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Yes, sort of. Clownfish eat the leftovers that fall o

Clownfish live in a "symbiotic" relationship with certain anemones. This means they benefit from living with sea anemone and sea anemone benefit from the presence of clownfish. They are the only fish are able to live in sea anemones and not get stung by their tentacles. Clownfish are very active fish and are extremely aggressive. Clownfish eat the leftovers from fish on the anemone and algae. The leftovers include copepods, isopods and zooplankton.

In a group of clownfish, there is a strict hierarchy of dominance. The largest and most aggressive female is found at the top. Only two clownfish, a male and a female, in a group reproduce through external fertilization. The clownfish are hermaphrodites, meaning that they develop into males first, and when they mature, they become females.

If the female clownfish is removed from the group, such as by death, one of the largest and most dominant males would become a female. The rest of the remaining males will move up a rank on the hierarchy.

2007-03-22 12:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

And vice-versa.

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2007-03-22 20:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by Geico Caveman 5 · 0 0

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