a fish the size of a grouper isn't really all that harmful, or so I think anyways.
@@gluesniffingdude People underestimate wild animals. If a human touching them was enough to harm them they wouldn’t have survived for ages in the wild.
I've been diving since I was 14. I once saw a grouper the size of me, it just swam right under me peacefully. I wouldn't pet it to not irritate it's skin but the temptation was there.
my granddad used to dive at this one shipwreck and he had pictures of this absolutely MASSIVE grouper that they befriended. He and his team would go down and knock on the side of the ship, wait a minute, and then she'd come out and swim around with them. They were over in Croatia in the 80s, but they managed to get her tagged so no one could kill her!! She could still be down there as they can live for over 40 years.
I can't help but find it adorable seeing the diver petting the goliath grouper, even though I know that being in such close proximity to a wild animal is unwise at best.
I like how it was curious as to "the nasty stingy things" that were going away after the divers came in. Oddly enough. I feel like it understood how important the humans visit was. It just didnt understand the general context lol...
Crikey, they weren't kidding with the name. I suppose when you're that size, being petted by divers is just your due. Well done harvesting the lionfish - they're invasive pests. I wondered if the grouper was waiting for you to take it off your spear as, apparently they are one of the few species that can eat them. I imagine there's a specialised technique and the lionfish facing the right direction would play a large part in it. 😊
@@captainjacksparrow5735 Being patriotic is as simple as doing the right thing for your community because it's right. The ocean is his country The lionfish is bad for his country
So some fun information about this. Divers and scientists have been trying to teach these Groupers to find and eat the Lionfish, as they are some of the very few predators who can actually handle the Lionfish poison. Theres studies nowadays where the Groupers ARE actually picking up what people have been trying to teach them, and the study so far is turning into a success! What you are seeing here could be a case of a grouper who learned from its parents how to hunt them, and why the grouper here is thus so friendly with humans.
I wonder, with how massive those fish are, and I assume their inherently large brains (by fish standards), are they any smarter than other fish? And if so, by how much?
same.... plenty of the videos I have seen seem to indicate some type of curiosity, and watching them stalk prey, it certainly looks like its conscious process to a degree...
The grouper new exactly what you were doing. When the spear pierced the lion fish it let out the equivalent of a scream that the grouper clearly heard but wasn’t bothered by it.
Grouper aka DNR: You guys got a fishing license? Diver: Yes sir, I’ll pet your head while you read it. Grouper: Ok license is good. Have a great day fella’s. Catch as many of these spikeydoo’s as ya want.
Fish: "Hewo, I am Fred." Diver: "Howdy Fred, have some pats." Fred the fish: "Aww thanks. Imma go down dis way hurr." Diver: "Atta boy Fred, that's a good lad." Fred the fish: "I float by this rock and watch hurr."
I remember hunting spiny lobster in the Keys and the Groupers would hang-out right behind us to get the ones that escaped our grasp. You could swim up to them and give them sritches. They liked being scratched along their lateral line and would roll over on their sides like a kitten.
This individual could be a relatively famous opportunist appearing almost every time there’s a lion fish hunt. To me, it’s seemingly docile behaviour seems unusual given this video was taken before or after the spawning season where the groupers are usually aggressively defensive so this particular grouper could have been just heavily habituated over time.
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i love how as soon as the grouper got close, the diver gave him pets. humans rlly will try to befriend anything
and eat everything 😞
@@joshicune what's wrong with eating al edibles
@@emmannuelbutler7245 misuse of power, lack of love...
@@joshicune I see.
@@NeuKrofta you are 1000% american.
I think the Grouper played more of a supervising role.
thank you , i thought i was the only one the realized that it didn't eat anything, only thing is was ( what you mentioned ) and be a cool water dog. was looking forward to lion fish being taken down by the monster grouper.
And advisory too. I notice it seems to try telling something to the diver.
Grouper is on the clock.
F stupid video
moral supporter XD
Ah yes. Another sea doggo to add to the human collection.
Everything is some sort of dog at some point.
That made me laugh.
Man... 🤣🤣🤣🔥
A fine addition
Octopus should be cat?
Groupers are known to team up with other animals to hunt. Some have been observed working with octopi and eels to hunt.
I once made a harness with a spear attached to it. I attached the device to a large grouper and after just a few hours of teaching him how to use it he was hunting down his prey with the spear. It was very rewarding to watch him use the spear. Eventually he broke it though and I decided not to make another. He died one day testing out a stun gun I had crafted for him.
