how about a clam hosting a clown!! see pics

aquajamieb · 03/04/2004, 10:19 PM

can ya tell its a tank raised clown?

AquaScum2000 · 03/05/2004, 12:36 AM

that is crazy, i have never seen anything like that b4

commandertekki · 03/05/2004, 01:50 AM

that's wicked. talk about living on the edge.

NFed16 · 03/05/2004, 06:15 AM

What if the clam closes,won't there be a ...crunch?

commandertekki · 03/05/2004, 08:42 AM

fish food?

Trumpet12 · 03/05/2004, 03:48 PM

Very pretty clam and clownfish! It is quite interesting that the clownfish decided to host there.

Here is a story involving a clownfish and a clam.

Quote:

From http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clnfshfa.htm

Alright. I know. I should have gotten an anemone.
Mmm, really?
But I was busy setting up the 75 gal tank and ... Anyway, My Gold stripped Maroon clownfish thought that the clam was an anemone. I had noticed yesterday that he was really "chumming" up to the clam (more than normal). I got home last night and the damsel and all the other fish look disturbed (usual first sign that something is wrong). I then looked for the clownfish and lined up the usual suspects and interrogated them (well, really I just checked the crabs and the green brittle star [he's still smaller them all of the fish- but he is going in the refugium]). But there is not a body and the skimmer looks about normal. Ok - check the tank again, check every small hole. check again (and again). I still could not find Mr. wiggles (er.. the clownfish). So I think the only place he could be is in the clam. I debate this for a half an hour and finally think that it just can't happen. This morning I wake up and feed the fish, when I see this maroon fin sticking out of the clam. (Oh yeah, that's what I want to see). Well there it is. The clam ate my clownfish. But no, wait. The fin is moving. The fin moved again. So I decided to rescue Mr. wiggles. I pried open the clam (it didn't take a lot of effort) and out comes Mr. wiggles (who will need at least ten years of therapy). In the process, I dislodged the clam from its shell on one side. I probed the clam and there was no reaction from it, so I found a place that would close the shell without using too much force.
My question is: Is there any hope for the clam?
What a delightful write-up! Yes to hope, recovery... Bob Fenner

aquajamieb · 03/05/2004, 09:07 PM

Hey, I didnt tell him to go to the clam for comfort. Anyway, he is a hyper little guy pushing about an inch now.

PSEUDOREEFER · 03/06/2004, 06:14 PM

My maroon hosts in my new derasa and has nearly (but not quite) been eaten by the clam

reefnfun · 03/07/2004, 06:26 PM

I have 2 clowns that host in my Crocea. The clam is so used to being messed withthat it doesn't even close up. I will try to get pics. and post hem

Zoom · 03/07/2004, 09:30 PM

katar · 03/08/2004, 02:41 PM

Ouch for the angel!

MadTownMax · 03/08/2004, 02:45 PM

Zoom - man, that's disturbing.

As for the clam hosting, I remember seeing a picture of a huge clam hosting a clown..... I know you're out there somewhere....

Typhon · 03/08/2004, 03:32 PM

I use to have a Maroon clown host inside of a 4" Deresa Clam..

Julio · 03/09/2004, 09:31 PM

Hey Zoom,
What the angel eating the clam or did the angel get caught in the shell?

SoKaL ReeFiN · 03/09/2004, 09:39 PM

sudden death picture is crazy!

plhsurfer · 03/11/2004, 08:48 AM

Here is mine.. I thought I was the only one that was having this happen..

moga · 03/11/2004, 11:37 AM

I have small clarkii clown host deresa clam for a while..
now he's hosting to RBTA i got it few days ago...and never happen...again..

Trumpet12 · 03/11/2004, 04:08 PM

plhsurfer,

WELCOME TO REEF CENTRAL!!!

Trumpet12 · 03/11/2004, 04:10 PM

Zoom,

That sudden death picture is really impressive! Poor angelfish.

How did the angel's head get stuck in there?

gskidmor · 03/13/2004, 06:52 PM

zoom,

I just have to know....maybe it's a dumb question...but did that angel die?

miareefer · 03/14/2004, 02:45 PM

Heres a pic of some tomatoes hosting in a green Squamosa

Julio · 03/14/2004, 04:01 PM

great looking clam!!

Mr aqua · 03/14/2004, 07:10 PM

That Angel death is CRAZY!

Zoom · 03/14/2004, 08:19 PM

That is not my Angel

The picture is been around RC for a long time.
I don't know the original owner of the picture.

unicornis · 03/21/2004, 07:22 AM

heres mine... squamosa hosting a black saddle clown

03/04/2004, 10:19 PM	#1
aquajamieb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Delaware Posts: 500	how about a clam hosting a clown!! see pics can ya tell its a tank raised clown? __________________ You know its bad when the most expensive thing you own is your aquarium!!

