What is a clown?
Clownfish is a clearly colored omnipotent fish found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The live color reminiscent of the bright color of the face wearing the circus clowns is responsible for its name. There are 30 different types of clowns, and most of them are known for their successful symbiotic relationship with poisonous marine anemones. Thanks to their beauty, the sought -after fish of the aquarium is, although it is difficult to take care of them as pets. At the beginning of 2000, these fish were well known for their display in the Finding Nemo .
The most widespread clown varieties are clearly orange, with wide white vertical stripes and thin black stripes. Other varieties can be black, green or red; Most of them have a distinctive white stripe. They range from 3 to 7 inches (10 to 18 cm) for a long time. They will survive algae, plankton and smaller fish and marine creatures. Otherwise, some creatures in their diet could pose threats for sea anemone that they onžiž. Anemone is a stationary creature with poisonous tentacles that live ukoformed on the floor of the ocean or on other underwater surfaces. Clownfish is immune to poison and shelters in the chapping creatures for protection from predators. In return, the fish not only protects the anemone from potential threats, but also nourishes the anemone with its physical waste.
Clowns are serial Hermaphrodite. Everyone was born men and these men will be cluster in a group near or as part of their host anemone. The largest and dominant fish turns into a woman and a breed with one of the men. If a woman dies or is captured, this man becomes a dominant woman. Clowns are popular Aquarium Pets, but they don't have to show their unique sexual and symbiotic behavior in captivity. Those who are captured in the wild do not adapt to the aquarium and have high mortality.
The title character in the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo was a clown, as well as the main character of the film. Is IronII, however, that the worldwide success of the film led to increased demand for these fish as pets, with a negative impact on the population in the wild. On the contrary, some sympathetic Finding Nemo fans released their fish into the Atlantic Ocean with equally catastrophic results. People seeking exotic petrs of the aquarium should first consult with an expert on tropical species.