How "smart" can a Mushroom anenome be?

I have noticed one of my more mature Mushroom Anenomes has several small offspring under her.

Have also noticed the "mother" periodically moves to the side to let the little guys get some light -- then she moves back to cover them up

Just how bizzare is that? - expect when they get larger they will drift away to find a spot of their own liking.

It is a wonderful and diverse world we are getting to interact with!!!

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Thats awesome. I have a mushroom that recently drifted off and within 24 hrs hes bigger than I have ever seen him. Went from the size of a quarter to half dollar today. Amazing creatures.

 

It is amazing how living things evolve to keep up and ensure their success. The ability of mushrooms to move from place to place to find better living accomodations, reproduce etc. is truly a compliment to them IMO!!!!

 

You can't humanize them they do what they do and have done it longer then humans have .. They Eat to live and live to breed. Period its all natural instinct. Like people who fell that fish dogs cats all animals need a change in food as they don't like the flavor or taste of what ever is being offered at the time LOL Animals need no change in taste thats a human thing.. They eat to live and because they are hungry Now I'm not saying a species does not have a preferred diet of their own.. But taste has nothing to do with it..As for offering protection to the babies LOL no it moves from its preferred spot in hope to agitate the clones enough that they will move off of its rock.. and its favorite feeding spot.

 

I am just not as totally objective about my tank and life as you are.

While I will not argue with what you say...I get a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction in "humanizing" my tank inhabitants.

The fish all have names, and wonderful unique characteristics. Am sure they all do things that are very simple to explain. But that in its self is just amazing to me.

Taking the anenome for example, it appears to be protecting offspring - then to me, it is probably so.

The clowns love to play in my 8/9 anenomes, and try to visit each every day. Either for feeding, cleaning or just socializing (I am pretty certain that "clownfish poop" is a major source of nurishment for them. - I do not specifically feed the anenomes) --- whatever the reason, the anenomes look "happy" and divide regularly. (some may say this not necessarily a good thing) - but they seem fine, and look good around the tank. They always seem to find the right nitch where they have their own space and not in competition with others. Actually when I think about it they have spaced themselves very "symetricaly" about the tank. When they get out of hand (at my limit now) I remove them and give them away.

As for feeding, I give a everyone a variety of foods, because they seem to like it and thrive. I would not eat the same thing day in and day out, so they should'nt have to. Different species must like different things, so to keep everyone "happy" I feed them different kinds of flakes, and periodically different frozen foods.

As my wife always says, "feed the fish, they look hungrey" - and I always reply, "that is their job." (looking hungry)

Have always wondered just how little they could get by on. But I don't want to overstress anyone by trying to find out.

Am sure I probaby overfeed, but think this is a better option then underfeeding. If I had signs of overfeeding, like heavy algae growth, nitrates, etc. I would cut back what I give them. But I don't.

They seem to be happy contented fish in my tank...(humanizing again )