other symbiotic relationships

[ryanpal]

just last week i discovered a very fascinating symbiotic relationship (the watchman goby and pistol shrimp). this is really something. im aware of the anemone and clown fish, but wanted to know what other symbiotic relationships exist as well.

 

[itsthesong]

Fish and the cleaner shrimp. Fish don't hurt the shrimp and in return the fish get cleaning services.

 

[ryanpal]

interesting..i guess the two i mentioned are the most interesting

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

There are shrimps and crabs that live in anemones as well. There are also types of shrimp that live in Tridacna clams. Oh yeah, and the big one, zooxanthellae and corals. Technically ich is a symbiotic relationship as well, but it is parasitism, not mutualism or commensalism.

 

[xtm]

If memory serves me right, I think I saw on Animal Planet that the pistol shrimp always "taps" his antennae on the goby just to know that "he's there". That is interesting indeed.

crab and anemone
anemone and anemonefish
crab and clam

 

[lpsluver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10735545#post10735545 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LobsterOfJustice
There are shrimps and crabs that live in anemones as well. There are also types of shrimp that live in Tridacna clams. Oh yeah, and the big one, zooxanthellae and corals. Technically ich is a symbiotic relationship as well, but it is parasitism, not mutualism or commensalism.

If you are talking about zooxanthellae and corals the relationship can't be parasitism. One is not surviving at the expense of the other. They are both surviving and thriving because of the other, so it is, in fact, a commensal or a symbiotic relationship.

 

[mille239]

I think he was referring to Ich/Fish, not zooxanthellae and corals. Ich is definately a parasitic relationship. Anyways,
pom pom crabs (the crbs that carry around small anemonies are neat) as well as decorator crabs

you could always glue a couple zoanthids to a hermit shell, that'd be fun to watch for a minute or so.

 

[seapug]

hmmm..some others...

porcelain crabs and anemones
periclimenes shrimp and anemones
sexy shrimp and anemones
Dardanus hermits and anemones (carry the nems on the shell)
crabs and acroporas (some are pests, others aren't)

I'm sure the list goes on.

 

[lpsluver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10735845#post10735845 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mille239
I think he was referring to Ich/Fish, not zooxanthellae and corals. Ich is definately a parasitic relationship. Anyways,
pom pom crabs (the crbs that carry around small anemonies are neat) as well as decorator crabs

you could always glue a couple zoanthids to a hermit shell, that'd be fun to watch for a minute or so.

Opps. I thought that was a little obvious Sorry. If I had read it a little better.

 

[Pandarian]

Cucumbers and Pearl fishes is an interesting relationship.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Oh yes, how could we forget about the gonad eating buttfish?

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Alpheus armatus pistol shrimp and Bartholomea annulata anemone

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Nothing to impress your guests at a fancy dinner party more than a cucumber and pearl fish! Then serve cucumber salad.

 

[HBtank]

I like my acro crabs a whole bunch.

No real facinating "activity", but the relationship seems to benefit both and it always fun finding them. Especially one of them that keeps "shopping around" on any new acro I add.