Ocellaris Biting

[skycious]

Hello i have a pair of clownfish in my aquarium, but after 1 month i was keep them suddenly one of them bite me, may i know why? is it dangerous ?

 

[Crabby48]

Bite him back lol.

I read this with a lot of clownfish owners. Mine have been Angel so far

 

[RobertTheNurse]

Hello i have a pair of clownfish in my aquarium, but after 1 month i was keep them suddenly one of them bite me, may i know why? is it dangerous ?

They basically telling you to "get your hands out of my house" territorial animals...quite natural.

 

[Alexopora]

Hello i have a pair of clownfish in my aquarium, but after 1 month i was keep them suddenly one of them bite me, may i know why? is it dangerous ?

If you search around in this forum, you will see many sharing their experiences with biting clowns. Some have even drew blood. So far my clowns don’t bite me so I have never had to try out methods to discourage that behaviour but I have seen people recommending gently flicking them each time they try to bite.

 

[Alexopora]

Bite him back lol.

I read this with a lot of clownfish owners. Mine have been Angel so far

This was my exact thought when I first saw this thread.

 

[Alexreefer]

Hello i have a pair of clownfish in my aquarium, but after 1 month i was keep them suddenly one of them bite me, may i know why? is it dangerous ?

For whatever reason clowns love to bite, nothing dangerous, it may startle you at the beginning but soon after u should get used to it.

 

[skycious]

They basically telling you to "get your hands out of my house" territorial animals...quite natural.

ooo understand thank you for helping me

 

[vetteguy53081]

More startling than dangerous
I wear gloves in the tank now and laugh at them trying to bite

 

[zalick]

The dominant female often bites. Nothing to worry about. I miss the days when mine would bite me.... She passed away a couple years ago at age ~9.

 

[Crabby48]

Stolen picture from I don’t remember

 

[skycious]

The dominant female often bites. Nothing to worry about. I miss the days when mine would bite me.... She passed away a couple years ago at age ~9.

so it is not sign for breed right? haha

 

[zalick]

so it is not sign for breed right? haha

I don't think so. Mine would bite me all the time of I got too close to her area.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Be glad you do not have a 4” clarkii female in one tank, 4” tomato in another and 3.5” maroon in another. If I didn’t wear gloves I would have chunks of flesh missing. Made that mistake a few times.

 

[KevinC]

IF he bites, FIGHT. BACK.

When my clownfish bit me before, I fought back and frantically move/slap some current on to him. You will need to scaring him back and every time he comes close, repeat the same thing. After 3-4 times they will stop. My clownfish now coexist with my hands when I reach down into aquarium.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

IF he bites, FIGHT. BACK.

When my clownfish bit me before, I fought back and frantically move/slap some current on to him. You will need to scaring him back and every time he comes close, repeat the same thing. After 3-4 times they will stop. My clownfish now coexist with my hands when I reach down into aquarium.

Man, I wished that worked for mine. That just makes them come at different angles or through nooks in the rocks lol. You are a lucky person.

 

[Crabby48]

Man, I wished that worked for mine. That just makes them come at different angles or through nooks in the rocks lol. You are a lucky person.

Do you talk to them in a voice like mom talking to a baby. Works for me

 

[SCK1027]

Man, I wished that worked for mine. That just makes them come at different angles or through nooks in the rocks lol. You are a lucky person.

Same for me... It's the female that chases my hand around and bites, even when I flick or scare away.

Whenever she bites the softer part on my hand between the fingers, it draws out blood. It feels like a minor scrape/cut, nothing deep or serious. So I try to wear gloves whenever possible now :)

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Do you talk to them in a voice like mom talking to a baby. Works for me

I am a retired Marine Major.

NO. I YELL AND CUSS!!!!!!

May need to try and do that though.......

 

[aggrofish]

The male, which was i traduced after the female bit me a couple times when he was new to the tank. As other have said more startling than anything. hand fed a couple times now they leave me alone.