@@somenygaard what the fuck is wrong with me lol i actually believed you at first
@@somenygaard what?? 💀💀💀
@@skullcat1378 it’s true, I saw it on MySpace
Various different species of grouper and eels have common hunting duos. Many Species of Goby team up with Pistol Shrimp and share burrows. Goby that team up with Shrimp are healthier.
The moral here is: Don't forget to pet your Grouper
The fact that he was petting the grouper while it acted like a dog made me so happy. This is the cutest team
Even fishes need love.
Pls dont. The oils from our skin can harm them.
Don't pet him. Give him the lionfish. How else is he supposed to learn that they are eddible?
That sounds like a sexual innuendo
They are actually very tame and friendly when diving, just like small mouth bass in a river or lake they are super friendly and not afraid of you when your diving and u can feed them crayfish right from your hand. They don't like you waiding close to them or seeing u in a boat above them though they will swim off quickly. Some Goliath groupers though are monstrous big down below though in the ocean, so big you think twice about getting close to them. I'm talking 3X to 4x the size of this one
@MelloYellow308
Good question.
@MelloYellow308 no it's mouth is too small for us
Yah fuck that shit 😂.
If they want to, they'll drown you by taking a hand and you won't get it back.
@@infini.tesimo yeah I think it's best if we leave them be lol
They'll swim to you on a dive and "nudge" you to swim with them. They like to "show off" their territory and are very curious.
Grouper: "what ya catching them on? Jigs or plastics?"
Divers: "naw, man, spears."
Grouper: "seriously, I've been wanting to get on of those.."
lol
Lol, thats funny
I like how the Grouper looked at the diver in the beginning like “You need help, dude?”
Grouper: Ah c'mon guys everytime I eat one of those things my mouth burns for 3 days afterwards
Like Thai food.
@@joelspringman7748Azians eat anything anyway, right down to bats or pangolins and then the covid that comes out of this mess.
@@fredericcolombier5380 lmao not all asian, just some lol
@@atlasjwilliam7938 It's a mockery, I know they don't all eat as much as they are, whatever.
My best friend is Franco Chinese from Singapore, so hey ^^ lol .
It's like saying "the French all eat Frogs".
U_U Why do you want to eat such a cute animal, especially since there is nothing to eat on it, you have to kill hundreds of them to eat together, it's awful, it's so cute the frogs or Treefrog their arboreal cousins, with their big eyes , I don't eat too cute animals, unless it's the end of the world and there's nothing else x)...
@@fredericcolombier5380 have u counted how many asian countries?u said asian...typical european racist💩💩💩...
Lionfish: I have no natural predators!
Goliath Grouper: Want one?
That Grouper knew what threat that fish brought to their ecosystem. What a wonderful team!
Er, the grouper watched, it didn't help.
No it doesn't
I too would be fascinated if an intelligent ape took the liberty to kill spiny lions in my reef
Lol idiots
No it did not know. But still cool
love the respect dude a lot of people just fucking start petting everything they see but it’s awesome to see humans doing their own thing and leavin the rest of the ecosystem unbothered
But he did pet it
Yeah but not in an obsessive way
"Leaving the rest of the ecosystem unbothered" according to the description actually doing a positive good in this case: helping get rid of invasive lionfish.
@@denizozbek4134 sports dude ?. .
@@josepshchavez4337 Well yes he is doing sport but he isn‘t disturbing anything in the ocean because after all we are also part of the nature so there is nothing wrong with human beeings in the ocean jsut diving
Diver: “ah shit, I forgot the Roomba”
Goliath Grouper: *”SEA ROOMBA REPORTING FOR DUTY SIR!”*
The diver petting the grouper makes me really happy :)
Truth is, fish have a protective film of mucus over their scales that when removed opens the skin up to infection. By stroking a fish you remove the protective film.
@@DrCrabfingers I'm pretty sure that only really applies when you're roughly handling small fish for extended periods of time. A pat or two on a fish the size of a grouper isn't really all that harmful, or so I think anyways.
@@gluesniffingdude People underestimate wild animals. If a human touching them was enough to harm them they wouldn’t have survived for ages in the wild.
Like a big water guard dog haha! It's so weird to see these big fishes be so calm cuz I've so far only seen them fight off fishers.
That gentle giant could snap your arm into in a second.... fast as lightning.
oh wow
but they bing chilling
Yeah but they wont
@@internetduck1114 they realy be godaddy chilling tho.
Good thing he was *GENTLE* ...
XD
The diver pet the grouper at the end that’s so cute
Fax
Diodon are diver pet egally with a more cute face .
