hermit crab can clean fish too?!?!

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by bpayh, Nov 3, 2004.

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  1. bpayh

    bpayh Astrea Snail

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    I've never heard of this before, but today my hermit crab cleaned my clarkii clownfish!

    He would get into this position where his body was pretty much vertical and a bit extended out of the shell, and then the clownfish would swim down and sort of lay on top of him, and then he'd go to work! After awhile he turned over and the fish was swimming around him like, "Hey I'm not done yet!"

    (sorry no pics yet, but I'll definitely be on the alert from now on!)

    Has anyone ever heard of this or seen it before?!
     
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  3. bpayh

    bpayh Astrea Snail

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    I can tell that you are all underwhelmed by my discovery.

    [sigh]

    Well, I still thought it was freaking cool.
     
  4. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Never heard that one before. try to get some pics up I would like to see that for sure!!!
     
  5. Brian_B47

    Brian_B47 Astrea Snail

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    Ya pics are needed. I still am shaking my head "Not Possible" :D