He bit me!!

[J Feez]

So today I was moving some stuff around in my tank right around my clownfishes anenome and the little bugger bit me so hard he drew blood! I never imagined a clownfish to do that! Has this happened to anyone else??

Is there some sort of clownfish fighting league? Cuz I'm sure he'd be a contender! haha jk

[OCDP]

This is pretty common, especially if your messing about near their home. What kind of clown is it? I've owned a pair of captive bred Ocellaris, and the female would always nip me when my hands were in her space for too long, or I got near her anemone.

I also owned a Clarkii that would chase my hand away and then start nipping...

Maroons are well known for doing this as well.

[Chin_Lee]

I take them out and bite them back as sushi.... its only fair.

[J Feez]

I have two captive bred false percula's. The bigger of the two is the only one allowed near the anenome. I couldn't tell ya what sex they are though. But it sure did surprise me!

[mr_alberta]

Welcome to the club! My clown goes crazy even if I'm near the tank (she actually bites the glass )

Also, the bigger clownfish is always the female.

[exee]

my clown also tries to attack my hand. But mine will follow my hand around all over the tank, I have to use something to fend her off when i'm working in the tank. I normally use a wooden spoon or a net or something like that to chase her away so that I can move what ever i'm moving. :P If i hover the wooden spoon over her home, she will circle the spoon and attack it from all angles

[rossb]

the little bugger bit me so hard he drew blood!

Last year I was moving some things about in my tank and a small damsel bit me. It was a small cut...I never thought anything about it. In about a week the small bite had swollen quite a bit and become infected. It took a few weeks with antibiotics to cure it. You might want to make sure it is well cleaned out.

ross