Strange clown behavior w\host anemone

[delta]

Well while looking at my tank I noticed my male clown wouldn't let the female in the anemone.
While observing this bickering going on between the two the male rammed his head into the
anemones mouth.
Each time he rammed his head into the anemones mouth it was totally inside the mouth,
at least past his gills.
Anyone ever see this behavior?

 

[slclink]

Never seen that before. I beleive what you were seeing was

Male: WHAT!!!! With who??!!
Female: You know who you lazy no good **%$#@#
Male: I can't take it anymore. (bashes head into anenome) Damn its not working is it?

 

[~Flighty~]

Sometimes they can get really aggressive about eating anemone poop. Lovely isn't it?

 

[stevenp]

They do wierd things in anemones don't they? Mine would suckle on the tentacles, lay upside down like they were high, it was like they were on heroin...

Steve

 

[delta]

I think the name clownfish is very fitting for their behavior

 

[stevenp]

That's strange that the male is the agressor...

Steve

 

[delta]

That is what caught my attention she got kicked out not him?????

 

[snick1734]

my female won't let the male anywhere near the anenome she will dart out of it and charge at him. Poor guy.

 

[BOSTONBAKEDBEAN]

ive seen them all the way in... same with clams!

 

[susyq458]

They do wierd things in anemones don't they? Mine would suckle on the tentacles, lay upside down like they were high, it was like they were on heroin...

Steve

Hey!!!!!!!!! My clown does this too. I just assumed he was being an idiot. I don't like that one. He rams into my hand when I move stuff around his favored BTA.