Clown Pair Hosting Clam

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Has anyone ever heard of a clown fish pair that hosts a clam?

I have frog spawns, GSP, hammer corals, an awesome red hadoni, and a sick bubble tip anemone. Yet these stupid things will not leave the mantle of my big ol' maxima clam.

Is this common?
 
I have seen this in my LFS. The owner told me this really is quite common.
 
Yup heard of it happening before.
 
A LFS owner here once told me that a clownfish was hosting his 10"+ maxima and was actually swimming in and out of the byssal opening. I believe he thinks this is what eventually led to the death of the clam.
 
here's mine got caught by my clam.
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Wicked picture.....wicked (literally) clam.

My clowns hosted my large squamosa for years...no problems....the clam was just used to it.
 
I have 3 that host a clam. The clam does not mind the clowns hosting him,
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