As if the depressing theory that bubbled to the surface years ago that Nemo was just a hallucination wasn’t bad enough, now this!
As it turns out, the Barracuda wasn’t responsible for Marlin losing all his kids (bar Nemo). It was Coral, aka Nemo’s mom, all along.
For those scratching their heads, here’s a quick refresher about the opening of the 2003 animation “Finding Nemo.” When Nemo was still an egg, Marlin lost his wife and all their other eggs in an attack from a fearsome barracuda.
A viral video has thrown many Disney fans into therapy after realizing that female clownfish eat their eggs.
If reading this fan theory becomes too much to handle at any time, heed Dory’s advice: “Just keep swimming.”
“Do you know which animal does eat clownfish eggs?”
“Here I am on my lunch break, thinking that if Nemo’s mom would have survived, he would have never gotten lost,” says @makethatmagic, “And that his daddy was so irresponsible, come to find out. Barracudas don’t eat clownfish eggs. Nor do they eat clownfish.”
“But you know what animal does eat clownfish eggs? Clownfish!”
The TikToker, driven by curiosity, embarked on a quest for truth. She even discovered the character’s name, Coral, to “address her formally” in her findings.
“After Finding Nemo came out, marine biologists were like ‘nah, barracudas don’t eat clownfish eggs, but female clownfish will eat their eggs absolutely.”
As sad as this is, it’s true!
According to Fanatasea Aquariums, “The male clownfish will tend to the eggs until they hatch. He will scope out any unviable or damaged; yes, he will eat those. Sometimes, all of the eggs will be eaten, especially during the parents’ first few attempts.”
Whoa, dude.
After this shocking realization, the video delves into the already uncovered fan theory that Nemo didn’t exist. Rather, Marlin was so grief-stricken he hallucinated Nemo, and the Reef just went along with it.
“This is what sealed that. It might have been a hallucination for me. The Latin translation for Nemo is nobody. So the movie is Finding Nobody.
“I cannot believe I gotta go to a meeting after that. I’m shook,” she ends her rant.
“Every day, this app finds a way to ruin my childhood”
The video has been viewed over 1 million times, so naturally, Nemo fans have big feelings after hearing this sad news.
One fan cries: “Every day, this app finds a way to ruin my childhood.”
“My flabber is gasted!!!” said another.
“Great. Now I’ve gotta call my therapist,” lamented a third.
“Ma’am, you’re called “make that magic”, but here you are, taking that magic away from my childhood,” one insisted.
This fan’s theory will haunt many: “So Marlin was in the ocean psych ward with Dory ’cause she was a little off, too! I’m shook!!!! Lol.”
“As a clownfish breeder, I can confirm. However, both eat the eggs, BUT only if they are bad eggs. But the male solely cares for the eggs until hatch day,” one user wrote.
And then there was this, “The fact that clownfish can change genders sends me all the time because coral IS MARLON.”
Here’s hoping Disney Pixar studios will never confirm these theories! It’s a kid’s movie, after all.
