Interesting Duncan Pictures - Would love to see more Duncan Pics

[pammy]

I bought one head of a Aussie Duncan about two years ago, and now I have no idea how many heads I have. I'll have to count them soon....I'm guessing there's at least 40 heads. The first two pictures below are the most unique pictures of my Duncan that I have. In the first picture, the mother colony is actually dropping a baby! That was very cool to see, and it's the only time I've seen that happen. Has anyone else seen their duncan do that? The baby was spinning by a thread for about two days before the mother colony dropped the baby to the sandbed. I glued the baby to a frag plug, and it grew to 7 heads before I sold it. Second picture is kind of sad. That's my little clownfish in his mouth of the duncan, and unfortunately the clown didn't make it. The 3rd picture is my favorite shot of my Duncan, and the last picture is a close up of the Mother Colony today. Interested in seeing pictures of Duncans from others as well.
Pam

Duncan having a baby:

Duncan eating clown fish:

My favorite picture of my Dunan:

Closeup of mother colony:

 

[TwistedEnvy]

I knew mine weren't normal. Here is the branching duncan I just got in....sellers pic. I will take one tonight.

 

[pammy]

That's a really cool duncan! Haven't seen a branching duncan before.
Pam

 

[enerfin]

somewhere in there are duncans

 

[EllieSuz]

Here's mine. Is it unusual to have such long tentacles?

 

[TwistedEnvy]

somewhere in there are duncans

You have a 155 bow too huh? Sweet clam, it looks like it could swallow your duncans whole.

 

[linnyesg]

Here is a shot about one year ago.

Here is today. Not a very good pic.

 

[romsoccer12]

is it normal for them to kill/eat a fish?

 

[linnyesg]

I didn't think they had stingers or a way to kill.

 

[StrategicReef]

what happened to the clown fish? That's the first time I have heard of this

I am planning to add a couple of clown fish (I don't want them to host)
they don't have stingers but they will start to swallow anything that taste like a fish It could be the clown fish thought it was an anemone and got too close to the mouth.

 

[romsoccer12]

im pretty sure a healthy clownfish could get out of that if he wanted to.

 

[montipora80]

I would love to have some I think once I get a bigger tank that will be one of the corals I get.

 

[StrategicReef]

Here is my fairly good sized ORA duncan

 

[nGo]

Duncan eating clown fish:

wow! that is sad.

 

[DannyHennig]

My pair of clowns have been hosting in a big duncan colony for months now?

 

[shackscs]

My black clown never hosted my duncans until I moved everyone into a bigger tank.

I will post picture tomorrow after they are fully opened.

 

[stank]

My duncans.

 

[pammy]

Love the shrimp with the Duncan !

My duncans.

 

[pammy]

As for my clown that my Duncan ate.... I never saw that clown try to host anything. I only had him for 2 weeks or so before I found him in the mouth of the Duncan. I think he either died, or was dying and the Duncan took advantage of an easy meal. None of my other clowns have ever gone near my Duncan. I've also never read about anyone's duncans ever eating a fish. I think it was just a freak thing...and I just happened to catch it. Had I come home after the Duncan finished eating the clown, I would have wondered where the clown vanished to.

Pam

 

[Thomas McCallie]

That picture of the clown being eaten is crazy.