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mike31154 08-22-2011 02:52 AM

If you can find one of the veggie clips in the shape & colour of a clownfish, get it. Stick it somewhere near your clown's hangout when you're in there with the yellow sponge. A mirror might work as well although your other fish might end up fighting their reflection instead of your clown.

Not sure I could get a net over my Maroons. They host in a BTA and spawn regularly, but they know what a net is and also how to avoid it.

Maverick00 08-22-2011 04:17 AM

cool idea mike! ill keep my eye out for one

ReefOcean 08-22-2011 09:16 PM

i must say, this is the first time I have heard of clowns being aggressive towards people. I have owned many percula, a few maroons a tomato and a giant ass clarkii and no issues. The closest thing I have come to fish contact would be with a huma huma trigerfish, who would just hover around my hand gently bumping into it.

Timbits 08-22-2011 09:33 PM

all my pairs constantly bite my hand when im siphoning the tank. i have to wear gloves now when cleaning and i dont feel a thing now! sometimes they bite and hang on for a few seconds :twised:

ScubaGirl 08-23-2011 10:50 AM

I get bit consistently by my mated pair false percs. Keeps me on my toes when I'm in the tank. Little buggers can hurt. They are way more aggressive when they have eggs.

Pipes1234 08-23-2011 01:49 PM

I have a false hosting a frogspawn about the size of my head every time I go in my tank he chases me around I usually end up chasing him around for a while same with my cleaner shrimp ...


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Wanderer 08-23-2011 07:34 PM

i used to have a pair of percs and the female got wise to me ignoring her bites. she learned how to attack my arm and knuckle hairs, grabbing them and tugging. THAT got my attention!!

NightShadeFairy 08-05-2012 05:22 PM

My black and white clown ALWAYS dive bombed my arm, and it HURT! My meteor Clarkii never bothers me :)

intarsiabox 08-06-2012 02:57 AM

I had a pair in a previous tank were the male would attack my hand. He was scared of the net though so I found that if I placed the net in the tank on some rock he would hide and leave me alone until the net was removed. Sometimes I get to be smarter than the fish!


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