Atitagain Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Last Thursday I was feeding my Oscar, he likes to probe his head out of the water. I guess he wants the food a 1/2 second quicker than if it hit the water? Well he lunged a bit further than normal and gently hit my finger, I could feel his teeth felt like rough sandpaper, but he immediately fell back. Then last night I was doing a water change on my African cichlid tank and reached in to adjust where I wanted my siphon, boom I felt something tugging and my little finger. My venustus basically had the very tip of it in his mouth and started THRASHING!!!! (ok maybe that’s a lil dramatic, lightly thrashing 😛) Both times I of coarse got soaked with tail splashing and me splashing 🤣🤣🤣. only once have I actually been “hurt/ damaged” by a fish. 20-ish years ago my needle nose gar brushed against my arm and I received the tinyist of scratches. im sure there’s much more exciting experience out there but those are mine from the depths of my aquariums. 4 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 fish must find you tasty. ive been bit by about any other pet, but never my fish, and ive had some toothy ones. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 There is my most fish is my most vicious fish now. I worn you!This deformed angelfish will not leave me a alone when a trim plants or a have to anything in there. When he bumps you, you know you have been bumped. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 twice in 4 days you're slowing down mate got to move quickly if its in the water its fair game. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn T Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Years ago, I had an oscar who was determined to take a chunk out of me. The other oscar in the tank wasn't like that AT ALL, but him? Hubby used to laugh at me, as I'd mentally prepare for battle when opening the tank to do maintenance, water changes, and such. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I have never been bit but my 12in goldfish likes to splash me on a regular basis when am feeding him 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) Never by an aquarium fish but oh man I got, got good by a wolf fish. Maxed out size of 117cm. I thought I killed him, NOPE, he turned around and clamped. Through two pairs of gloves and Atlas blue my thumb was black for days. I wish I could post pics from my work, but I cannot. I am just glad he got me with a molar and not one of his tusk teeth. My beardie used to be overzealous with raspberries. Between that and being half blind he got my finger a couple times. I don't know if he counts as a fish though. I wonder if @Guppysnail has had such experiences. Also @Atitagain how dare you adjust HIS siphon. If you ask me it was well deserved 😈 Edited November 23, 2021 by Biotope Biologist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 @Dawn Ti am starting to know that feeling, leather gloves 🤷🏻♂️? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn T Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I kept a piece of 1/2" PVC (what I had on hand at the time) next to the tank. I'd lean it against the inside edge when I worked in the tank. All I had to was wave it in front of him and he'd back off, but that was the only way I could keep him from biting at me. I can only assume he was being territorial and protecting his mate. They were a pair, though they never produced any offspring. The female was easy to manage, but he was sure a pistol. His name was Wrangler. Maybe I should've given him a different name. LOL 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 3:27 PM, Biotope Biologist said: Never by an aquarium fish but oh man I got, got good by a wolf fish. Maxed out size of 117cm. I thought I killed him, NOPE, he turned around and clamped. Through two pairs of gloves and Atlas blue my thumb was black for days. I wish I could post pics from my work, but I cannot. I am just glad he got me with a molar and not one of his tusk teeth. My beardie used to be overzealous with raspberries. Between that and being half blind he got my finger a couple times. I don't know if he counts as a fish though. I wonder if @Guppysnail has had such experiences. Also @Atitagain how dare you adjust HIS siphon. If you ask me it was well deserved 😈 I was never bitten by my beardie. He was an odd one. Instead of biting food he stuck his tongue out to grab it like a frog. Never bitten by one of my fish but got nipped by a spanish mackerel i caught and was not careful enough though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 @Biotope Biologistmaybe we both got what we deserved? Ouch that’s sounds painful! I’ve never kept lizards (sorry if a beardie is not a lizard) ummm there intimidating to me 😬lol not really lol it’s 😬 for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasaltemelosguy Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 This handsome guy is my buddy and loves being petted and hand fed. Wherever I am in the house, he's inevitably in the part of his tank that is nearest to me. HOWEVER, if I dare alter HIS house, he attacks me. He's very smart as well. When I vacuum, he never attacks the vacuum, he looks up and lunges out of the water to bite my arm! And he's been successful far too often! But just look at his beautiful faccia brutta ! