Banda Clownfish
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 29 Jul 2016 22:57
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Banda
Clownfish
 In the middle of our first snorkel of
the day by the lava field off Gunung Api we were exploring some very dull,
dead-looking coral and there was the most
virulent pink anemone we have ever seen. A
fish bonanza was treat enough but this took the prize. The clownfish though had
company, a bigger black chap kept photo-bombing..........
     The black chap
insisted on staying.......
  Finally, he moved out of the way as
the little clownfish adopted the correct
pose.
 Alone at
last. These joyful fish often move no more than an inch or two from there
‘home’ for their entire life, defending the anemone to the death. Do they need
each other – no, the fish can free swim just like any other and can feed out in
the open, they just choose to live within the fronds of their host. Over time
they adapted a ‘jacket’ that made them immune to the stinging ability of the
anemone. Clownfish make up a huge percentage of all marine tank sales worldwide.
 During our third and last snorkel out
by the green marker we passed on our way in to Banda we saw the same coloured
anemone - white with purple tips we had in our marine
tank. Mmm, any residents.........fingers crossed.
  First one, then
two.
 The second one was terribly shy.
 Eventually they both
posed.
 Living in a current that was a
challenge to take pictures yet another
chap.
   This chap was not
one teeny bit camera-shy.
  Perfectly happy to go to his two inch boundary. Then an itsy-bitsy
black and white chap appeared.
 Is he really smiling ????
    Cute or simply
mega-cute.......
 We could have stayed for so much
longer but more to see sadly, we left this wonderful
sight.
ALL IN ALL SUCH A JOY TO
SEE
STUNNING, HAPPY LITTLE
CHAPS |