The Clowns & Anemone

We've had our saltwater tank for just about a year now...we started out with clown fish Ramin bought from another hobbyist. Our clowns were farm raised and have always been together as a pair. Clowns are supposed to get along with anemones and sort of live in them. If you've seen Finding Nemo then you know the process. Where other fish feel little stings on their body when they touch an anemone, the clown fish will feel little tingles that feel good to them. Apparently they have a thicker skin than other fish.

So Ramin bought a small anemone shortly after we started the tank, along with some other fish. We have a Royal Gramma (my fish) and a cleaner shrimp along with the clowns. We've had a few other fish, mostly tangs, but they haven't been able to survive. Anyway, we'd sort of given up on the idea that the clowns would ever figure out what they were supposed to do with the anemone. In the beginning when the anemone was first placed in the tank the clowns seemed like they would go to it, they did their little mating dance twitch things that they do, but that was it.

Just a few days ago we noticed that the anemone moved spots in the tank...it does this now and again to presumably find a spot where it's most comfortable. Apparently this new spot attracted the clowns, finally! This weekend I noticed the clowns scoping out the anemone and I told Ramin that I think they'll finally figure out what to do, he didn't believe it was possible after so long.
This morning I wake up, walk from the bedroom to the office and pass by the tank. Low and behold the smaller of the clowns is floating in the tentacles of the anemone! It was so awesome to see!!! I took some crappy pictures but you get the idea :) We're hoping now that they'll settle into the anemone a bit more and get goin with the baby making...they won't lay the eggs inside the anemone but they'll hide them somewhere in the tank.

BTW when I was taking the pictures, Belle decided she needed attention and started barking at me :P She does that when the camera is out!