So Much for Personal Space!

[amcarrig]

For about a year now, my pair of clowns have been nesting in a large gigas clam.

Talk about getting up close and personal!

 

[thor32766]

thats really cool

 

[gregr]

That is amazing... I would've wore out the shutter on my camera :lol:

 

[Lytehouse]

That is so cool. Looks like he's pokin' out of a warm blanket.

 

[KUDA]

Haha, I've always wondered if fish swam into the clam openings.

 

[Blitz99]

is this actually YOUR picture? i've seen these photos before but never heard of the actual person who took it...

VERY VERY COOL!

 

[amcarrig]

Thanks everyone. That is my picture and I could have probably gotten a much better shot if I was able to clean the diatoms off the glass but the clam is in the way. As a result, I had to shoot at an angle.

PS. The fish dives into the clam very often, especially when the bigger fish are swimming by

 

[maroun.c]

Very cool. Just wondering if thatwould bother the clam in anyway on the long run? Does it ever shut when the clowns go in or out?

 

[amcarrig]

The clowns have been nesting in that clam for over a year now with no ill effects (not to say that there aren't any, just none that I can see) I have not yet seen the clam shut as a reaction to the "invasion."

PS. It's only the male that actually goes into the clam. The female as of late has been moving towards relocating to our elegance coral but the male seems to like the clam better and hasn't followed her into the elegance.....yet.