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Pennies2Cents
Thu, 17th Feb 2011, 10:40 PM
Now Open....

March POTM will run from Feb 17th-24th. :shades:

This months subject is:

Commensal/Symbiosis/Relationships (shrimp/goby, shrimp/anemone, etc.)

Looking forward to your submissions. :applause:
Europhyllia
Thu, 17th Feb 2011, 10:43 PM
Oh yay. Another great topic!!!

Any chance we could go back to anonymous submissions? It adds such a nice element of surprise to to the whole voting process. :)
Third Coast Tropical
Fri, 18th Feb 2011, 12:32 AM
Oh yay. Another great topic!!!

Any chance we could go back to anonymous submissions? It adds such a nice element of surprise to to the whole voting process. :)

+1.....I think being anonymous is the way to do it. This also keeps it from becomming a popularity contest, or who knows who.
Pennies2Cents
Sat, 19th Feb 2011, 07:56 PM
Contestant #1

http://184.72.239.143/mu/45130e17-49a7-b42a.jpg
Pennies2Cents
Sat, 19th Feb 2011, 07:56 PM
+1.....I think being anonymous is the way to do it. This also keeps it from becomming a popularity contest, or who knows who.


:) Feel free to send any entries via pm...
Pennies2Cents
Tue, 22nd Feb 2011, 08:03 PM
bump....
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 11:15 AM
Contestant #2

http://www.dominopads.com/anemoneshrimp.jpg
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 11:15 AM
Entries close @ 9pm tonight...
Europhyllia
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 11:18 AM
I'd love to see a watchman goby. Anybody got one?
BSJF
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 12:04 PM
I used to have a watchman, pink bar, Bluespot all under the same rock and my Mandarin hung outside the door waiting for morsels. Didn't have a pic though. Trying to decide what to post. Bluespot under a plate. Midas in a brain, carpet anemone with allardi clown and shrimp. Any recommendations?
justahobby
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 01:36 PM
Nice ricordea shot!
Europhyllia
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 01:43 PM
Here are definitions of a few of the most common words used by biologists to classify such inter-relationships.
• Symbiosis: This comes from a Greek word simply meaning 'living together' and can be used to describe any association between two organisms.
• Mutualism: This can be used to describe an association in which both organisms apparently benefit
• Commensalism: In this association one organism [the commensal] benefits, and the other [the host] is apparently unaffected.
• Parasitism In this association one organism [the parasite] benefits, and the other [the host] is adversely affected [weakened, sickened, damaged etc]. This description would also fit the relationship between a carnivore and its live prey and a herbivore and the plant it feeds on, especially if they are very specialized in the food they eat. We normally define parasites as organisms which cannot survive without their host and have special modifications to their body or their life cycle for this association. In many ways though, the difference between a lion eating a gazelle and a flea feeding on a dog, is a matter of relative size.
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 02:50 PM
submit via PM

although not mandatory. :angel:
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 02:51 PM
Contestant#3.

http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/BioFish09/IMAG0247.jpg
Europhyllia
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 06:48 PM
Cute! Yellow looks great on fish. :)
BSJF
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 07:10 PM
Funny me forgot I'm not even eligible for this any more.

Love the little watchman.
Europhyllia
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 07:13 PM
Yes I think the rule is it's got to be currently in your tank, right?
Pennies2Cents
Thu, 24th Feb 2011, 09:31 PM
Yes I think the rule is it's got to be currently in your tank, right?

correct..

Members are not able to participate if they have won any one of the previous months contests within that year... Ex: Jan & Feb 2011 winners are not able to participate in future contest unless it is the POTY. (Picture of the year contest held in December)
stoneroller
Wed, 2nd Mar 2011, 10:26 PM
"a lion eating a gazelle and a flea feeding on a dog"

The difference of course is that the gazelle dies and the dog doesn't. Parasites don't usually kill their hosts -- it's just not a good strategy! Carry on!!
justahobby
Thu, 3rd Mar 2011, 09:30 AM
Lol. Their concept of parasites was misguided at best
Europhyllia
Thu, 3rd Mar 2011, 09:48 AM
lol I was focusing just on the first part and didn't even pay attention to the ending.
That being said though: when I was fostering for the cat rescue, flees were a really big deal for the young kittens and some did die due to the fleas (condition called flea anemia - google it). I guess those fleas didn't spent enough time strategizing or they had miscalculated their budget. Or maybe they figured they could just hop on the next critter when this one runs out.
In which case it might actually be pretty similar to the lion eating a gazelle. Maybe if gazelle's could just drop a leg and regrow it the lion wouldn't have to kill the whole animal and could just eat that spare leg! ;)

Anyway I am ready to vote for that awesome goby!!!