My fish bites!

[Ruth]

I have 2 angel fish, a Naso tang and Elvis the Moorish Idol in my 190. I feed a butter clam a day (for the angels but Elvis is not about to be left out of that) as well as a sheet of Nori which turns into a free for all that the Gold Stripe Maroon often joins in with the rest on. Every time I put either one in the tank I have one Angel that tries to bit my hand every chance he gets. I have rescued more than one sheet of nori that was floating around the tank because I got bit before I could attach it to the magnet I use to secure it. Anyone else have a biting fish? Do they make fish muzzles?JK Just sounding off 'cause I just got bit and it bugs me!

[Tom R]

Hi Ruth

I can feed my large Majestic by hand. He comes right to my hands during feeding to take his food. He has never bit me, however I am sure if I put my hand in without any food at dinner time he may just come over and bite me in discussed you know Angel Attitude.

Tom R

[phreezee]

I got bit by my Clown Trigger 3 times the first few days I had him. Then I started training it. Stick your hand in and when he comes close, dart your hand at him. Eventually mine learned and never bit me again. Don't know if it works with Angels but worth a shot.

[christyf5]

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]

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]

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

[Ruth]

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

[Ruth]

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

[Funky_Fish14]

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]

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.