Taste and Colors .
Here in Mediterannée they are Groupers but not large like that .
The grouper take it like a champ
@@Pamimiii 🐟= good
That was too cool. You're a lucky individual to have experienced that
That's so cool. He's just hanging around, seeing what the humans are up to.
I love how the diver thanked the grouper by petting it... Rewards for helping...
Its almost like the groupie came up to the diver and the lionfish like "Yeah thats him, thats the guy" lolol
Very nice, that's a good sign the grouper is showing interest.
Awesome video. It's amazing to see grouper thinking and being curious
Careful, curiosity is a predatory trait!
@@TheBishop12 yes, especially with these grouper. I have seen videos of grouper being territorial. It can get hairy
@@TheBishop12 ya know this explains a lot about women…
That's exactly how dogs help me with projects around the house...they watch
Homie stroking that goliath like hes his pet
The grouper was like "is this guy bothering you?"
Seeing just a random fish THAT BIG is honestly scary..
Grouper was like “ you guys catching a lot?”
I like how the grouper actually just kinda sticks around.
For a second there, I thought I was being noisy and someone was shushing me.
Atlantic goliath grouper : good boy
Giant grouper: very very bad boy
I've been diving since I was 14. I once saw a grouper the size of me, it just swam right under me peacefully. I wouldn't pet it to not irritate it's skin but the temptation was there.
love how the grouper is like “whatcha doin?”
Wow!! I never knew that Groupers got SO BIG! Looks totally friendly, and interested in have a Lionfish snack!!
They get much bigger than this.
Some groupers get the size of a small car.
There's always a bigger fish. Especially with Groupers. This one's little.
@@genericalfishtycoon3853 Indeterminate growth kicks ass.
my granddad used to dive at this one shipwreck and he had pictures of this absolutely MASSIVE grouper that they befriended. He and his team would go down and knock on the side of the ship, wait a minute, and then she'd come out and swim around with them. They were over in Croatia in the 80s, but they managed to get her tagged so no one could kill her!! She could still be down there as they can live for over 40 years.
Love that fish they are like a big dog
Wow that's cool to see a grouper side by side with people and help hunt...mind blowing
My goodness that thing is huge, needed to see one next to a human... did not disappoint.
Just a juvenile...
I love how the grouper comes up like “you guys uh… you guys gonna eat that?”
Kinda like a big 'old Labrador :)
Great video
After watching this video the Grouper might be replacing the dog as man’s best friend.
There is sea lions for that role
“Look buddy, food!”
grouper: *another human to give me pets*
I can't help but find it adorable seeing the diver petting the goliath grouper, even though I know that being in such close proximity to a wild animal is unwise at best.
It's easy to forget how big some fish actually are.
I was a little taken aback by it actually, I was watching the divers but looking at the grouper I was just thinking Jesus Lord that's a big fish!
I like how it was curious as to "the nasty stingy things" that were going away after the divers came in. Oddly enough. I feel like it understood how important the humans visit was. It just didnt understand the general context lol...
Crikey, they weren't kidding with the name. I suppose when you're that size, being petted by divers is just your due. Well done harvesting the lionfish - they're invasive pests. I wondered if the grouper was waiting for you to take it off your spear as, apparently they are one of the few species that can eat them. I imagine there's a specialised technique and the lionfish facing the right direction would play a large part in it. 😊
This is just cool and sweet. Didn't know that the actual 'dogs of the sea' were Groupers. 🐶
We have lots of those giant grouper fish here in philippines.
Tastes great when grilled dipped in soy sauce with chilli and lime.
Keep some for breeding though.
Lucky some countries it's illegal to kill them. If you get caught even trying it's gonna cost you $$$$
Thats why sad for us eating this kind fish. Kaya siguro ang mga grouper sa pinas maliit lang.
@@wars5438 Nobody cares about big tuna and tens of thousands are eaten everyday.
That one patriotic grouper needs a medal...☝️💪
Patriotic????? Wtffffff its a fish bro
@@captainjacksparrow5735 Being patriotic is as simple as doing the right thing for your community because it's right. The ocean is his country
The lionfish is bad for his country
New subscriber here from Manila Philippines. Please stay safe and healthy.
he just comes over to the alpha predators of the world like "hey guys watcha doin?"
Two of my bucket list. Swimming with a grouper and stroking it. And spear fishing Lionfish - a truly ecological activity holiday.
Before long you'll have him fetching,rolling over,setting up,and ATTACKING.
He doin' his part!
