A clownfish has benefits from the sea anemone. The clownfish catches most of the anemones food. The clownfish lure other fish to the anemone that shocks the fish with its tenical and then the anemone eats it. Leaving the remains for the clownfish. Other than fish leftovers clownfish eat a few other things also. Such as plank tonic, crustaceans, and algae.

Most clownfish are orange or pink. They have three white vertical lines down their sides. They have black and orange and pink faces. They have dorsal fins which are black. Most clownfish are two to five inches. They are quite a small fish.

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Clownfish reproduce by laying eggs. Clownfish eggs are a deep red orange. Female clownfish lay their eggs in coral. There male clownfish protect them the next four to five days intill they hatch. Some clownfish start their lives as males and change into females. There are male, females, and neuters. Neuters don’t have a sex cell for either male or female yet.

Clownfish live around anemones and shallow coral areas. They like warm waters. There are different anemones these fish live with. The clownfish have protective skin that allows them into the anemones. Clownfish mostly live in warm parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

There are different types of clownfish each have a different lifespan. The larger ones can live eight years. A clown fish’s life span in captivity is three to five years. Clownfish live different ages like humans depending on surrounding conditions.

I am sure you have heard of Finding Nemo, A story of a lost clownfish. Haven’t you? In that movie Nemo and his dad, Marlin, are clownfish. Another fun fact is that female clownfish are larger than a male clownfish. Those are some quick fun facts on Clownfish.