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Red_Wulf@yahoo.com
12-04-2005, 3:32 PM
i have been bitten by many fish such as red bellied pirrana, pacu, oscar,wolf fish, but mostly its charachins that have bitten me, so if you have a tank with any of the larger ones dont aquascape unless the fish arent in that tank
ps, wolf fish and tigers hurt the most
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rumblesushi
12-05-2005, 3:15 AM
how big of a tigerfish bit you? Draw blood?
tigers? as in african tiger fish? are you sure you still got all your appendages :D
muhrninho
12-05-2005, 9:09 AM
Last moth i was bitten by my wolf and....GOOOOODDDD :shocked: !!! that hurted...the tip of my finger almost got bitted off
Red_Wulf@yahoo.com
12-08-2005, 12:23 AM
5 inch tiger, almost tore my hand off, it did manage to tear 2 of my fingernails off, and gave me 6 stitches. evil little fish to
ME= :swear:
TIGER= :ROFL:
weicong
12-08-2005, 9:35 PM
fwah, lucky my fish not that aggressive.
FlammingWoodChuck
12-08-2005, 9:51 PM
I was bitten by a Red Ear slider. OMG. Hurt like FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU***********KKKKKKKKK K I was about to fling my arm around when he was trying to pull his head in. Almost took a cm chunk out of my index finger. I was pissed at that turtle that night
sandtiger
12-08-2005, 10:13 PM
I was bitten by a Red Ear slider. OMG. Hurt like FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU***********KKKKKKKKK K I was about to fling my arm around when he was trying to pull his head in. Almost took a cm chunk out of my index finger. I was pissed at that turtle that night
OMG...I am constantly watching out whenever my RES gets angry, I DON'T want a turtle to bite me. Eversince I was little I was told they do not let go. When he was at the vets the assistant and vet kept waving and moving their fingers in front of his face...he was hissing. I even caught myself swatting them away. If my turtle bites them for their stupidity they are gonna loose a finger before my turtle looses his head.
As for the tetras...the only ones I have are Buenos Aries tetra...I'm not worried. :D
TONY60
12-29-2005, 8:21 PM
charachins are wicked. I love them. And, they go from tiny to scary big. I usually keep the community type charkins.
it's spelled PIRANHA bruda!!.... :D
Pangong_ilong
12-29-2005, 9:39 PM
My jag cichlid bit me twice when i was doing a water change. And it hurt as hell.
my oscar bit me once and only once , I gave him 5 across the eye's and told him he would get 10 across the eye's next time he bite me... :D LOL he real bit me a few time's and got me good twice enough to draw blood, nothing worthy of stiches or medical attention he was just reminding me he had teeth!...
rayman45
12-29-2005, 11:17 PM
i got bit by my 6" RED PIKE it hurt
I ve been bit by one of my cichlids didnt hurt, on the other hand my bf was bitten by his bros oscar it drew blood.
ogre929
12-30-2005, 9:25 PM
The most aggressive fish I've ever kept was a tomato clown. That fish wouldn't let you put your hand in the aquarium. It would literally jump out of the aquarium to bite you. Not only that, but it would go for the skin in between your fingers and it would death roll! just like a croc!
lizardfishman
12-31-2005, 10:01 PM
i was unfournate enough to get bitten by a RES. it was abt 5" and i think it drew blood. i got it off by putting my hand on the ground and relaxing it. the turtle backed into the water and let go.
o forgot to mention that i caught the turtle by accident while fishing
fishnutham
12-31-2005, 10:59 PM
have to use the drop and get my fingers out of the way method for my oscar i swear he smells krill while its thawing he almost swallowed my finger once never again told him id replace him with neons if he didnt stop it :D
Mang-man
01-29-2006, 8:10 AM
I was bit by my dorado(salminus maxillosis) on my index finger when it was 6 inches. Drew blood, no stitches. I was drunk at the time, so it bled for a while. Like being cut by a razor. Clean and straight. Think it was just one tooth that did the damage.