So some fun information about this. Divers and scientists have been trying to teach these Groupers to find and eat the Lionfish, as they are some of the very few predators who can actually handle the Lionfish poison. Theres studies nowadays where the Groupers ARE actually picking up what people have been trying to teach them, and the study so far is turning into a success! What you are seeing here could be a case of a grouper who learned from its parents how to hunt them, and why the grouper here is thus so friendly with humans.
Goliath groupers are awesome. I'd love to go swimming with them and it's so great that they're now gobbling up lionfish.
I wonder, with how massive those fish are, and I assume their inherently large brains (by fish standards), are they any smarter than other fish? And if so, by how much?
same.... plenty of the videos I have seen seem to indicate some type of curiosity, and watching them stalk prey, it certainly looks like its conscious process to a degree...
Bigger brain generally means more intelligence, definitely longer memory.
The grouper new exactly what you were doing. When the spear pierced the lion fish it let out the equivalent of a scream that the grouper clearly heard but wasn’t bothered by it.
Grouper aka DNR: You guys got a fishing license?
Diver: Yes sir, I’ll pet your head while you read it.
Grouper: Ok license is good. Have a great day fella’s. Catch as many of these spikeydoo’s as ya want.
I was watching like
"is he gonna-YES PET THE GIANT FISH!!!"
Good video, thanks for your sharing with this video
Grouper is a class ass he's such a good fishy I think he deserves a serving of the fish he eats and some fish food
"Wacha got there bud, ah one of them buggers."
This reminds me of the video where the guy is sitting in a chair next to a river and a grizzly plops down next to him.
Hello tame humans welcome to the ocean floor my name is Mr Grouper
So what you guys doing,no worries I'll watch
Ghjfvb
Okay
🙂n
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😌😟
Proud of 'em (:
Fish: "Hewo, I am Fred."
Diver: "Howdy Fred, have some pats."
Fred the fish: "Aww thanks. Imma go down dis way hurr."
Diver: "Atta boy Fred, that's a good lad."
Fred the fish: "I float by this rock and watch hurr."
Giant grouper : Hold on weird looking seal! ... I'll save you!
Noice
wow that is amazing ..
The partnership between humans and large sea animals and fish is quite cool
"Oh hey guys, yall like lionfish too? That's cool, I'm just not in the mood for tropical food right now"
Beautiful👍👍👍👍❤
The whole area looks dead
That is some of the most amazing footage. What a beautiful fish “Here spot, let’s pet you”👍
That was so cool! Thank you for sharing this.
Here before more comments appear😎 Y’all have a great day!
Tree stumps
That’s a huge fish being curious, like hey boo-boo what cha doin?
...Life size Goliath Grouper plush/pillow when? That big guy looks so huggable, honestly.
That was a really big fish. I remember once when we caught one, it weighs almost 200 lbs
Fishe
Grouper: Are you...ummm, gonna eat that? LOL
There are also efforts to train sharks to eat lionfish. Last I knew, the efforts were bearing some fruit.
what happened to all the comments? lol
The comments were turned off at that time
I had no idea the comments were turned off... I fixed it last night.
That grouper was like nah, I'm not eating that puny little thing. It stinks.
"Alright lads! Lionfish spearing is it?... Yeh I'm down here, on my own having a mental time!, Can I have a bite!?"
The grouper is like hey you got dibs on that? You going to eat it? Lol🤣
I thought for sure the grouper was going to snatch the lionfish off the guy's rod. But no, he just acted as a watchdog.
I remember hunting spiny lobster in the Keys and the Groupers would hang-out right behind us to get the ones that escaped our grasp. You could swim up to them and give them sritches. They liked being scratched along their lateral line and would roll over on their sides like a kitten.
Nice to see that sponges are still alive in that area.
Wait till the Bubble Guppies find out Mr Grouper’s taken up Lionfish Exterminator as a side hustle.
This individual could be a relatively famous opportunist appearing almost every time there’s a lion fish hunt. To me, it’s seemingly docile behaviour seems unusual given this video was taken before or after the spawning season where the groupers are usually aggressively defensive so this particular grouper could have been just heavily habituated over time.
The Grouper was analogous to a Rottweiler that loves food
Humans: Terrifying masters of the planet.
Grouper: "Sup."
The first thing I thought was, "Honey, I blew up the goldfish" 😆
Grouper like "Ay whatcha doin? Oh good haul. Aight Bai"
that groper is teaching us WHAT PATIENCE IS>... THAT IS intelligence
It's expression ☹ looool 😭😭🤣🤣
Grouper To Lionfish: Dude, I'm glad I'm not you...