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Why do clownfish rarely go far from their home

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Clownfish have no defense mechanism of their own, which is one reason they never stray to far away from their anemone.
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In the wild, clownfish rarely leave their anemone home. In fact, part of its purpose is to defend the anemone from other fish. However, clownfish bred in aquariums (without an anemone home) may still have this instinct, but it’s much calmer than wild harvested species.

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