Seepu
01-29-2006, 12:25 PM
Anyone have to explain to an ER that their FISH took them out? Hehe!
timkaren8803
02-03-2006, 11:08 AM
One of our Oscars was getting so agressive that we couldn't clean the bottom of the tank without getting bitten, not bad enough to draw blood, but it would hurt like hell! We talked to our "fish guy" at Petco. This guy is sharp and keeps freshwater and marine fish himself, he said it's a dominance thing, get a good thick glove and put your hand in the tank and let him beat on that glove, after a while he'll give up and decide that you're bigger than he is. We went home, tried it and now when we put our hands in the tank they just all move to the other side.
joeytoe
02-03-2006, 11:23 AM
Wolffish hurt like a Mother :swear: as do puffers at any size. I got bit by a 12" wolffish years ago, bastard wouldnt let go I had to pry him off my arm.
fishnthings
02-04-2006, 12:54 AM
ive been bite by a 50lb channel cat, now that hurt , its mouth is practically like sandpaper, and man that thing had some pressure behind it
thefishofdoom
02-04-2006, 1:54 AM
ive ben pinched bye this crab lol it was about with its legs 24 inch dont know but big and hurt like fu*k ing hell i herd my finger crack and then i bled it was the type in the photo but not the exact type u know what im saying lol
DeLgAdO
02-04-2006, 2:06 AM
ive ben pinched bye this crab lol it was about with its legs 24 inch dont know but big and hurt like fu*k ing hell i herd my finger crack and then i bled it was the type in the photo but not the exact type u know what im saying lol
THAT!........is one nasty looking crustatean :eek:
Tongue33
03-08-2006, 2:32 AM
I gave a pair of my Oscars to a friend a little while back and he went to ffed them one day... Turned his head to answer a question from his wife... LOL the tip of his nose came off.. LOL Just the skin but still this is an Oscar .....LOL
johno27
03-08-2006, 2:47 AM
I am a cook I cut a 2 to 3 pound Maine lobster in half directly down the middle and removed the rubberbands with a knife before placing him in the broiler (Melting rubber makes food taste bad) turned my head for a second and what ever life was left in him grabbed the tip of my pointer finger. I slipped it out before he did any real dammage but he did crack my finger nail down the middle. :swear: Hurt like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
foxypleco
03-15-2006, 2:41 PM
what about aquascaping with red tail barracuda....they are so easily spooked ive thought about it but never wanted to risk it so i just use a grabber and keep the tank lightly aquascaped....
wardie
03-25-2006, 6:00 PM
friend has this big ass mbu puffer and while he was leaning right in the tank cleaning it took about a half inch chunk from just below his armpit
Opiate
03-27-2006, 10:50 PM
been bitten by my oscar and jardini...ofcourse jardini hurt more but it also made me a lil itchy lol
bentank1
03-28-2006, 10:02 PM
i have been bitten by many fish such as red bellied pirrana, pacu, oscar,wolf fish, but mostly its charachins that have bitten me, so if you have a tank with any of the larger ones dont aquascape unless the fish arent in that tank
ps, wolf fish and tigers hurt the most
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halofishboy
03-28-2006, 10:20 PM
dam red devil and FH they both attacked me for a piece of shimp and like ripped a little chunk out of my hand
foxypleco
03-28-2006, 11:34 PM
what about red tail barracuda?i never wanted to find out if they would bite me or not so i use grabbers.they dont seem like the type to attack a hand but i could be rong,ive only had them for a month or so.
limz_777
05-27-2006, 5:13 PM
never been bitten by fish before but got bitten by non-poisonous snakes.
USMCtanker
05-27-2006, 5:15 PM
i ave been bitten by my gar, electric eel, lungfish amd thats it i think
focker
05-28-2006, 10:47 AM
ive got a 8 inch wolf and a 8 inch dorado and a pike cichlid and a lmb all in the same tank and i put my hand all the way down to the bottom all the time.. they all run away.. except the wolf and he just stays put like he always does.. may as well bought a rock.
cichlid savage
05-28-2006, 11:24 AM
I have yet to bitten, But I am bringing home a wolf on wed. I dont think I want to mess with those teeth either!:eek:
Keeper of Sharks
05-28-2006, 8:03 PM
You should get yourself a T-Shirt made with all the things you have been bitten by. My father did that for me and it started off with my brother and sister!
ive ben pinched bye this crab lol it was about with its legs 24 inch dont know but big and hurt like fu*k ing hell i herd my finger crack and then i bled it was the type in the photo but not the exact type u know what im saying lol
scary!!
