If you are a beginner then do not keep the sea anemone as they are quite delicate and difficult to care for. If you really want to make the clownfish at home and see it exhibiting some really cool natural behaviors like fetching food to the anemone then keep them together. Now the question is do you need a sea anemone to keep a clownfish in the home aquarium? The answer is a bit complicated. Any scraps that are left by the sea anemone is also cleaned up by the clownfish. In return, the clownfish helps the anemone by cleaning it of parasites and bringing food to it. What these stings do for sure is keep other fish, especially the kind that would eat the clownfish away. Scientists aren’t sure as to exactly how it achieves this but two of the most popular theories suggest that the clownfish either has a natural immunity to the stings or that it has a thick layer of mucus on its body that protects it from these stings. The clownfish though seems to be immune to these stings. The anemone actually has stingers with which it stings the clownfish as well. However, it might not be beneficial in the way you think it is. You would be right to assume that they have a beneficial relationship which in science is known as a symbiotic relationship. In fact, the two are almost always found in the wild together. Why do they favor sea anemones?Īs we mentioned earlier and as you would be knowing already, the clownfish prefers being around the sea anemone. They are also found towards the bottom of the water column and usually occur mostly near sea anemones. They also do not occur naturally in the Atlantic. It is a small fish and very vulnerable to the wide variety of predators in the oceans and that is why it is not found in the open waters. It is, however, found only in certain areas in these places. It can be found as far as the Red Sea and the Great Barrier Reef. The clownfish is a native of the colder waters of the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. Let us find out more about the massively popular clownfish or the anemone fish. The good thing though is that they all share similar traits and it doesn’t matter which species you get.
They come in all kind of colors and sizes as well as prices. However, there is quite a lot of diversity in this family with over twenty individual species. The classic clownfish is the one made popular by the movies and is orange in color with white bands and black tips to the fins. We will delve into that relationship in a minute. In fact, most pictures of a clownfish will have a sea anemone in the vicinity.
They are also known as the anemone fish thanks to their symbiotic relationship with the sea anemone. Today we will explore everything there is to know about this awesome fish. Yet, there is so much that is unknown about this rather gregarious and lively fish. Thanks in part to the Finding Nemo and Finding Dory movies and due to their hardy nature, the clownfish has become the staple of the marine aquarium hobby.
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