Do anemones host clowns? or do clowns host anemones???

[MnFish1]

An interesting question - I think there is one answer - but - which one? Vote and feel free to comment

 

[dbl]

Love this thread. Hopefully it works to host the answer to this question.

 

[MrObscura]

Anenomes host clowns, but it's easier to just say the clowns are hosting whatever.

For example... My clowns decided to host my powerhead. Vs My clowns decided to make the powerhead their host.

 

[dylana407]

If you come over to my house to hangout, are you the host? Conversely, if I go to your house to hangout and brought a case of beer and chips. Am I the host?

 

[PasstheTorch]

Nem host clowns I believe

 

[Peace River]

It's mutualism. Anemones...or as Nemo calls them "An anemo-none. A nemenem-menome-nememen-nenemone"...anyway, anemones harbor the clownfish, and the clownfish provide protection to the anemone. Most of us don't have anemone-eating fish in our tanks, but the friendship (and hosting) lives on!

 

[Peace River]

If you come over to my house to hangout, are you the host? Conversely, if I go to your house to hangout and brought a case of beer and chips. Am I the host?

LOL. I think plenty of people may take you up on that offer to bring a case of beer and chips to their house just to make sure!

 

[dylana407]

LOL. I think plenty of people may take you up on that offer to bring a case of beer and chips to their house just to make sure!

And make me the host right....lol

 

[dylana407]

"The biological definition of a host is an organism that harbors another organism inside or near their body in a symbiotic relationship"

 

[smartwater101]

haha I want a t-shirt that says "THE FISH IS NOT THE HOST!"

But ultimately, its one of those pet peeves I've just had to let go lol

 

[MnFish1]

haha I want a t-shirt that says "THE FISH IS NOT THE HOST!"

But ultimately, its one of those pet peeves I've just had to let go lol

This

 

[Peace River]

haha I want a t-shirt that says "THE FISH IS NOT THE HOST!"

But ultimately, its one of those pet peeves I've just had to let go lol

Unless we're talking about parasites and then sometimes the fish actually is the host!