rkc772
05-30-2006, 2:08 AM
WOW!:WHOA: it feels like i need to re-think on what i want for my tank. i won't enjoy fish that bites and gives me pain in the @#$... i'm feeding them why should they bite and besides in my opinion... i would like to have monster fish who know's who's the master. :grinyes: i never had any bad experience with any monster fish... i really don't keep those really agressive fish. my goldfish is the only one that bites me... because they like to eat! and eat and eat!:grinno:
MikeVance
05-30-2006, 10:16 AM
Pet your fish more often and they won't bite ya!:screwy:
Blub Blub
05-30-2006, 11:51 AM
You have to admire a creature who demands respect from something thats like 30 times its size, those are some cool fish.:headbang2
veurruckte
06-06-2006, 2:01 PM
You have to admire a creature who demands respect from something thats like 30 times its size, those are some cool fish.:headbang2
Too true.
In my personal experience, it's angelfish that tend to be nippers. Whenever I stick my arm in my 55 gallon I get bit. It's not painful, but not exactly comfortable ;)
abpositive
06-06-2006, 10:25 PM
Figure this one....my JD runs and hides, my Oscar comes for scratchies, and my blasted BLOOD RED PARROTS (all THREE of them) RIP all the hair off of my arms every time I gravel vac!
Good damn thing that they can't close their mouths or I'd be screwed!:ROFL:
BTW, it HURTS!!!!:cry:
koliveira
06-06-2006, 10:26 PM
That looks painful.
thefishofdoom
06-06-2006, 10:27 PM
i also ben bit by my silver aro i was doing tank maintenance and my aro jumped out and took a hold of my nuckle and ripped away. i had some niffty scabs after that
BastardFish
06-08-2006, 10:16 PM
I too nearly lost a finger to a Wolf fish. He missed though, but I could imagine that it's quite painful!:grinno:
Snakebite
06-08-2006, 10:29 PM
worst bit I ever took was either a 10ft red tail boa tagging me in the face or a 4ft caimen snatching my hand. Both jacked me up really good and hurt like hell. Also just so you know getting bit by a blue tongue skink is like getting your finger slammed in a car door. I got away from reptiles so I didn't have to worry about getting bit but looks like fish are no better. Oh well they are still fun and relaxing...
I was just rereading this thread when it struck me,
Piranha and pacu are also characins.
The red belly pacu has been widely introduced as a pond cultured food fish in tropical areas and in New guinea where it is common to work naked when using nets in pond two people have died by having their genitalia bitten off by large pacu, ouch.
food for them!!! must be underfed...
guppy
06-09-2006, 12:30 PM
Well, in the wild they do eat nuts.
messiner
06-10-2006, 12:12 AM
Well, in the wild they do eat nuts.:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: that was a great set up:ROFL:
dmarinko
06-14-2006, 12:39 PM
they are beasts!
bmeasure
06-15-2006, 12:42 AM
I thank God that my Blackbelt Cichlid doesn't hurt that bad when he bites. I still feed him by hand sometimes and when he's really hungry, he can pull a "moby dick" and come up out of the water before you can get the food down into it. I think his aim up really close isn't so hot!;)
sje106
07-12-2006, 5:43 PM
i almost had a species of mudskipper have me at work. jumped right up in the air to taste me, luckily i had cat like reactions that day and got out the way:eek: also my 24 inch silver aro got me once not hard but not nice
Blacksunshine420
07-12-2006, 7:32 PM
Ahh the fun topic!
Lets see. I've been bitten by my old Jag a couple times. Once when hand feeding above the water he jumped to get a fish I was dangling. Jumped too far and nipped my finger. just enough to get a pin prick with his fang and draw blood. Another time he got me cause he and his lady were breeding and I got too close. that onedidn't hurt as much. He was just warning me to stay away. I did do the whole establish dominance with my cichlids so they for the most part knew that if they messed with me I would smack um. you really don't have to hit them just send a huge wave of water at them to let them understand that you are alot stronger then they are. You have to do that when their young or it wont work.
Also been bit by my old silver arro. was almost two feet. and again I was droppin food in the tank. He came up and bit me between my index and thumb. didn't hurt. he realized I wasen't food and didn't try and take anything with him.
recently I have a few convicts. they had bred and were in the main tank and I was movin some rocks around for them. (two females with a batch each co raising them) And they were attacking me. that was funny cause dosen't hurt at all. They ran from the flicking finger tho.
I have a 6" tiger right now. he stays as far away from me as possible when i'm in the tank.
