Perc's hosting in squamosa

elegant_reefer · Aug 10, 2009

My female percula is hosting in my squamosa (I think that's the kind of clam) and I was wondering if this is safe for the clown to do? Will the clam kill it by closing shut? The male doesn't seem to have any interested in the clam and just pooters around it. Thanks!

P.S.- Didn't know which topic this would be under so please move if required.

ddr_phish · Aug 10, 2009

I've seen pictures of this before and its pretty cool IMO. I've never heard of them damaging the clam or vice versa when they host it though, so you should be good. Take some pics for us!

Sikryd · Aug 10, 2009

I've seen them host in a couple. Its cool, nothing usually happens. They use it for safety I think, not like a regular anenome and stuff where they buffett it.
Its neat when they do that! Thats cool yours did.
How big is the clam?

elegant_reefer · Aug 11, 2009

Seems like she'll only host in it when I'm not near. As soon as I get near she shoots up and hopes to get some food! The clam is about 4 inches.

cl2ysta1 · Aug 11, 2009

this happens quite often. In bigger clams they will actually swim inside it for safety

pretty cool

revhtree · Aug 11, 2009

I have seen tangs get shut up and killed in them so I am not sure about clowns. Don't you just love clowns though?

ddr_phish · Aug 11, 2009

revhtree said:
I have seen tangs get shut up and killed in them so I am not sure about clowns. Don't you just love clowns though?

Thats because tangs are nosey little guys that like to nip at things lol! :xd:

Russellaqua · Aug 11, 2009

Weird, but cool!

skinz78 · Aug 11, 2009

The mostly won't harm the clam, some times the clams will stress and this causes holes in the mantle.

I have had this happen before:

The clam lived but the fish was a gonner.

revhtree · Aug 11, 2009

I knew it! Wow do you have a bigger pic?

Azurel · Aug 11, 2009

Isn't that a derasa, Squamosa's have large shutes/flutes on the shell and that is a smooth shell.

Leishman · Aug 11, 2009

I took this video @ the Smithonian's Sant Ocean Hall

Rest of the pics can be seen here:
Smithsonian Ocean Hall pictures by p96531 - Photobucket

cherokee_dude · Aug 11, 2009

That's awesome!

elegant_reefer · Aug 11, 2009

Leishman said:
I took this video @ the Smithonian's Sant Ocean Hall

Rest of the pics can be seen here:
Smithsonian Ocean Hall pictures by p96531 - Photobucket

:smile:

Stray32 · Aug 11, 2009

I happened to be home at lunch one day during work and saw Mo, my Clown Goby's little tail flapping in the jaws of my crocea. It took a butter knife and both arms (dress shirt) submerged to free the little guy. Clam died a week later, some how Mo survived, but had a line down the center of his back where it had closed on him.

I was much more attached to Mo than I was the clam

stunreefer · Aug 11, 2009

That's a crazy-awesome pic MaximusClammus!!!

I'm biast, I hate clowns, LOL. Personally, I've seen clowns tick off (stress) clams enough to the point that they die, so obviously it goes both ways!

JR's Reef · Aug 11, 2009

stunreefer said:
That's a crazy-awesome pic MaximusClammus!!!

I'm biast, I hate clowns, LOL. Personally, I've seen clowns tick off (stress) clams enough to the point that they die, so obviously it goes both ways!

I just lost a clam that I've had for yrs because I put it to close to the host of my clowns. I knew better:sad:

skinz78 · Aug 12, 2009

revhtree said:
I knew it! Wow do you have a bigger pic?

Unfortunately no that happened a few years ago and at that time I was having troubles with my picture sizes.

skinz78 · Aug 12, 2009

stunreefer said:
That's a crazy-awesome pic MaximusClammus!!!

I'm biast, I hate clowns, LOL. Personally, I've seen clowns tick off (stress) clams enough to the point that they die, so obviously it goes both ways!

LOL yeah I am glad I thought of taking the pic at the time.

I have had clowns disturb Squamosa's enough to make them have holes in their mantle.