[hags08]

Will a clown fish protect and defend an anemone from a fish that may be prone to eating an anemone like a coral beauty?

[nobomb17]

I have a coral beauty and it has never gone near my anemone.

[RyanG]

Yes clownfish will defend their anemone if they are hosted in it.

[perenesbuenos]

My clownfish don't like my new anemone they even touch it, it can be the anemone?

[Reef Success]

Originally Posted by hags08

Will a clown fish protect and defend an anemone from a fish that may be prone to eating an anemone like a coral beauty?

I can't think of any reef safe fish that eats anemones. Your clown ?pair? is just being protective of their territory. It's odd if you only have one but if you have a mating pair then this is perfectly normal.

[Taras1]

My maroon clowns defend their BTA visciously. When I do maintanance, they constantly try to bite me when I'm within 6 inches of their anemone.

[kwilliamskw]

I have had my tomato clown for about 5 months. about 2 months ago I bought a bubble tip anemone. For several days the clown wouldn't go near the anemone, so I caught the clown and the anemone and put them in a specimen tank together, left them overnight, and now they are best friends. and all of my other fish leave the anemone alone. Anemones have stinging cells. The only fish that isn't affected by this sting is a clownfish. Carpet anemones are the most powerful. The best anemones for clowns is a bubbletip, a carpet, long tentacle, or sebae. But the easiest to care for are the bubble tip. They do require good lighting. If you are trying a condy anemone, they can lead to trouble. They move around too much and are likely to get sucked into a filter or powerhead. Clowns wont have anything to do with them either.