A friendly clownfish meets a little jellyfish in this very simple coloring page. Inside a single frame you will find the clownfish with its three broad bands, a smiling jellyfish, two small fish swimming past, a starfish, a piece of coral and tall swaying seaweed — all drawn with thick, closed outlines and plenty of open space, which is what makes a page workable for small hands. Free to download and print as a PDF, with no registration.
🗣 Conversation Starters — for care activities and family time
Have you ever seen a clownfish at an aquarium?
Do you remember the first fish tank you ever looked into?
How does it feel to watch a jellyfish drifting through the water?
Does it surprise you that two very different sea creatures can live together and help each other?
Why do clownfish live inside a sea anemone?
The anemone’s stinging tentacles keep most predators away, so for a small fish the anemone is a safe house. A layer of mucus on the clownfish’s skin is generally thought to stop the anemone from stinging it, although researchers still discuss exactly how that protection works. In return the fish drives off anemone-eaters and keeps the tentacles clean — an arrangement biologists call symbiosis.
Is it true that clownfish can change sex?
Yes. A group of clownfish lives in a strict order with one large female at the top. If she disappears, the biggest male changes sex and takes her place — a pattern biologists call sequential hermaphroditism. It is one reason a single anemone can shelter the same little family for years.
Can a jellyfish really live without a brain?
Yes. A jellyfish has no brain, no heart and no blood. It moves using a loose net of nerve cells spread through the body, and around 95 percent of that body is water. Simple as it looks, the jellyfish lineage is one of the oldest in the animal kingdom.
