Giant Carpet Anemone And Ocellaris Clownfish

1 different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.

Giant carpet anemone and ocellaris clownfish.

There s just something about the symbiosis of it. They also possess a powerful poison. Giant carpet anemone these large sea anemones are favored by the ocellaris clownfish and the red spotted porcelain crab which form symbiotic relationships with this species. Most anemones are treated as sessile but the ones inhabited by anemonefish are in fact motile.

Bicinctus two band anemonefish a. Watching a clownfish seemingly playing in its anemone host is one of the most magical things that can happen in our aquariums. In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone. Both need the other to survive.

The species exhibits a rich range of color variation including brown yellow blue green and more. Clownfish do not require host anemones to survive or thrive. Gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish amphiprion akindynos barrier reef anemonefish a. Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.

In their natural habitats clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship. They would simply be picked off by a predator as they would have no place to hide.