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 3:29 PM, dasaltemelosguy said: This handsome guy is my buddy and loves being petted and hand fed. Wherever I am in the house, he's inevitably in the part of his tank that is nearest to me. HOWEVER, if I dare alter HIS house, he attacks me. He's very smart as well. When I vacuum, he never attacks the vacuum, he looks up and lunges out of the water to bite my arm! And he's been successful far too often! But just look at his beautiful faccia brutta ! E una faccia di un angelo col cuore di un diavolo. 😊 My Kelp crab will take your whole finger if are not careful, and I would not dare try Ursula Flerken! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Blood parrots in my house live up to their name. I mean, they want my blood... real bad, especially one feisty female. She succeeded once by jumping 6" out of the water and biting my unsuspecting fingers holding the siphon. She launched herself out of the tank on the floor trying again a week later. I learned my lessons and these days all she can do is release her fury upon the innocent vacuum that keeps her nasty butt alive. 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 @Fonske. It’s crazy the temperament of some fish. To jump out of the tank after you is insane in any way I can think about it. How could she be so furious to think lunging out of the water would ever have good results? But then again I think like a human, who really knows what is going on inside their heads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 12:13 PM, Atitagain said: It’s crazy the temperament of some fish. To jump out of the tank after you is insane in any way I can think about it. How could she be so furious to think lunging out of the water would ever have good results? She just tried to repeat her first success in a more challenging situation, when my more cautious hands were higher up and to the side of the tank rather than above it. Parrots are smart, but she miscalculated and didn't have the element of surprise anymore. To be fair, she doesn't only go for me, she attacks anything that comes into her tank...but I still love her 😇 😃. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Most of my fish associate maintenance with an extra feeding afterwards. If it stops moving, the Tinfoil Barbs will get impatient and occasionally sample the hand that feeds them during maintenance , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/23/2021 at 5:22 PM, Atitagain said: intimidating to me Off topic but I had to go here…very intimidating 🤣 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 9:23 AM, Guppysnail said: Off topic but I had to go here…very intimidating 🤣 I always associate any lizards with one that looks like yours but had the dinosaur looking spikes on his back(sorry only way I can describe not sure what there called). Anyway when I was like 8-9 I had never heard of let alone seen lizards. We visited some friends of the family and they had a whole bedroom set up for one. We had to be real careful squeezing in the door quickly shutting it behind us, so I’m already terrified. This thing kinda came running out hissing and chomping it’s mouth. I may have actually #1nd or possibly #2ed in my pants. They wouldn’t let me out of the room. I went to the car and wouldn’t come out of it. I can laugh about it now but… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalNerd98 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I had a vicious female red Betta I called Rosa. She used to jump out of the water while I was feeding and when I had my hands in the tank, she would go after my fingers non-stop. Funny thing is, I never saw her show any aggression to her tank mates, just me 😭 She never drew blood, but I had to warn people when they wanted to feed the fish tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 11:34 AM, AnimalNerd98 said: I had a vicious female red Betta I called Rosa. She used to jump out of the water while I was feeding and when I had my hands in the tank, she would go after my fingers non-stop. Funny thing is, I never saw her show any aggression to her tank mates, just me 😭 She never drew blood, but I had to warn people when they wanted to feed the fish tank Awww are you the little guy making all that big noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 When my Jack Dempseys were in breeding mode they would both bite me. Never drew blood of course, but could sometimes get a good pinch in when I wasn’t watching close enough. All I had to do was watch and give a quick swirl of my fingers and they would back down, but you get to cleaning and stop watching and BAM! Startling every time when I wasn’t watching! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 @Odd Duckthats what I’m saying getting startled and splashing a gallon of water all over myself and floor and everything 🤬🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 11:23 AM, Atitagain said: @Odd Duckthats what I’m saying getting startled and splashing a gallon of water all over myself and floor and everything 🤬🤣 I’m not typically one to jump after decades of caring for animals, but I may have splashed a bit the first couple times the big guy hit me! 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I will say this - i have only 1 of my 8 angels that will eat from my hand and I'm always amazed at how gentle he will take the food from me - he is extremely careful not bite my fingers - having said that i have another angels that loves to bite me whenever i do a water change - she just waits until my hand is in the tank with the python and wham she'll snap as hard as she can - she is a real devil. One of these days i'm going to give her a good solid spanking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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