Surprise Attack - The fish you never excpected to bite

[Andy429]

I have a scarus quoyi that eats from my hand so readily that he thinks everything is food including me. He even bites the end of syringes when I’m taking water for tests.

 

[Znoop]

My clowns are notorious little things, and they are clever you thing you know where they are and then all the fish come to me thinking it's good time. Before you know it the clowns round the back. Gets me 8 times out of 10.

 

[Mikedawg]

Filefish; ran out of Aiptasia and now the tender part of my forearm has become the target.

 

[Znoop]

Such an innocent face!

 

[LadyMac]

That's an awesome pic!

Thank you! She’s awesome.

 

[Neil S.]

Tail spotted blenny.....he will nibble at the skin, but doesn't ever leave a mark.

 

[S2G]

My clown is the sneak attacker. I was stupid with my eel thinking hand feeding was a good idea it shook me finger like a pitbull

 

[PhilT]

Ive had a couple come up and bite me. Heres the list
1) Yellow Eyed Kole Tang
2) Engineer goby
3) Zebra Barred Dartfish
4) Both Black Ice SnowflakeClown and GoldStripe Maroon

My zebra dartfish are such cowards I would never really expect it. Have 2, one stays out especially at feeding time, the other waits until coast is clear from the other.

 

[Marie7]

Does this really look like a face that could bite?

Ok yes, yes it does. So far she hasn’t tried. But now I’m worried!

Hahahahaaass i love the picture and the look on the eyes

 

[Marie7]

Does this really look like a face that could bite?

Ok yes, yes it does. So far she hasn’t tried. But now I’m worried!

Hahahahaaass i love the picture and the look on the eyes

 

[Aheinz]

Any time my hand goes into my tank my clown attacks, after a few nips and bumps tends to ig ore my hand though

 

[Jon Fishman]

I have a scarus quoyi that eats from my hand so readily that he thinks everything is food including me. He even bites the end of syringes when I’m taking water for tests.

How often do you feed yours/feed the tank? I am worried I am over-feeding mine..... it has a huge appetite

 

[SimonHP]

Yep, lawnmower blenny, comes out of nowhere and I always give him the satisfaction of a little yelp and a quick withdrawal of my hand. I swear I can hear him laughing all the way to the back of the tank

Lovely picture LadyMac, here's my innocent chap...

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[Jesterrace]

I haven't been bitten yet, but my Foxface has sure come close, particularly when I hold my seaweed clip open so he can clean it out. I'm sure he is curious about these "pink worms" just above the clip. I never let him get to close though and wave him off with my fingers and then he realizes there is a bit of seaweed just for him (he gets it almost all the time).

 

[tweeter]

Never been bitten by a fish yet, but my cleaner shrimp used to jump on my finger to give me a cleaning! He's in shrimp heaven now...

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Yep, lawnmower blenny, comes out of nowhere and I always give him the satisfaction of a little yelp and a quick withdrawal of my hand. I swear I can hear him laughing all the way to the back of the tank

Lovely picture LadyMac, here's my innocent chap...

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Haha! He looks grumpy

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Does this really look like a face that could bite?

Ok yes, yes it does. So far she hasn’t tried. But now I’m worried!

That's a face only a mama could love. .....heeeeee

 

[LadyMac]

Yep, lawnmower blenny, comes out of nowhere and I always give him the satisfaction of a little yelp and a quick withdrawal of my hand. I swear I can hear him laughing all the way to the back of the tank

Lovely picture LadyMac, here's my innocent chap...

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Ohmygosh I love him!

 

[blitzkragz]

My Midas blenny will bite every time. Its so startling! My daughters named him "sir chomps alot" after hearing the name on a BRS video.

 

[Elegance Coral]

This Port Jackson shark. Nicest fish ever, until he grabbed me by the elbow and started shaking like a pitbull. LOL