Tomato clowns attacking me

[digital-audiophile]

Is there anyway to stop clowns from biting your hands while working in the tank other than spearing them with a turkey skewer??

Seriously this is driving me nuts, I'm thinking I'm going to sell the fish and their anemone.. allthough I know would take a week to catch those buggers.

[mark]

aquarium gloves

[digital-audiophile]

Aquarium gloves are like condoms .. sure they protect you but you don't have any feeling

[Cameron]

One of my perks does that to me to. Annoying

[Brent F]

Get some peppermint shrimp. Mine fight off any fish that come near my arm - it's their territory to climb all over

[Railskinner]

My clown attacks me as well, what i have done recently is put the net in the tank that i use to catch fish or other items. He then keeps his distance , even hides till ive completed my work. Give it a TRY

[dsaundry]

If all else fails, maybe a mini-spear gun

[Chin_Lee]

put your fingers in only and flick them when they come to attack your fingers.

[iansfishy]

ya i poke mine with a bamboo barbecue scewer that is attached to th end of one of those long rods that come with cleaning attachments. but now if o gotta get real close i put the net by the bta it hosts in and he stays away better! sounds mean but im tired of the little bugger ( hes actually pretty big) making me jump and spill water everywhere.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by iansfishy

ya i poke mine with a bamboo barbecue scewer that is attached to th end of one of those long rods that come with cleaning attachments. but now if o gotta get real close i put the net by the bta it hosts in and he stays away better! sounds mean but im tired of the little bugger ( hes actually pretty big) making me jump and spill water everywhere.

I've just trained myself not to react when mine bite me. But, that was after several epic jump/splash events. It works pretty well, ignoring them, until they draw blood (one time only so far).