aggressive occelaris clownfish

[fishboy10]

i have him in a 20 gallon nano reef with a firefish and neon goby he doesn't chase them he only attacks my hand will this get worse when he grows or is there a way for him to grow out of it as he attacks my hand whenver i clean the tank or move something around hes pretty calm with the firefish and neon goby tho but he sometimes wrestles with the peppermint shrimp i have that steals his food

 

[eatbreakfast]

Unfortunately, aggression with clownfish usually only gets worse and not better. The positive thing is that it is only attacking you, not the other fish.

 

[hybridazn]

This is pretty common, and it won't get any better as time goes on. As long as the clownfish isn't attacking other fish I wouldn't worry much about it.

 

[PurpleTreeSpiders]

I have a pair of occes and the female almost always draws blood from me.

 

[fishboy10]

yeh he is pretty small still he can get a good headstart and swim at my hand pretty fast pretty powerul for a small fish

 

[Bob Escher]

I have two small ones and have had them two months. They both go after my hand doesn't hurt but it is disconcerting when you expect them to run and they don't

 

[Tigerman]

Mine is a complete dick and has a mean mug all the time. It is kind of cute.

 

[Bob Escher]

I call mine Little S---s they sure aren't afraid of me that's for sure

 

[WLDSHARK]

As soon as my hand approaches the surface of the water my female clown goes airborne (a la Shark Week). She is been doing that for the past two year, I am going to try to get that on video one of these days...

 

[fishboy10]

its funny as i have a freshwater tank with an oscar that is 6 or 7 inches that fears my hand when it enters the tank