My fish bites!

christyf5 · #1 06-08-2006, 02:25 AM

I had a royal gramma that used to bite me all the time. He never learned the hand thing. He'd just go hide until I started focusing on whatever I was working on, then blammo! he'd bite me again. Little bugger.

You could always do the PVC on a string route. I have a piece of 1.5" PVC that I have attached to a string outside the tank. I use a rubberband to hold the nori on. I get it all assembled adn then put it in the tank. Then take the PVC out when they're done. I have a feeling if I was attaching the nori inside the tank I'd end up with bitten hands too. Its like a feeding frenzy when the nori is introduced

marie · #2 06-08-2006, 03:09 AM

My clarki clown bites me all the time and then runs behind the rocks with the nori so I can't reach it

. I tried flicking her with my fingers but flicking underwater isn't very effective and I think my clown thought I was petting her, she didn't even have the grace to look remorseful

Ruth · #3 06-08-2006, 03:57 AM

The biter.jpgHere is a picture of the culprit - maybe I should call him fang

Ruth · #4 06-08-2006, 03:58 AM

Well that didn't work - man I have a problem with pictures!

Ruth · #5 06-08-2006, 04:58 AM

http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...t=IMG_3455.jpg

Funky_Fish14 · #6 06-08-2006, 05:02 AM

Here ya' go Ruth! Pretty fish! Too bad its fiesty!

My cinnamon clown tried to bite me once, and so did my bicolor dottyback, but only once each. Im sure it can be rather suprising being bit out of nowhere with your hand in a 'foreign land', per say! Sure scared me even though my clown just barely fits 1.5"!

Chris

EmilyB · #7 06-08-2006, 06:14 AM

My Trigger eats out of my hand and I am always so surprised how gentle he is. Then we have my female maroon. She draws blood on a regular basis. People who know her have to go get their own frags if the coral is near her.