Dragonet and clown fish can they have a symbiotic relationship?

[Feetnthesand!]

Hi,
Thanks for letting me join. I am new to saltwater aquariums thanks to a friend that gave me his established aquarium. Just for tank info-
I have a Mandarin Dragonet, yellow goby (had a paired pistol shrimp but seems he's disappeared) and a new maroon clownfish.
My question is my clownfish seems to have taken quite the liking to my mandarin. Either sitting on him or appearing to be eating off him on occas. Doesn't seem to bother the mandarin.
Anyone else with a strange symbiotic relationship in fish?
I was wanting to get my mandarin a female friend but don't want to upset the tank if the Clown is attached to the mandarin lol.

 

[Jmas4]

The clown might have hosted the dragonet hahaha

 

[reeferfoxx]

That is hilarious!

 

[kevindo123]

It could be the clownfish has some irritation (an itch) and thought the mandarin can help? Fish sometime do this.

 

[kevindo123]

BTW, that is a tiny maroon clown you got there.

 

[Feetnthesand!]

Yes Kevin he is tiny, or so I thought until I got a clown goby. It is even smaller. The maroon clown is still following the mandarin around like a sidekick of batman and Robin lol.

 

[Akacorkboy]

Mine are doing the exact same that's how I found this page

 

[Katrina71]

That is adorable!

 

[BlueMoods]

How adorable.

My yellow tang and foxface did that, those two are always together, sleep in the same cave and, will give those that don't know them a heart attack when the tang brushes sides with the foxface but, old foxface folds his barbs and tang never tail lashes, just friendly rubs. I have a hermit crab that's buddies with my Kenya tree, he will wander off a few inches to eat now and then, but if I move the rock the Kenya is on, crab runs right to it and stays close again.