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because they have a special kind of goo on their skin that keeps them from feeling the sting.
Or a better answer would be. The clown fish will swim around the anemone picking up some of its cells. After a few passes, the clown fish will have enough cells to trick the anemone into thinking that the fish is an anemone itself.
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What kind of relationship does a sea anemone and a clownfish have?
The relationship of the clown fish and sea anemone is symbiotic in that the clownfish, having a coating of mucous that makes it immune to the anemone's deadly sting, can swim in safety in the anemone's tentacles, meanwhile attracting other fish as food for the anemone.
How can clown fish avoid getting stung by anemones?
They don't. They have built up a tolerance to them. Some types can still harm the clowns enough to do damage however . Actually- They are the only fish that do not get stung by the tentacles of the sea anemone. Clownfish have a slimy mucus covering that protects them from the sea anemone. However, if this covering is wiped off of a clownfish, it will get stung and possibly be killed when it returns home to the anemone. The clownfish and the sea anemone help each other survive in the ocean. The clownfish, while being provided with food, cleans away fish and algae leftovers from the anemone. In addition, the sea anemones are given better water circulation because the clownfish fan their fins while swimming about.
Is the clown fish the only fish that can live in anemone?
Clownfish are unique in their immunity to the sting of anemones because their scales are covered by a certain secretion that prevents them from feeling the pain. That is why anemones serve as a good habitat for them; they do not feel the sting of the anemones, while anemones ward off other predators.
How do sea anemones affect other sea creatures?
Anemones provide food and shelter for clownfish. Clownfish appear to be the only fish that can resist the anemone's stinging poison. When an unsuspecting bigger fish tries to eat the clownfish the clownfish ducks into the anemone and the big fish gets shocked to death by the poison. Then the anemone eats the fish and the clownfish gets the scraps which is fine by it.
Why does clownfish live in correl reef?
Clownfish can't live without a sea anemone, just like humans can't live without plants. Clownfish are the fish that can live in sea anemones. If other fish try to go in the see anemone they'll get harmed. Sea anemones protect clownfish only.
What kind of adaptation does Nemo have?
Nemo is a fictional character and has no adaptations. If you are referring to Clownfish in general, they have developed a symbiotic relationship with the sea anemones they live with. The Clownfish attract larger fish that the anemones stun and eat, and the Clownfish get protection from bigger fish.
How does nesting in the sea anemones provide a safe habitat for the clown fish?
What are all the ways that a anemone protect the clownfish
What do clownfish give in return for shelter to anemones?
clown fish attract fish to the anemone because the fish wants to eat the clownfish so the anemone catches the fish and eats it
What is the deadliest fish in the world still living in the ocean?
sea anemones and clownfish
What is the symbolic relantionship between the clown fish and the anemones?
the anenome offers protection for the clownfish and the clownfish feeds and cleans the anenome
What is the symbiotic relationship is between clown fish and sea anemone?
The anemone will protect a clownfish, the only fish that the anemone will not sting.
What harms clown fish?
Predators, disease, lack of oxygen, starvation, stress. Basically, anything that can harm a fish, can harm a clownfish. Clowns can still be stung by anemomes - it is a symbiotic relationship that allows the clownfish to live with an anemome and not get stung.
