0 a small fish that is usually red, orange, or yellow with white stripes, and lives in warm or tropical seas
In turn, the anemone provides the clownfish with shelter.
The clownfish can also defend the anemone against some reef fishes which could eat the tentacles such as butterflyfishes.
The presence of the clownfish can be interpreted as a lure to attract potential anemone's preys close to the tentacles.
It is also known as the bridled clownfish, red clownfish, or tomato anemonefish.
In clownfish, smaller fish are male, and the dominant and largest fish in a group becomes female.
Other suitable tankmates include fish such as cardinalfish, large clownfish, lionfish, eels.
The clownfish benefits by having a protected home territory.
It was built to look like a clownfish.
