Periclemenes anemone shrimps are infrequently traded but interesting tankmates that live in a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection.
Clownfish and carpet anemone.
In their natural habitats clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship.
They are small shrimps getting to about 1 25 2 5 inches 3 6 cm in length.
Amphiprion perideraion pink skunk is a commonly available clownfish but i find it not to be very popular with most hobbyists.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.
Both need the other to survive.
In nature a clownfish cannot survive without a host anemone.
There s just something about the symbiosis of it.
The carpet anemones can be called home by quite a few of the commonly offered clownfish species including the clarkii clown the pink skunk clown the percula clown the false percula clown and many others.
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When healthy this anemone is very sticky to the touch and when they grasp something or someone it is very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging the animal.
They would simply be picked off by a predator as they would have no place to hide.
Anemone shrimps are fascinating additions to an aquarium dedicated to a carpet anemone but should be used instead of the more clownfish rather than.
Watching a clownfish seemingly playing in its anemone host is one of the most magical things that can happen in our aquariums.
Haddoni hosts amphiprion akindynos a.