Domino Damsel hosting Anemone and other pics

[beechd18]

It has been doing it for a week now I thought for sure it would have been a meal by now LOL so every night its the two clowns and the Domino Damsel kinda cute...

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[Ratpack]

Some damsels, domino being one of them are well known to host in anemones even in the wild. I believe they have the same slime coating as a clown which is why they do not get stung.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14560069#post14560069 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ratpack
Some damsels, domino being one of them are well known to host in anemones even in the wild. I believe they have the same slime coating as a clown which is why they do not get stung.

i am pretty sure it isnt the slime coating of the fish but rather that the fish adopts the slime coating of the anemone, in essence the nem cant tell the fish from itself...

but yes there are several damsels that will host in nems too

 

[Sculp1n]

I've herd about dominos doing this, however I herd they will stop hosting as they reach adulthood. Thats cool though.


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[colorfan45]

that is cool. I learn something new here everyday.

 

[crsandoval]

I had a domino that used to host before in my nem... Clowns are part of the damsel family. I got rid of him once he started to become a Domino Damsel...