The relationship between the clownfish and the
sea anemone can be described as mutualism. Mutualism is a type of relationship
in the environment in which two different species benefit from the individual
activity of the other.
The sea anemone is an ideal home for a clownfish because the sea anemone’s poisonous
tentacles prevent predators from attacking. In the same way that the clownfish
can help the sea anemone lure fishes inside the anemone to feed on. It also
eats away dead tentacles of the sea anemone keeping it clean and the area
around it clear.