I have a deep fear of when he gets bigger tho. I like my hands and arms. so I don't know how that is gonna work out.
Chad55
07-13-2006, 11:17 PM
I was bitten by a 6" "mud turtle" was what we called it. I am not positive on the ID cuz it was a long time ago but I can remember it hurt like no other!!! Pissed off turtles= Alot of pain.
Chad
filiportela
08-04-2006, 7:43 PM
you must show them who's boss eheheh:cool-1:
rocsorcs
08-21-2006, 1:27 AM
...two people have died by having their genitalia bitten off by large pacu, ouch.
Well, in the wild they do eat nuts.
That is some of the funniest stuff I have ever read on this site.
:hitting: :ROFL:
limz_777
08-29-2006, 8:18 AM
love to see some pics.
grmanrocks
08-29-2006, 9:17 PM
once when i was out on my kayak i hooked into a little 15 inch or so halibut, defiently not a monster but it decied to clamp down on my pinky with its 1 1/2 inch teeth like a pitbull and procede to flap about now i never put my finger in a buts mout, dead or alive, specially the 22 inch plus. thats about the worst but ive been bit my yellow bullheads, i thought it had crushed my finger bone, gar, and bowfin. but the halibut topped it all.
ultimatejay
08-29-2006, 11:51 PM
I have never been bit myself-luckily, but I dared my friend to put his finger inside my tank full of redsnakeheads one time. They were still babies about 4-5" and one of them clamped down on his finger and he freaked out and yanked his hand out of the tank with the snakehead still attatched to his finger. He yanked out with such force that he flung the snakehead all the way accross the room. I laughed my arse off and put the snakehead back in the tank and said, " Now that's how they catch em in Thailand." :ROFL:
amesbien
09-24-2006, 10:38 AM
None of my fish have bitten me, but one time at the LFS some guy was like ill give u 2 dollars to but your finger in with that 12'+ oscar, i was like 2 BUCKS SWEET! How bad could it hurt.
wow was i wrong, that SOB hurt so bad.
Bigbob55
09-25-2006, 11:16 PM
12'+ oscar
damn! 12 foot long oscar! sounds like he could have eaten your head in one bite!:eek:
:grinno:
Only fish I've been betten by is tiger barbs, its just annoying. Almost gotten bit by crawfish and RES. I used to have a aligator snapping turtle (awesome guy) and he got 1/2'' from biting my brother. I imagine that would have been a lot more painful than a RES...
Stone Like Fish
09-26-2006, 6:43 PM
i touched the 4th most venomous snake in aus (live and wild) yesterday, no bites w00t w00t
kpicht
09-27-2006, 1:36 PM
I've been bitten by Oscars, pacus, RBP, RD, FH and more...but the worse and the only one that hurts like the hell was when a 12" psycho clown triggerfish bited my finger:irked: .... my finger bleed for hours, that was 6 or 7 years ago and I have a "cute" scar thanks to that ·%$&/@# fish:irked: ....
benzjamin13
09-27-2006, 1:49 PM
When I used to work at a lfs, I was grazed by a Vampire Tetra's teeth. It didn't draw any blood, but there was a lilttle cut that looked like a razor blade went over the top of my finger.
I've been bitten by a 6" Oscar and that hurt! Drew some blood on that one.
And just the other day, I was hand feeding my friend's puffer when it jumped out to attack the krill, but got my finger instead. Luckily, it hit the first knuckle so there was no damage, but I screamed like a little girl :ROFL:
me_wee_todded
09-30-2006, 1:05 PM
I was just rereading this thread when it struck me,
Piranha and pacu are also characins.
The red belly pacu has been widely introduced as a pond cultured food fish in tropical areas and in New guinea where it is common to work naked when using nets in pond two people have died by having their genitalia bitten off by large pacu, ouch.
:ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: :ROFL: thats pretty dad though
RuXPiN
09-30-2006, 1:30 PM
i was unfournate enough to get bitten by a RES. it was abt 5" and i think it drew blood. i got it off by putting my hand on the ground and relaxing it. the turtle backed into the water and let go.
o forgot to mention that i caught the turtle by accident while fishing
i gotta friend that traps huge snapping turtles, he handles like 50 a year, you are gonna get bit when you handle that many, anyway the only way to get a snapper to release his grip is to put a read or stick up his nose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!for real it works!!