Do you pet your fishes?

[packer43064]

I've petted quite a few before. Mostly just to feel what they feel like.

 

[creepyoldguy]

Excessive handling can certainly damage the slime coat. Every once in a while is okay, though. Just keep it in the water!

My australian lungfish loves coming up for a rub.

I remember that ordeal. I think it got some people banned.

 

[insanity0x1]

i had a 6" oscar for a year or so, from a little baby. grew so so so attached to him, (and this was also with my severums) and he'd follow me when id walk by, or if i was doing a WC hed come "help" me out by getting in the way, or if i were doing maintaince, it was "drop what you're doing and pet me!!" best fish ever. hed jump out of the water for food and well..beg like a dog too, and wouldnt pet too too often because slime coat etc but.. once here and there is all fine

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

depending on the fish.

Some swim away, some don't mind being held, some swim threw fingers.

I normally hold my fish when moving them to a different tank, netting can hurt larger fish.

 

[BigFishMommy]

i'll sometimes draw my finger along the topside of my oscar but he doesn't sit still for 'petting' ever. and he's bitten me a couple times so i only pet his back end, lol.

 

[Industrial]

My wrestling halfbeak lets me pet him, as long as I let him try to eat my fingers afterwards.

 

[Loves severums]

i had a 18" fire eel that i would pet when i fed him...

 

[joecoulson]

i had a 6" oscar for a year or so, from a little baby. grew so so so attached to him, (and this was also with my severums) and he'd follow me when id walk by, or if i was doing a WC hed come "help" me out by getting in the way, or if i were doing maintaince, it was "drop what you're doing and pet me!!" best fish ever. hed jump out of the water for food and well..beg like a dog too, and wouldnt pet too too often because slime coat etc but.. once here and there is all fine

See, thats why its so cool. I don't make a habit of it, but the fish has so much personality. I think that some fish have more interactive capabilities and it's cool when we get to share that with them.