Tuesday, June 13, 2006

• Kelly's Clown

   If you're ever watched the relationship between a clownfish and an anemone, it's a pretty fascinating thing.  A clownfish is a tropical fish whose species has recently been made more famous by Nemo's character in 'Finding Nemo'.  An anemone is a living sea plant that has the potential to sting and kill small fish in order to survive.  However, when you pair a clownfish and an anemone, a magical thing happens...

  For some reason, the anemone does not sting the clownfish.  The clownfish will actually protect the anemone and chase other fish away, also saving them from being stung.  Clownfish tend to be very protective of their anemones and love them like fat kids love cake.  Even more amazingly, the clownfish will actually venture out of the anemone's tentacles, where they love to wallow like a dog in wet grass, and get food for the anemone.

  We have a clownfish and an anemone in one of our tanks and I was just sitting and watching as my husband fed the fish today.  The clownfish immediately dives out of his anemone, grabs the biggest piece of food he can take and darts back towards his precious anemone.

  "Must be fun being an anemone's bitch, right Clowny?"  I snorted.
  "You're talking to the fish?" Blaine asked.
  "Nooooo," I said sarcastically, "I'm talking to you!"

  He didn't say anything so I continued wistfully, "You know, I see a lot of myself in that anemone..."
  "Huh?"
  "Yeah...I stretch out on my ass all day and expand while some clown goes in search of food for me..."

   I guess if nothing else, I make him laugh and that's why he tolerates me.

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