My clown fish is super aggressive and bites my hand!!!

[bdejong1112o]

Welcome to the club! My female does the same. No skin loss or blood drawn but its annoying. But its part of her character and i wont rehome her, i just get ready for it.

 

[Jamesmost]

My starry blenny pulls the hairs on my arm every time,,,
I think its love not aggression

 

[Jason mack]

Killer clowns !!! Mine once jumped out the tank and I’m sure was going for my throat !!!.. but I must admit last few months they never bother me now when my hand is in the tank .. they are also a mated pair and lay eggs

 

[tdileo]

I got extremely lucky and my female clown only nibbles at me to ask where the food is. Absolutely no aggression from her, or her mate. Mine seem to be the exception, tho, as many people post here about their clowns drawing blood and I even read one thread a few months back of a clown jumping out of the tank to bite one member in the eye.

My clowns are the same way, they will nibble my fingertips until I put food in lol! I remember the thread about the eye biter too

 

[njtiger aquariums]

In my 54 I had two clowns that never bugged me. Now in my 36 I have one clown and it bites me every chance it gets. I finally got used to it.

 

[HiddenUser]

I think that Clowns are some of the meanest fish despite what Disney says! I had some Tomato clowns that drew a little bit of blood when they bit me...and it was both the male and the female that would bite too!

 

[liveround69]

Normal behavior, I echo everyone else and reccomend some shoulder length nitrile muck gloves. Can get them for about 10$ on amazon. Also, just be lucky it’s not a grandma maroon over 6” with a mouth full of 1/8” razor blades. The gloves don’t even save you and you can only stick your hand in the tank when a second person acts as the swatter keeping it at bay with a spatula.

Tell me about it. I have a mating pair of Maroons and they are really mean. When they are breeding and I attempt to feed them or clean her tank without assistance she tries to remove pieces of my hand. Of course with those razor teeth and her speed she usually gets lucky and makes a mess of my knuckles. She is so pretty to look at but she is a real pain in the rump or hand depending on your view of the situation.

 

[Paul B]

If your clownfish didn't bite you she would not be very healthy. They are supposed to do that.

 

[Tahoe61]

This female B/W misbar used to jump out of water to bite me and drew blood. Take a look at those teeth. ;Shifty

 

[Paul B]

Look at mine. He is 26 years old, has bags under his eyes and smiles with his bottom teeth.

 

[Orcus Varuna]

Look at mine. He is 26 years old, has bags under his eyes and smiles with his bottom teeth.

That is awesome. A 26yr old fish is something to be admired (and feared haha)

 

[LuckyEd]

My percula clownfish bites me every time I clean the tank. I am sure is a defense reaction to my hands intruding into her 45 gallon world.

 

[Paul B]

2 of them give you twice as much reason to be scared. Here they are spawning, she is about 18 and just legal.

 

[tdileo]

Look at mine. He is 26 years old, has bags under his eyes and smiles with his bottom teeth.

Wow, is he actually that old?

 

[Paul B]

Yes, but I am much older and look better.

 

[FlyinBryan]

I have my wife chase it away with one of those long plastic pincer things while I’m working in the tank. They are a nasty little bugger!

 

[Orcus Varuna]

2 of them give you twice as much reason to be scared. Here they are spawning, she is about 18 and just legal.

That’s beyond cool, they are a beautiful pair. What is your feeding routine? Plenty of live critters I assume?

 

[JimFuller]

I have one that used to byte. She now waits until I am done working in the tank. I then feed her some LRS food that I started thawing prior to doing the tank work. The works about 95% of the time. The rest she nips when she thinks I am taking too long in getting things done

 

[vertigo01]

Whether he is protecting the eggs ( every other week) or not, my male is the jerk. Whereas the female is as placid as can be.

 

[timfountain]

I had a Maroon 15 years ago in a FOLR 210 who was a big bad bruiser and could take chunks out of my hand, and didn't have any problem with attacking first and asking questions later.... My current one is pretty tame and swims away if my hand is in the water. I love maroons too much to ever be worried about it.