Is clownfish poo anemone food?

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Considering that a large number of species of reef animals have "focculent matter" as a substancial proportion of their diets.
And clownfish have a relatively simple (short) digestive tract (i.e. a large proportion of their food will not be completely broken down and will/may be of considerable nutritional value).
I would assume that their poo if caught by the anemone would act as food.

As all good exam papers say: discuss

 

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especally considering the relatively rich diets our clowns enjoy!

 

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bump

 

[stykthyn]

I heard somewhere that they do take excess nutrients from the surrounding water. If clown "poo" contributes to that then I dont see why not.As for actual "poo" I havnt witnessed any anemones eating it.

 

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looking at your interests sorry
Please what is herping?

 

[stykthyn]

reptiles, I keep snakes too