Clownfish and anemone mutualism

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8478289#post8478289 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TOURKID
I was watching 'equator' on discovery hd yesterday. by far the best reef show i have ever seen. when they got to the cardinal fish, they showed a species that uses anemones as protection. It showed them in the lta, then being chased out by some perculas. Pretty sure it was an lta that they were in.

Not much to add to the thread. but from experience of battleing various bacteria infections and a formilin dip or two. I can say for sure that its a mucus coat. when my maroon first started going to the bta. she had to continuously barely touch it for about 45 minutes or so before she could enter it.

Once when taking her to a formilin dip then back to the reef (15 minute period give or take) She went right back to the nem. she got stung over and over. her whole 'chin' area had white stings all over it. she had to rebuild her slime coat before reentering
I felt really bad. It was like she dident know her coat was gone.

I think I saw that show too. I remember something about cardinal fish in anemones what also looked like LTAs. Very interesting.

The mucus coating probably differs from clownfish to clownfish. I find interesting on how my A. Clarkii had no acclimation process but it took your maroon quite sometime. I am sure it varies.

 

[TOURKID]

was your clarki in a nem at the store b4 u bought it?

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8479627#post8479627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TOURKID
was your clarki in a nem at the store b4 u bought it?

Look at the bag I bought them in real closely.