"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message ...
..........., the relationship is purely selfish on the
part of the clown - it's not trying to "feed" the anemone, but rather
lure an unsuspecting fish to it's own dinner table.



I don't know where you get this info from but that is a crock of
it.................


all the clowns I have that are hosting in an anemone (or even other things
in the tank) will grab up food and take it back to the anemone and feed it.
they are very 'unselfish' and the relationship between clown and the anemone
is beneficial to the both of them. the clown will also protect the anemone.


You read taking the food back to the anemone as "feeding" - how about
storing the food there as any potential thief would get stung during
the commission of the crime???

I'd suggest that the clown uses the anemone as a pantry, or storage
cupboard, knowing full well that the only potential thief is another
hosted clown of it's own family group - anyone else will be
potentially fatally stung in the attempt to steal the food - the
anemone may get a free feed, but more often, the clown gets to
retrieve it's food at a later time.

There are often more than one way to interpret the actions of the
animals in your tank... you appear to be closed minded on this though,
so I doubt you've even considered anything apart from "feeding" it's
host...