Clownfish And Carpet Anemone

When healthy this anemone is very sticky to the touch and when they grasp something or someone it is very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging the animal.

Clownfish and carpet anemone.

Anemone shrimps are fascinating additions to an aquarium dedicated to a carpet anemone but should be used instead of the more clownfish rather than. Both need the other to survive. 1 different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones. In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone.

This species of carpet anemone can eat fish in the display aquarium so use caution when housing a carpet anemone in with fish other than clownfish. Haddoni hosts amphiprion akindynos a. To be specific s. The anemones true percula clownfish are normally associated with in the sea are the sebae heteractis crispa ritteri heteractis magnifica and giant carpet stichodactyla gigantea.

Periclemenes anemone shrimps are infrequently traded but interesting tankmates that live in a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection. They would simply be picked off by a predator as they would have no place to hide. Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food. There s just something about the symbiosis of it.

Watching a clownfish seemingly playing in its anemone host is one of the most magical things that can happen in our aquariums. They are small shrimps getting to about 1 25 2 5 inches 3 6 cm in length.