One of my favorite things to watch is the interaction between clownfish and sea anemones. Note that anemone is spelled "ANEMONE" and not "ANENOME." All of the Aussie and Brit documentaries we watched on the boat pronounced the word, "ANENOME!" In the GBR and Coral Sea, anemones tend to be tucked into rock or coral crevasses, and many were difficult to photograph. However, this is the only place I have seen large groups of fish in a single anemone; notably, the carpet anemone at "Fanfare" (the one marked by the "porcelain crab" float) houses at least two porcelain crabs, a few large clownfish, and many juvenile domino damsels. The most beautiful clownfish I saw was the one at Wheeler Reef, located in about 65' of water, just northwest of the mooring line.

Clownfish and Anemone, at Grouper Gap

Anemonefish in Anemone, at Grouper Gap

Clownfish and bubble-tip anemone

Clownfish in bubble-tip anemone, at Big Dipper

Juvenile domino damsels, in anemone, at Fanfare

Clownfish and anemone, at Fanfare

Clownfish and anemone, at Fanfare

Tomato clownfish and anemone, at Fanfare

Clownfish, domino damsels, and carpet anemone, at Fanfare

Clownfish, juvenile clownfish, and domino damsel, in carpet anemone, Cod Wall

Clownfish and anemone, Yongala Wreck

Clownfish and bubble-tip anemone, Wheeler Reef

Clownfish and bubble-tip anemone, Wheeler Reef

Clownfish and bubble-tip anemone, Wheeler Reef

Clownfish and bubble-tip anemone, Wheeler Reef

Clownfish and anemone, Wheeler Reef

Clownfish and anemone, Wheeler Reef

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