Giant Carpet Anemone And Ocellaris Clownfish

In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone.

Giant carpet anemone and ocellaris clownfish.

Gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish amphiprion akindynos barrier reef anemonefish a. In their natural habitats clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship. Watching a clownfish seemingly playing in its anemone host is one of the most magical things that can happen in our aquariums. 1 different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.

Both need the other to survive. The species exhibits a rich range of color variation including brown yellow blue green and more. Bicinctus two band anemonefish a. Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.

Clownfish do not require host anemones to survive or thrive. 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. They also possess a powerful poison. Most anemones are treated as sessile but the ones inhabited by anemonefish are in fact motile.

Clarkii clark s anemonefish a. There s just something about the symbiosis of it.