noob clownfish/anemone question

[hammcd]

why dont anemones eat clownfish...ive never had an anemone before but plan on getting one...if other fish touch the tenticles will they be eaten?...just curious as to why clownfish are special...

 

[qasimja]

theres always a possibly that a anemone could try to eat a fish i believe

 

[jennm]

Clowns can be eaten, I've seen it happen.

Once, my service tech was trying to separate a Clark's clown from its BTA to bag them up, and the clown DOVE into the middle of the anemone and went right down its "throat". Game over for the clown

That was sort of an odd circumstance, but it can and does happen.

Jenn

 

[crew]

I think the way it works is the anemone is trying to eat the clown, but the clown is immune to the sting?

 

[stillfocus]

Crew;680635 wrote: I think the way it works is the anemone is trying to eat the clown, but the clown is immune to the sting?

That's what I'd thought too. It's not like the anemone has sense enough to go "hey, that's Steve, he lives here".

 

[crew]

StillFocus;680654 wrote: "hey, that's Steve, he lives here".

:lol2:

 

[qasimja]

StillFocus;680654 wrote: That's what I'd thought too. It's not like the anemone has sense enough to go "hey, that's Steve, he lives here".

lol

 

[umbrellacorp]

StillFocus;680654 wrote: That's what I'd thought too. It's not like the anemone has sense enough to go "hey, that's Steve, he lives here".

:lol3: :thumbs:

 

[dawgface]

From what I've heard there not immune at first, they work up an immunity to a peticular anemone.

 

[stillfocus]

Their behavior when they first start to host seems like they're building up an immunity. I've never seen one just dive right in.

 

[hammcd]

StillFocus;680739 wrote: Their behavior when they first start to host seems like they're building up an immunity. I've never seen one just dive right in.

like getting into a hot bathtub

i just wondered why its only clowns