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windcoast reefs 09-03-2012 02:21 AM

Sometimes I wonder why I have clownfish!
 
Well today I put a clam into my look down tank and my clownfish decided to take a go at my hand! This kinda startled me and the fish ended up flying up into the overflow! After that it kept going after my hand and drew blood in the end! Has anyone else had this problem before?

Aquattro 09-03-2012 03:02 AM

Yup, all the time. Clowns are typically pretty nasty fish.

FragIt Dan 09-03-2012 03:26 AM

My maroon clown has drawn blood on me more times than I care to remember!

emerald crab 09-03-2012 03:28 AM

I have three pests in my tank: valonia, clowns and aiptasia. One day one of my clowns was breaking the edge of a cap monti, spit the broken piece and went for another one. Attacks on my hands, countless.

MMAX 09-03-2012 11:49 AM

After owning several mild mannered Ocellaris, I can finally answer "yes" to this question. My 4 year old female is still fine with me but her new man that I added about a month ago is a little prick. I was scraping algae and doing some re-arranging last weekend and this guy didn't want me anywhere near his hammer coral. He'd flick his tail and if that didn't work he would move in for the bite. The bites didn't really hurt- he's only a little under 2" but they'd certainly startle you if you weren't expecting it. I had to remove his coral and when I tried to put it back into place he took revenge. Anywhere my hand was in the tank he went after it, not only his corner.

paddyob 09-03-2012 01:52 PM

Surprisingly no... And they just started spawning after four years.

I suspect this to change things....

windcoast reefs 09-04-2012 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by paddyob (Post 742419)
Surprisingly no... And they just started spawning after four years.

I suspect this to change things....

Yeah I think they may be spawning in my tank as well!

bignose 09-05-2012 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddyob (Post 742419)
Surprisingly no... And they just started spawning after four years.

I suspect this to change things....

It's a good thing your clowns are small. It's funny unless they are big clowns.

I used to have a mated pair that would bite me, I thought it was hilarious. It was even funnier watching my girlfriend reactions getting bit. lol

DCDN 09-05-2012 05:10 AM

My female would bite me after a year of being in the tank. Though that didn't last very long. Only about a month and then she was fine. Was great watching her wait for a moment when I wasn't paying attention. Most of the time she would just body slam my hand but a few time she did go in for a bite.

windcoast reefs 09-05-2012 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DCDN (Post 743026)
My female would bite me after a year of being in the tank. Though that didn't last very long. Only about a month and then she was fine. Was great watching her wait for a moment when I wasn't paying attention. Most of the time she would just body slam my hand but a few time she did go in for a bite.

Well I hope mine settles down soon and just body slams me in the end!


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