Ever See a Dancing Clownfish?

[NanoKat]

I was helping Robert & his pregnant wife Michelle set up their new home in Coral Springs and was shooting some quick pics of Robert's temporary tank he has set up until he gets a bigger one set up (he got a bigger house, so why not a bigger tank now???!!!!

Anyway, I noticed that since the clown doesn't have and anemone or xenia to host in, he's adopted a clam. It's a big clam too...looks like it could certainly make a quick snack of him if it wanted to, but for some reason tolerates him. Anyway, I was playing with my new point and shoot movie mode and a bit into the video realized that the fish was almost swimming to the beat of the song in the background...too funny...see for yourself!

 

[racermike27]

That's really cute. It is pretty surprising the clam tolerates him being there.

 

[NanoKat]

Yeah, it's funny that when I was cleaning the glass you could tell that the clown was nervous that I was doing that near his "home." He was actually nipping at the flesh of the clam...maybe to make it close to protect itself??? It was really strange!

 

[pedromatic]

Get down with your bad self, clownie!

Very cute. The first anemone I introduced, the clown nipped at the ends of the tentacles, actually ripping off some of the tips. The anemone survived it, and after a while the clown settled in. Maybe similar behavior?

 

[Ludwigia73]

Homey D Clown is gettin down wid hiz bad self!

 

[ReefWreak]

lol that video is too cute. stupid clownfish

My clown that hosts in my Torch nips and nibbles at the ends of the tentacles. Never have I seen him rip them off, but he definitely picks at them.

 

[NanoKat]

Yeah, the funniest part is when they nip at YOU when you're maintaining the tank...talk about "bite the hand that feeds you!"

 

[ReefWreak]

My sailfin nipped the tip of my finger the other day because while I had my left arm in the tank fixing coral positions, my right hand fingers were dangling into the top of the tank, I suppose like food, so he went for it. didn't hurt, just surprised the hell out of me.