Not a reef safe ocelaris clownfish?

[Hoopsoulja]

Hey guys. So i have 3 ocelaris in my 40 gal. and a small frag of zoas (around 20). Ive had the small clown for about 2 weeks and 2 juves for a week. They get along really well. Last couple of days i noticed one of the juves sticking her face in the zoas. Dont know if shes biting or not but some of the zoas go back in for a while. Im worried if the e clown may get poisoned if she keeps it up. Is this normal behavior? Thank you.

 

[m0nkie]

your clown will be ok.

maybe the zoas are hosting it?

clowns sometimes like to bite stuff. occasionally

 

[ThRoewer]

It likely isn't biting but rather sucking and licking. My percula did that with green star polyps before they got their anemone, where they also suck and lick on the tentacles.
I think it is to get the slime into their mouth and gills. I suspect either as protection or as cure for parasites.