Ever been bitten?

tyler1503 · Apr 8, 2017

I was bitten by a snowflake eel. It wasn't a pretty sight and I wouldn't recommend it!!

Murica · Apr 8, 2017

tyler1503 said:
I was bitten by a snowflake eel. It wasn't a pretty sight and I wouldn't recommend it!!

Ouch!

Frop · Apr 8, 2017

vlangel said:
I worked in a lfs and I was gently trying to swish an eel out of his den. It was not a snowflake that just has the 2 fangs in the front. This eel had 3 rows of razor sharp teeth and he sliced my ring finger down to the bone. As a seasoned employee I did not want to alarm the customer too much so I just closed my hand into a fist, (as the eel's tank instantly turned red with my blood) and excused myself to go to the office and survey the damage. It was almost quitting time so I washed it out good, put lots of neosporin in it and butterflied it until I got home.

Wow

InvertEnvy · Apr 8, 2017

Wow, all the clownfish bite stories. My clowns have never bit me. My Starry Blenny bites me really hard though. He's always sneaky about it too. He waits till I'm not paying attention with my hand in the water then BAM!! Scares me every time lol

DracoKat · Apr 8, 2017

Reading this topic, I've come to a conclusion. Clowns are jerks.

When my clowns were in my old 28 gal, they'd bite me each and every time without fail. Once they've moved to the 75 gal, they stay away and has not bitten me since.

My Flame Hawkfish will occasionally try to nip me. no so much anymore but when I first got him, he wasn't having my hand close to him.

Fishninja · Apr 8, 2017

DracoKat said:
Reading this topic, I've come to a conclusion. Clowns are jerks.

When my clowns were in my old 28 gal, they'd bite me each and every time without fail. Once they've moved to the 75 gal, they stay away and has not bitten me since.

My Flame Hawkfish will occasionally try to nip me. no so much anymore but when I first got him, he wasn't having my hand close to him.

I would call it more of a love tap when my clowns bite me!

dakoop · Apr 8, 2017

I had, HAD, a little ******* clown that would bite me between my fingers. I also bumped into a frogspawn or hammer that "bit" me pretty good. Nice welt on my forearm for a while.

Johniejumbo · Apr 8, 2017

Yep clowns are jerks lol. I had a clarkii that was relentless. His bite regularly drew blood. Was glad when a buddy offered to buy it and it's carpet nem.

AquaSpaces · Apr 8, 2017

Great topic! Lol

My list to this day,

-Adult clown trigger, got lucky just a little tug of war.
- fire clown everyday, usually little pin pricks, more annoying than anything
- 24" tesselata moray, again lucky didn't get me good.
- large miniatus grouper, WORST of them all so far.

Most recent, clients guinea fowl puffer, pulled him out of aquarium on my finger. Got me twice in 2 weeks, guess who's paying attention [emoji849].

Pic included of guinea fowl

Also shocked by an electric stingray, got dared to do that one.

Kentech5 · Apr 8, 2017

Until recently I could say the only thing that has bit me was a small snowflake eel. Then I bought my friend's black Darwin clown. Now I get bit every time my hands go in the tank. My snowflake clown pair never bite me.

rmhlll · Apr 8, 2017

My maroon clown gets me almost every time my hand is in the tank. She is a huge *****. Lol

Also, I kept many predator tanks in my 20's, and almost every one housed a lion fish of some sort. One of those tanks (75 gallon) had a giant lion fish ( I know, he should have been in a tank at least twice that size) that I accidentally stabbed myself on two different fingers with its dorsal spines while doing maintenance on the tank. Not a bite, but I it was worth a mention.

Waters · Apr 8, 2017

Another clown bite lol.....they are very territorial. I have been bitten by my piranha while feeding also...fortunately they are still too small to do any damage.

reeftilldie · Apr 8, 2017

Here it is, black clownfish [emoji23]

Aerixx · Apr 10, 2017

Clownfish are jerks, bite me every time

SaltEverywhere · Apr 10, 2017

I used to have a pair of clowns that would nip at me now and then. I thought that was cute until I learned just now from this thread that clowns can draw blood. My current clowns are peaceful, but I have a sailfin tang that swats me with his tail at very inopportune times like when I am gluing coral and can't move. I thought that was cute too until I found out why they call tangs "surgeon fish" and realized my fish was trying to shank me. Fortunately he has not drawn blood yet, and now I am more cautious.

Medic755 · Apr 10, 2017

My clowns haven't bitten me yet. I thinks it's because they're still juveniles and are still brain dead.

demonspeedn · Apr 10, 2017

I get nailed by my Redlip Blenny every time I put my hand in the tank.

McArcher · Apr 10, 2017

DarkSky said:
In my reef tank? The female clown would go after me if I went near the nem.

Outside of the reef tank? I had a snapping turtle get a piece of my finger. I let him go after that.

I would have made turtle soup!

Justfbilly · Apr 11, 2017

My clown fish gets me every time I put my hand in the tank. It's now gotten to the point where she will swim behind rocks to where I can't see her and sneaks up on me to take another shot!