Giant Carpet Anemone And Ocellaris Clownfish

In their natural habitats clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship.

Giant carpet anemone and ocellaris clownfish.

Watching a clownfish seemingly playing in its anemone host is one of the most magical things that can happen in our aquariums. 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 would simply be picked off by a predator as they would have no place to hide. In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone.

The species exhibits a rich range of color variation including brown yellow blue green and more. Clarkii clark s anemonefish a. Gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish amphiprion akindynos barrier reef anemonefish a. Clownfish do not require host anemones to survive or thrive.

1 different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones. Both need the other to survive. They also possess a powerful poison. There s just something about the symbiosis of it.

In their natural environment ocellaris clownfish will host in magnificent sea anemone heteractis magnifica giant carpet sea anemone stichodactyla gigantean and merten s carpet sea anemone stichodactyla mertensii. Zooxanthellae are obligate symbionts within the anemone.