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orange eggs will hatch on the 6th or 7th day. This usually occurs at night from 1
to 1 1/2 hours after sunset, and all will hatch within two hours, with the larvae
ascending into the water column (Animal World).
Within 8 to 16 days, the larvae in the wild who survive not being eaten or in
captivity survive fungus or other maladies, become free swimming young clown
fish. Then the search for their anemone for protection begins. Two forms of
recognition of the host anemone occur when these fish are still growing in their
eggs. One is a scent that the particular anemone emits that they have been laid
by, and/or the visual recognition of their parents swimming within the tentacles
(Animal World).

The Divers: Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa (left), his wife Ola Mostafa
Khalaf (centre) and daughter Nora Norman Ali Khalaf (right) in the Sea of DibbaFujairah, United Arab Emirates. 21.08.2015.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/21221804806/

References and Internet Websites
Animal World. Oman Anemonefish. http://animalworld.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/OmanAnemonefish.php
Animal World. Sebae Clownfish.
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