Holy symbiosis

[siobhan2086]

What symbiotic relationships do you have in your tank?

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

What symbiotic relationships do you have in your tank?

My money and everything in it.

Wait, that's not symbiotic at all, is it...

 

[GMaquarium]

Most of us have corals with simbiotic algae.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Types of Symbiosis

Types of Symbiosis

Mutualism... Both the symbiont and host benefit

Commensalism... The symbiont benefits with little effect on the host

Parasitism... The symbiont benefits to the detriment of the host

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

Mutualism... Both the symbiont and host benefit

Commensalism... The symbiont benefits with little effect on the host

Parasitism... The symbiont benefits to the detriment of the host

...sounds like America in many ways.

 

[PufferNut]

First serious answer

I have a Wheelers Pistol Shrimp/Goby pair living in my sand bed. Very cool to watch, when the shrimp comes out he keeps on antenna on the fish at all times, and if the fish get spooked and runs to the cave, the shrimp is right behind him.

 

[magdelan]

I'm sure I'm missing many, but here are a few common ones that come to mind:

Acro Crabs and Acroporas
Pom Pom Crabs and their Anemones
Cleaner Shrimp and the Fishes they clean
Cleaner Wrasses and the Fishes they clean
Clown fish and Anemones
Anemone Shrimp and Anemones

*Side note that many people are unaware of:
Termites would not be able to digest wood if it wasn't for a parasite that lives in their stomach. The parasite is introduced when the termites are larva and assist with breaking down the wood fibers in the termite's stomach into something that they can process. Quite fascinating.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

First serious answer

I dunno about that. G and I weren't bustin' chops.
As a matter of fact, G's answer is my favorite and it takes the cake :hb2:

Now somebody toss a picture of a redbug up here. That would be a good example of parasitism.

I've seen a lot of literature written about the relationship between sea anemones and clownfish describing it as commensalism... but c'mon.. anybody that's watched them in action for any length of time will realize it's mutualism.

 

[Sophie10]

"Massage and exfoliate!" - Skunk Cleaner to the Diamond Goby

 

[siobhan2086]

I'm sure I'm missing many, but here are a few common ones that come to mind:

Acro Crabs and Acroporas
Pom Pom Crabs and their Anemones
Cleaner Shrimp and the Fishes they clean
Cleaner Wrasses and the Fishes they clean
Clown fish and Anemones
Anemone Shrimp and Anemones

*Side note that many people are unaware of:
Termites would not be able to digest wood if it wasn't for a parasite that lives in their stomach. The parasite is introduced when the termites are larva and assist with breaking down the wood fibers in the termite's stomach into something that they can process. Quite fascinating.

Thats a lot more than I knew about. Now I'm gonna have to find myself an Anemone Shrimp

 

[GMaquarium]

Sorry if I sounded sarcastic. But the coral and algae simbiosis is the most common in reefs, came to mind first.

Some of my favorites are pom Pom crabs, staghorn and decorator crabs.

 

[siobhan2086]

Sorry if I sounded sarcastic. But the coral and algae simbiosis is the most common in reefs, came to mind first.

Some of my favorites are pom Pom crabs, staghorn and decorator crabs.

I appreciated the comment read up on zooxanthellae

 

[siobhan2086]

thought this was a little funny

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

who needs match.com?

who needs match.com?

 

[siobhan2086]

who wouldn't fall in love with Junior?

 

[bassplaya12]

had a tiger pistol and watchman goby pair in my tank for a while. made a huge mess and sold them back to the lfs. they were awesome though