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Post by Gi on Jan 28, 2009 14:22:44 GMT 8
The heart of even the toughest divers melt when they see the orange Clown Fishes (popularly known as nemo!) hopelessly and tirelessly defending their turf...  Kaliliit eh, katatapang (Batangas accent)! They may be a cuttie on the outside but they are mean little buggers on the inside  (if only they can speak...). Thought bubble underwater.... ME: (speaking under my reg) uuuuy, si nemo!! nemo! nemo! nemo! kuchikuchikuuu! lab yu, lab yu, lab yu! ;D NEMO: (galit at nanunugod ) ANO BA! Wala na bang ibang isda sa dagat! AKO NA LANG LAGI ANG PINAGTRI-TRIPAN NYO!  Leave me and my anemone alone!!! Get... your goggled face... OFF MY PROPERTY!!! S@#$%^&!!!  Taken on October 2007 by my dive buddies So, next time we see them, irresistible they may be, let's try to respect their personal space... ng konti (ang hirap nun! huhuhuhu  ). Please feel free to post your favorite Nemo pics here. Ty.  |
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Post by Gi on Jan 29, 2009 19:48:55 GMT 8
 Photo taken by Dave October 2007 Symbiotic co-existence with Sea Anemones - The clown fish seeks shelter against predators by living near the anemones. Sea anemones are armed with poison nematocysts which the clown fish is able to aviod. - Theory is that the clown fish is able to build immunity against the toxin OR the sea anemone is not able to recornize it as prey because the clown fish mucus coating is made of sugar instead of protein. - The clown fish also feeds on food scraps that the sea anemones are not able to digest. Which in turn benefits the anemone because it gets cleaned in the process and they also feeds on the feces of the clown fish. Also, they suspect that with the clown fish swimming around the anemones it helps re-circulate the water and is apparently good for the anemones' health. - Their co-existence is host-specific. Certain clown fish will not be protected from certain species of sea anemones. So, they have to find the anemones that best suits them. Cute, huh! (info from wikipedia) |
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Post by Gi on Jan 29, 2009 20:06:01 GMT 8
 Photo taken by Rodel or Yam on our Sept 2008 dive in Saddle Did you know that all Clown Fish are born MALE?! (I don't until now. Thanks to wikipedia!) - They are protandrous hermaphrodites (pro=first, androus=male). They live in small groups inhabiting a single anemone. There's usually a breeding pair and a few smaller males. - Now this is the interesting part!!!! When the female dies, the dominant male changes sex and becomes the female (Bwahahaha! Parang si Bebe Gandanghari!). That is so cool! You get to be both in one lifetime  . Hirap lang maging siga pag Clown Fish ka... hehehe. Pag-gising mo, iba ka na ;D. |
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Post by donna135 on Jan 29, 2009 20:21:30 GMT 8
hahaha...nice info gi...c nemo pala bading... ;D nye..nye...nye... btw here's another pic of nemo...taken by wacky san during our last dive...  |
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Post by Gi on Jan 30, 2009 17:58:29 GMT 8
Thanks Donna for sharing your pics! So in real life, the daddy of Nemo should have changed into a girl when his wife died, diba. I guess, that would mess up the plot, huh. The story would now be about how his dad nearly going crazy... growing ovaries and all the works, coping with the hormones... AND then to top it off... start liking boys (Bwahahaha). Wow! That would have been a good movie. ;D Dapat siguro may part 2.... |
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Post by matthew on Feb 4, 2009 19:47:37 GMT 8
More Nemo pics:  (Photo by JP)  (Photo by JP)  (Photo by Lance) |
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Post by Gi on Feb 5, 2009 3:34:12 GMT 8
Hi Matt! Thank you for posting the pictures. They're FANTASTIC!!! Pang travel magazine, kaya. Let's keep 'em coming. :-D
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(if only they can speak...). 
Leave me and my anemone alone!!! Get... your
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. Hirap lang maging siga pag Clown Fish ka... hehehe. Pag-gising mo, iba ka na ;D. 
