bit by a clown

[weaselslucks]

so i had to rearange the tankt o add more rock and so to keep my clowns safe i put them in a bucket with the snails. well i reached into the bucket to pick up one of the snailes and my female clow bit me!shes still small and it didn't hurt much but it was stronger then i thought it would be. so i put my pair back into the tank and she seams to be more agressive with me now. is this a sign of wanting to mate? she loves her male and swims with him all the time. i also have see her shakeing t him

[dameono4]

my clown bites me anytime i put my arm in the tank!!! I am pretty sure its a territorial thing.

[abugs1985]

my clowns nip at my fingers all the time...i love it, it's soo funny to watch them do it!

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8106926#post8106926 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by abugs1985
my clowns nip at my fingers all the time...i love it, it's soo funny to watch them do it!

Wait till you get bit by a chysopterus or other clown with big teeth. They can draw blood!. :eek:

[catdoc]

My maroon female comes out of the water at me for feeding time--literally has her face out of the water! Then, she grabs onto my finger, no drawn blood yet but she pulls HARD! LOL, I get a kick out of it. She's taught my yellow tang to do the same thing, but he's pretty wimpy in comparison.

[TOURKID]

Its the shock more than anything! Youd think after getting bit so many times you wouldent jerk your hand away flailing water everywhere EVERY time... but no.. I still do it lol

[dantodd]

it probably just means that she's angry at you for pulling her out of her home!