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[salty316]

O.K. after a couple months of having a new pair of maroon clowns that won't host my LTA, I began getting excited when my female kept wandering closer to the anemone. She has began hosting a squamosa clam that is mere inches from the tentacles of my anemone. Here's the really weird part, once the clown began hosting the clam, my pigmy angel began hosting the anemone! Has anyone heard of this?

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[salty316]

In case some might think the first picture was a random pass-by....

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[garygb]

That's weird;-) Nice looking animals you have there, btw.

 

[john37]

haha, that's awesome!

 

[edwing206]

Wow, that's soo cool! Any chance you could get a video???

 

[Toddrtrex]

Funny enough, my flameback angel does the same thing with my LTA, though I have yet to get a picture of it.

I have no idea why it is doing it.

 

[salty316]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12194722#post12194722 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
Wow, that's soo cool! Any chance you could get a video???

Oh... I hadn't thought of that.

 

[marc price]

thanks, thats one i didn't know about.
you may find this of interest;
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17536310
a quote:
"At least 51 species of fishes are facultative symbionts of sea anemones. Most of the behavioural, ecological and physiological aspects of these associations including their costs and benefits are unknown...."
also;
http://www.springerlink.com/content/7uck4fvqr40hhmln/

 

[sunhair]

I thought I had crazy fish my angel isn't hosting but my 6 line wrasse is hosting my bta, I think it thinks it is part clownfish lol

 

[elegance coral]

I agree with Edwing206. Make a video before he outgrows this behavior. That is awesome!

 

[Kinetic]

omg, that is so bizarre =)

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

I'll bet the Maroon will eventually take over the LTA. That's funny!

 

[andygb54303]

That is so cool!