[canadawest]

Sam, my clowns actually feed my anemone. In a true symbiosis this is natural behavior for the clownfish. When I feed frozen foods, the clownfish will grab larger pieces, bring it over to the anemone and leave it in the tentacles.

Often when I feed the anemone a piece of shrimp or scallop the clownfish will grab at it, but they are only picking pieces off for themselves, they are not trying to steal it from the anemone. Besides, the anemone has a pretty good grip on the piece, I'd be surprised if ANY fish could tug it away.

Doug, I've been lucky both times during splits (and in general) with my anemones and moving. When first introduced the anemone moved around for about 3 days before finding a happy spot. It's been in that same spot ever since (7 months now). Both times after the split the parent stayed in the same location, and the new child anemone found a spot a few inches away on a different rock. No real movement, they both seem to like the back corner they are in.

Usually if your water parameters are stable and you don't make drastic changes to your lighting or water movement in the area that the anemone is in, they will usually stay put. If they are content with their environment, they have no interest in moving (in my limited experience of less that a year)