03/05/2004, 01:50 AM	#3
commandertekki Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 212	that's wicked. talk about living on the edge. __________________ 560g Oceanic RR custom tank.

03/05/2004, 06:15 AM	#4
NFed16 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 689	What if the clam closes,won't there be a ...crunch? __________________ - Nate Current Tank Info: 105gal Reef, Seagrass Cube tank

03/05/2004, 08:42 AM	#5
commandertekki Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 212	fish food? __________________ 560g Oceanic RR custom tank.

03/05/2004, 09:07 PM	#7
aquajamieb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Delaware Posts: 500	Hey, I didnt tell him to go to the clam for comfort. Anyway, he is a hyper little guy pushing about an inch now. __________________ You know its bad when the most expensive thing you own is your aquarium!!

03/05/2004, 12:36 AM	#2
AquaScum2000 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 114	that is crazy, i have never seen anything like that b4

03/06/2004, 06:14 PM	#8
PSEUDOREEFER Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lafayette, CO Posts: 2,299	My maroon hosts in my new derasa and has nearly (but not quite) been eaten by the clam __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve" -Bilbo WOW!!! There's Some Rock in my Algae!!! Current Tank Info: 2.5 Nano with 35 watt xenon and cold cathode lighting - mixed reef no fish

03/07/2004, 06:26 PM	#9
reefnfun Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Danville, Indiana Posts: 114	I have 2 clowns that host in my Crocea. The clam is so used to being messed withthat it doesn't even close up. I will try to get pics. and post hem

03/07/2004, 09:30 PM	#10
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706

03/08/2004, 02:41 PM	#11
katar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 147	Ouch for the angel!

03/08/2004, 02:45 PM	#12
MadTownMax ***erately knowledgable Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 2,750 Blog Entries: 1	Zoom - man, that's disturbing. As for the clam hosting, I remember seeing a picture of a huge clam hosting a clown..... I know you're out there somewhere....

03/08/2004, 03:32 PM	#13
Typhon Force of Nature Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,791	I use to have a Maroon clown host inside of a 4" Deresa Clam.. __________________ "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Tank Broken Down

03/09/2004, 09:31 PM	#14
Julio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New york Posts: 7,978	Hey Zoom, What the angel eating the clam or did the angel get caught in the shell? __________________ Thanks, Have a nice day. Julio Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef w/ 250 watt SE XM10Ks and AP1003, 12 gallon reef, 40 gallon reef

03/09/2004, 09:39 PM	#15
SoKaL ReeFiN Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 789	sudden death picture is crazy! __________________ LETS GO CHARGERS!! Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Reef \| 16 Gallon Sump \| Euro-Reef ES5-2 Skimmer \| 175watt 14K Hamilton \| 45 lbs. Tonga/Fiji Live Rock \| 45 lbs. Aragonite Live Sand \| Scripps Ocean Water \| 2 Ocellaris Clowns \| 1 Fourline Wrasse \| 1 Firefish Goby \| 1 Randall's Shrimp Goby

03/11/2004, 08:48 AM	#16
plhsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	Here is mine.. I thought I was the only one that was having this happen..

03/11/2004, 11:37 AM	#17
moga Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,223	I have small clarkii clown host deresa clam for a while.. now he's hosting to RBTA i got it few days ago...and never happen...again.. __________________ Since 2001, 30x30x20 cube with GHL LED Mitras LED lighting tank. No sump is good tank~

03/11/2004, 04:08 PM	#18
Trumpet12 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,216	plhsurfer, WELCOME TO REEF CENTRAL!!!

03/11/2004, 04:10 PM	#19
Trumpet12 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,216	Zoom, That sudden death picture is really impressive! Poor angelfish. How did the angel's head get stuck in there?

03/13/2004, 06:52 PM	#20
gskidmor Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 790	zoom, I just have to know....maybe it's a dumb question...but did that angel die? __________________ Jerry

03/14/2004, 02:45 PM	#21
miareefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: western australia Posts: 68	Clowns in clams Heres a pic of some tomatoes hosting in a green Squamosa __________________ Tank lights are like big block chevs theres no replacement for displacement Current Tank Info: 140 gallon 90 gallon

03/14/2004, 04:01 PM	#22
Julio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New york Posts: 7,978	great looking clam!! __________________ Thanks, Have a nice day. Julio Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef w/ 250 watt SE XM10Ks and AP1003, 12 gallon reef, 40 gallon reef

03/14/2004, 07:10 PM	#23
Mr aqua Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: So Cali Posts: 258	That Angel death is CRAZY!

03/14/2004, 08:19 PM	#24
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706	That is not my Angel The picture is been around RC for a long time. I don't know the original owner of the picture.

03/21/2004, 07:22 AM	#25
unicornis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 413	heres mine... squamosa hosting a black saddle clown