when clown fish is ready to lay eggs it lays them near a sea anemone how this a reproductive strategy

Clown fish live in anemones, so the eggs being hatched there would the give it a home nearby

Clown fish lay eggs near a sea anemone because the anemone has urticant or irritating substance that can affect clownfish's predator and theirs eggs.

Explanation:

the anemones provide eggs with protection from predators, they have nematocyst with a paralyzing effect in theirs prey. However clownfish and the eggs are safe because evolve in harmony with the sea anemones. In this alliance the clownfish defends the anemone too.