Do your fish bite you?

[FINWIN]

My official count

Kong 3. He caught me when charging across the tank...hates it when I move his stuff around.

Boss 0. Charges but never tries to bite. Doesn't like his stuff being moved around either. Flies out like a cannon ball.

Brick 5. Usually from trying to eat everything, he gets excited. Caught my finger up to the knuckle more than once. The first time he did it he scared himself and blew up a cloud of turds.

Patch 0. But not for lack of trying. Since I know about her teeth I won't reach into the tank unless she's on the other side. She will ignore the net and go straight for your hand.

Ranking my "biters"

1. Patch
2. Brick
3. Kong
4. Boss

Neither the severum (Chip) or Syno (Rex) bite at all, lol.

 

[krichardson]

Been bitten by a few of my fish over the years,most notably was my armatus that managed to move in and shank my hand.I posted a photo of the results of that a few years ago.I have one of my big datnoids who will peck at my fingers when he is in the mood to do so.

 

[MrsE88]

I’ve been bit by a lot of my fish. The gts, koi, goldies, and my puffer. He took a small chunk out of my finger. The terrors range from not leaving any marks to drawing blood. Koi and goldies are encouraged to nibble. Haha.
I was recently bit by my turtle too. He got me by surprise. I’ll be more careful now of course. It’s easier to learn these kind of lessons while they are small and can’t due much of any damage yet.

 

[LBDave]

My oscars sometimes jump out and bite when feeding. Years and years ago I was doing tank maintenance and put some piranha in a plastic tub. One jumped out and I grabbed it to put it back. Blood all over the place. Duh! Don't forget this is a Piranha you are grabbing?

 

[PYRU]

Been bitten by a few of my fish over the years,most notably was my armatus that managed to move in and shank my hand.I posted a photo of the results of that a few years ago.I have one of my big datnoids who will peck at my fingers when he is in the mood to do so.

**** just got real...

I had a big puffer snip my gshock watch band off. I held my wrist and waited for the blood. Thankfully it scratched me and snipped the band

 

[PYRU]

18" dovii nailed my hand and my old jag grabbed my forearm while I was reaching over the top. I never tested the big wolves gangster or the shell crushing puffers

This little 4" Miurus puffer has got me more than anyone in the past 15yrs. It's like getting pinched with tweezers

 

[krichardson]

**** just got real...

I had a big puffer snip my gshock watch band off. I held my wrist and waited for the blood. Thankfully it scratched me and snipped the band

Damn,one of those bad boys could steal a finger!

 

[LBDave]

18" dovii nailed my hand and my old jag grabbed my forearm while I was reaching over the top. I never tested the big wolves gangster or the shell crushing puffers

This little 4" Miurus puffer has got me more than anyone in the past 15yrs. It's like getting pinched with tweezers

Thats funny.

 

[islandguy11]

**** just got real...

I had a big puffer snip my gshock watch band off. I held my wrist and waited for the blood. Thankfully it scratched me and snipped the band

Gotta love G-shocks, had one save my life too. Sounds like you're going to need a stainless or titanium band replacement

My Kamfa tries to bite me every day; he's only succeeded twice in the last year and a half, both drawing very small amounts of blood.

 

[bathawk]

my hoplias mala when I had it bit me when it was a juvenile and drew blood I have also been bitten by my chana pulchara but that didnt do any damage to my finger though. My ebjd attacked my hand on saturday as I pulled some algae from his tank he just didnt want my hand in his tank. He then went into a big sulk in his cave after.