Love at first sight (Damsel/Anemone)

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  1. Ballgame

    Ballgame Millepora

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    Hey get a room! Oh wait....that anemone is your room!
    2 Spotted Damsel and long tentacle anemone paired up. Pretty cute. Was hoping my clowns would do it. Nope.
    I read that long tentacle and clown fish doesn’t normal pair up but guy at first store said his did. And it’s hard to find anemones that are small in my area. So I got it anyway because it’s still cool


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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Just as cool or even better when other damsels residing in anemones. Domino/3spot damsels are pretty aggressive little buggers, one tried to kill me once, no lie.
     
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  3. BrianJ

    BrianJ Peppermint Shrimp

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  4. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    Very cool
     
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  5. tgp4274

    tgp4274 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    yes yes they are!!! the one i had ALWAYS bit my arm every time i got in the tank.. n i swear i lost 3 tangs to that little bugger.......
     
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Interesting. The only fish that has ever attacked me was a female Ocellaris. Tried to chew my arm off every time I put my hand in the tank. :p

    That's really cool, Ballgame. I once had a Domino that resided in a Condy nem. :)
     
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  7. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Put this on the list of new things I learned today!

    I had thought only the clown family was immune to nems sting!

    Very cool pic/story, thanks for sharing.
     
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    My buddy just told me a story about in Fiji when they were diving they came up on a huge rose bubble tip with a bunch of clown hosting one side and dominoes on the other.
     
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  9. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    To clarify, clownfish are not immune to the sting; I had a tank-bred female ocellaris that got stung when she dove into a new rbta. Their defense is a slime coat that makes them invisible to the nem, which is something they may need to build/rebuild if they haven't been near a nem for an extended period.

    I've seen several reef photos with a variety of damsels residing in anemones. :)
     
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