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GatorsUF · 12/19/2013, 08:19 PM

I can literally pick up my maroon clown. He never bites

thefranchizehof · 12/19/2013, 09:47 PM

WOW...back to my point about my evil freaking Snow Onyx Clowns....

My mom was giving me a hand in trying to catch my "Blue Dot Jawfish" (which is dang near impossible I tell ya) and my mom had her hands in the tank and the clown bit my mom in the webbing between her fingers and made her bleed! -_-

GatorsUF · 12/19/2013, 10:37 PM

Yes, they do have teeth. They are flattened teeth mounted to the gill supporting bones.
http://www.allsands.com/science/anim...wnf_xbi_gn.htm

Toddmonster261 · 08/11/2014, 01:31 PM

My male is the one doing the biting. The female actually tries to protect me by scaring off the male. He never did it before they hosted the RBTA. Anyone find anyway to stop this?

Eric Boerner · 08/11/2014, 02:13 PM

Try fire clowns. They draw blood, worse than Maroons.

Nothing compared to a ****ed off powder blue tang though. I've had my finger surgically cut off several times from my PBT...

worm5406 · 08/11/2014, 02:17 PM

Keep in mind they are territorial creatures.

They are not like a domesticated animal that knows who is feeding it.

The bigger thing, sometimes, is to keep our hands put of the tank. Imagine what is on our hands when we put them in there, up to our elbows.

Soap, solvents, bacteria, lotion, grease, or who knows what else. For their health, use gloves or long grabbers.

Anemone12 · 08/11/2014, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Boerner

Try fire clowns. They draw blood, worse than Maroons.

Nothing compared to a ****ed off powder blue tang though. I've had my finger surgically cut off several times from my PBT...

Wow. My skunks have dream blood before but a tang??

Ztrain · 08/11/2014, 08:47 PM

You should start using a maintenance buddy while doing maintenance. Evil Clown meet my little friend..... He is Mantis Shrimp you play nice together.......

fitnessitalia · 09/25/2014, 09:25 AM

I just had my 4" Darwin female draw blood last night in the QT tank
Then started nailing other fish in the tank as well which then got my Cake male to do the same
Nervous about introducing to display as I am large RBTA's in there

swhobbie1 · 04/14/2018, 05:07 PM

I have two blue damsels, a orange occy female clownfish and her mate a Darwin. The only fish that does not viciously attack my hand, a turkey baster, anything I put in the tank is the female blue damsel. A couple of times I was working on the other side of the tank and the male Darwin and male damsel swam side by side and came over to the other side of the tank from their caves to try to bite me. The female clownfish and the male damsel are the worst! It is very hard to do maintenance in a tank where you or your tools are under vicious attack. I tried to flick them away and they only get more PO. They all been in this tank for years and the clownfish is around 13 year old. Monsters!

Crooked Reef · 04/20/2018, 07:47 PM

My black snowflake pair have been biting me for a month since they decided a goniopora was a good host. Now she is biting the Goni and bothering a derassa com. Something may have to go. I don’t nevessarily mind the bites, you can feel them, but every once in a while one has a pretty sharp pain to it and I have to check that I didn’t get nailed by my rabbitfish. I’m sure if the rabbit did get me though, there would be no mistaking the sting. It just pops into your mind when your not expecting it and they hit a tender spot. Three tanks now and something that can hurt me in each tank. I may have an addiction.

12/19/2013, 09:47 PM	#52
thefranchizehof Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: North Canton, OH Posts: 144	WOW...back to my point about my evil freaking Snow Onyx Clowns.... My mom was giving me a hand in trying to catch my "Blue Dot Jawfish" (which is dang near impossible I tell ya) and my mom had her hands in the tank and the clown bit my mom in the webbing between her fingers and made her bleed! -_- __________________ Sean "I don't always go to reef shops, but when I do, I spend money I shouldn't."

08/11/2014, 02:13 PM	#55
Eric Boerner Coral Cutter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,463	Try fire clowns. They draw blood, worse than Maroons. Nothing compared to a ****ed off powder blue tang though. I've had my finger surgically cut off several times from my PBT... __________________ My opinions and views do not necessary reflect the views and opinions of my employer. Current Tank Info: 225 gallon SPS

08/11/2014, 02:17 PM	#56
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Keep in mind they are territorial creatures. They are not like a domesticated animal that knows who is feeding it. The bigger thing, sometimes, is to keep our hands put of the tank. Imagine what is on our hands when we put them in there, up to our elbows. Soap, solvents, bacteria, lotion, grease, or who knows what else. For their health, use gloves or long grabbers. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

04/20/2018, 07:47 PM	#61
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	My black snowflake pair have been biting me for a month since they decided a goniopora was a good host. Now she is biting the Goni and bothering a derassa com. Something may have to go. I don’t nevessarily mind the bites, you can feel them, but every once in a while one has a pretty sharp pain to it and I have to check that I didn’t get nailed by my rabbitfish. I’m sure if the rabbit did get me though, there would be no mistaking the sting. It just pops into your mind when your not expecting it and they hit a tender spot. Three tanks now and something that can hurt me in each tank. I may have an addiction. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

12/19/2013, 08:19 PM	#51
GatorsUF Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 101	I can literally pick up my maroon clown. He never bites

12/19/2013, 10:37 PM	#53
GatorsUF Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 101	Yes, they do have teeth. They are flattened teeth mounted to the gill supporting bones. http://www.allsands.com/science/anim...wnf_xbi_gn.htm

08/11/2014, 01:31 PM	#54
Toddmonster261 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 22	My male is the one doing the biting. The female actually tries to protect me by scaring off the male. He never did it before they hosted the RBTA. Anyone find anyway to stop this?

08/11/2014, 08:47 PM	#58
Ztrain Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 327	You should start using a maintenance buddy while doing maintenance. Evil Clown meet my little friend..... He is Mantis Shrimp you play nice together.......

09/25/2014, 09:25 AM	#59
fitnessitalia Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 163	I just had my 4" Darwin female draw blood last night in the QT tank Then started nailing other fish in the tank as well which then got my Cake male to do the same Nervous about introducing to display as I am large RBTA's in there

04/14/2018, 05:07 PM	#60
swhobbie1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 402	I have two blue damsels, a orange occy female clownfish and her mate a Darwin. The only fish that does not viciously attack my hand, a turkey baster, anything I put in the tank is the female blue damsel. A couple of times I was working on the other side of the tank and the male Darwin and male damsel swam side by side and came over to the other side of the tank from their caves to try to bite me. The female clownfish and the male damsel are the worst! It is very hard to do maintenance in a tank where you or your tools are under vicious attack. I tried to flick them away and they only get more PO. They all been in this tank for years and the clownfish is around 13 year old. Monsters!