Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You: Have you ever been bitten, stung, or poked by a member of your reef?

[BubblesandSqueak]

not bitten or stung but grabbed and pulled in!

 

[RelaxingWithTheReef]

I have this one percula clown with really sharp teeth that for some reason, hates my guts. This little guy will relentlessly bite me, and it's truly unbelievable how aggressive this little fish is!

 

[timmyrules]

not bitten or stung but grabbed and pulled in!

I absolutely love octopi! I my lil guy crawled out of the tank and onto my hand once.

 

[BryanM]

I have not yet been bitten or stung, but I'm sure its coming.

My clownfish pair don't mind me in the tank, but they seem very chill, but certainly are interested in whatever I'm doing.

 

[drumandbassrunner]

poked by bristle worms

Same here.

 

[Brian60077]

The clowns... They're small, but scary.

They'll swim around my hands, in between my fingers looking all cute and friendly, then BAM a nibble.

Little monsters...

my clowns have never tried to bite. they usually hide

 

[Salty87]

Used to scoff at peoples stories of being bitten by fish until my inch sized rescue percula clown relentlessly bit my fingers when it went near his goniopora home. He doesn't draw blood yet but dang is he persistent and it's quite a bit of a jolt getting nipped when you don't expect it.

 

[curiousreefer]

Bristle worms are the worst

 

[PharmrJohn]

Been bit a few times by O. Clowns. More of a surprise than painful.

 

[sfin52]

I have not yet been bitten or stung, but I'm sure its coming.

My clownfish pair don't mind me in the tank, but they seem very chill, but certainly are interested in whatever I'm doing.

If they have an anemone or coral don't mess with it. If you do game on