Freakin Yellow Tang bites everytime I put my hands in the tank!

[Keri]

Allk of my fish except the scooter blenny ad yellow wrasse eat from my hands, I like interacting with them like that so I make a point of feeding them this way. The SF tang does nibble my hands a bit, as does the LMB but nothing too serious.

If I put my hands in with no food they check them all over to make sure I'm not hiding it somewhere but they don't act scared, I can touch most of the fish without upsetting them.

How big is your yellow tang? It can feel unpleasant if the fish has a lot of teeth!!

[marie]

I have enough problems with my fish getting in the way when working in the tank. I couldn't imagine encouraging them by hand feeding them as well


My copperband is convinced the only reason I move rocks around is to make it easier for him to find stuff

[chevyjaxon]

only my unicorn tang comes up to my hand to check things out and he's not easily discouraged neither, my yellow tang keeps his distance and they do not bite me or attack me in any way, try giving your tang some veggies to keep him busy while you do your thing

[nanoreefer]

my B&W clown is wierd, if i put my hand in the tank with food shes right there, if i put my hand in and try and grab her or move her torch coral, finaly started hosting in it after like three months for some reason? shes into the rocks and hides, but if i try and move rocks around she comes speeding over and starts biteing my hand and getting in between the rocks iam moveing or ware i whant to put them, so i have to keep pushing her out of the way so i can do anything, and sometimes she will try and knock over rocks i move my head butting them and biteing them?, it was kind of cute at first now its realy anoying, shes the only thing in the tank right now so i gess shes real teritorial or something?

[0sprey]

Clownfish will try to protect their host if they feel it's in danger.
Mine leave me alone when I approach their hammer coral, so long as there isn't any eggs, but I've hand fed them, so they know I'm benign.