clown+fish

media type="youtube" key="Iv7zoJMmvCY&hl=en" height="355" width="425"  ***ANIMAL'S COMMON NAME:** Clown Fish (Anemone Fish)


 * ANIMAL'S SCIENTIFIC NAME:** Amphiprion Ocellaris


 * HABITAT:** Clown fish live in tropical waters due to their warm temperatures


 * RANGE:** Clown fishes live in tropical waters like the Red Sea, the Pacific Ocean, Australia, to the Solomon Islands


 * PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:** Deep compressed body. Clown fish have small toothless mouths. They are usually red or orange, most clown fish have white bands. They can grow th be 2-5 inches long


 * DIET:** They eat zooplankton and algae


 * BEHAVIOR AND ADAPTATIONS:** Clown fish are protected by the anemones stringing cells by their mucus. They are protandrous hermaphrodites (mature as males, reverse sex later and become breeding females.) Eggs are laid near or under the anemone and are protected by the male


 * REPRODUCTION:** The eggs of anemone clownfish are reddish orange. Clown fish lay their eggs at the base of their host anemone. To protect the eggs from predators, the clown fish rub the anemone, getting it to fully open up and cover the eggs with its tentacles.


 * RELATIONSHIP TO PEOPLE:** People like me and you have clown fish for pets. They are easy to take care of in family


 * STATUS:** Clown fish are common animals


 * SOURCES: 1.** http://www.saltwater-fish-tanks.com/fish/clown-fish-information.php
 * 2.** http://www.starfish.ch/reef/anemonefish.html
 * 3.** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/clown-fish