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

MnFish1 · Apr 14, 2019

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

dbl · Apr 14, 2019

Love this thread.

Hopefully it works to host the answer to this question.

MrObscura · Apr 14, 2019

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 · Apr 14, 2019

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 · Apr 14, 2019

Nem host clowns I believe

Peace River · Apr 14, 2019

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 · Apr 14, 2019

dylana407 said:
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 · Apr 14, 2019

Peace River said:
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 · Apr 14, 2019

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

smartwater101 · Apr 17, 2019

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 · Apr 17, 2019

smartwater101 said:
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 · Apr 17, 2019

smartwater101 said:
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!