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Why do clownfish host?

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Topic: Why do clownfish host?
Posted By: smatney
Subject: Why do clownfish host?
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 3:06pm

I have 3 clownfish that host in different corals.  In all my reading, I read about them hosting but I can't find out why.  Is it just reflexive and built into them?



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Susan Matney
Farmington, UT



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Posted By: siren
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 3:14pm
I don't know why, but I know that Renne's clown does that to.  While I was there for the reef tour, it was ticked off, bucause a coral fell off the rock above it's "assigned" coral.  Mabey you should ask her!!

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Richard Prince
The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Life Support Specialist
[email protected]
918-605-6211


Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: October 14 2004 at 4:54pm
It's instinct, deep in their psyche, for protection.  A clownfish in a real reef, without an anemone host, would last about 5 minutes before he found himself in someone elses mouth.

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Jon

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing...




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