i heard that the anemone was poisonous,
but why doesnt clown fish get poisoned??
i mean they even live there
2007-01-31 21:24:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
That's exactly the point, haven't you seen finding nemo? Anyway, the Clownfish's skin protects it from the anemone, while the anemone eats the microorganisms on the surface of the clownfish's skin.
2007-01-31 21:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by jdog 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clownfish and damselfish are the only species of fish which can avoid the potent stings of an anemone. There are several theories for how this avoidance is accomplished. Firstly, the slime coating of the fish may be based on sugar rather than proteins so anemones fail to recognize the fish as food and do not fire their nematocysts, or sting organelles.
Secondly, the mucous coating may mimic the anemone's own coating, a theory that is bolstered by the fact that it takes several days for a clownfish to adapt to a new species of anemone. There is no adaptation period when a clownfish is moved to another anemone of the same species.
Thirdly, their unique movements, which are unlike any other fish, may let the anemone know that they are not food. This theory is bolstered by the fact that juvenile clownfish, which have no coating, will immediately seek refuge in any compatible anemone and will not be stung. Juvenile clownfish will not survive for long without the protection of an anemone, and few find one before being eaten.
2007-02-01 05:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by landhermit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do not get poisoned by the anemone because they have evolved to have immunity to it's poison so it can live symbiotically with the anemone. The clown fish can keep the anemone fed, and the anemone can keep it protected!
2007-02-01 05:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the clown fish has protective covering of slime that neutralizes the sting cell of the anemone
2007-02-01 05:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by Normefoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of a special lining on the clownfishes surface, it doesn't let the poison through.
I saw this on one of the childrens programmes my daughter watches...I think it was 'Tikkabilla' or 'Our Planet'
The fish are immune!!!!
2007-02-01 05:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It jokes around so much the poison is drowned out of it's system by the adrenaline
2007-02-01 05:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by specs appeal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evolution my dear.
2007-02-01 05:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