Nasty clownfish

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She just doesn't want me in there...
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If she'd quit knocking everything over, I'd happily keep my hands out.
 

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This solidifies the reason why the nostalgia of clown has it’s limitations and I forgo owning them period. If I need to work on my tank I’ll do so not having to worry about a blasted clownfish.
 

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My B/W would destroy the scape if I moved corals around. She would just up corals and drop to the sand bed.
 

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You may try hand feeding so that the fish associates your hand with feeding and not a threat. Good luck!
 

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Mine use to get aggressive. Chased her around for 20 minutes by hand til she almost had a heart attack and then scooped her up. Think she got the point. No issues anymore.

They are semi trainable like dogs.
Man I miss my triggers.
 

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My black and whites wouldn't attack immediately. They waited till I had forgotten about them or been distracted by something and then they attacked with a vengeance! Don't know how many times I've hit my hand on the lights after jerking it back in fit of panic when they did this!
 

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It's funny I have 3 clowns in my tank and they never bother me. My hippo tang I think is bi polar. One day its rubbing up against my hand other days it bites the hell outa me. lol.
 

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I found my various lengths of one piece Kent scrapers to be ultimate weapon against rogue clownfish..... :rolleyes:
 
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My clown didn't get aggressive until I got them a BTA. The first one died and apparently she thinks that was my fault. I guess I'm no longer to be trusted.
 

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