tentacles. Most fish stay away from anemones to avoid being stung. However,the clownfish makes its home among the sea anemones. it does not get stung because its body is protected by a special coating. Living among the deadly tentacles of an anemone has a clear advantage Most predators stay away! Another benefit for the clownfish is that it is able yo eat the anemone's leftover bits of food. But what is the adventage to the anemone? There are several. First,the brightly colored clownfish attracts predators. When the clownfish swim under the anemone's tentacles to safety,if the predators follows,the anemone has the chance to sting and eat it. Other services the clownfish performs are cleaning up food scraps and dead anemone tentacles,and chasing away fish that might eat the anemone. While many symbiotic pairs may at first look like odd partners,the benefits they provide one another are invaluable,and may make the difference between life and death. In fact,it is often these animals' very differences that make them perfect partners.