Is there a fish that will attack you?

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So I got thinking the other night, my RTC has gone after my fingers a few times beacuse they either smell like food, or he thought they were food, but that's about it. My koi suck on my fingers looking for food. My smaller tropical fish will nip at my skin and hair and the air bubbles, but nothing aggressive like.

So the question that came up in my mind, if spiders, cats, dogs, etc. will attack when cornered in a defensive sort of manner, is there a fish that will do the same? All the fish I have will swim away when scared or even cornered, including my gar, peacock bass and sunfish. They have never flared at me, made any sort of aggressive or defensive actions toward me at all.

I mean there's gotta be that one fish that you just would be afraid to put your hand in the tank or corner because it'll nip you.

edit: It's gotta be a fish that can be kept in a home aquarium. So no bull sharks or tiger sharks or anything like that. I know a lot of us have MASSIVE tanks, but i don't think anyone on here has anything that aggressive.
 
Red Snakehead, Channa Micropeltes. I had one as a pet growing up and he drew blood probably a dozen times. During feeding and cleaning of the aquarium, he constantly was stalking anything that was food or a threat to his territory.
 
I knew a LFS owner that lost part of a finger to a RBP while cleaning the tank. I owned a Jag that would bite me every chance he got. I was`nt affraid of him but I knew I`d get bit if I put my hand in his tank. He was a lot of fun.
 
I've been bitten 3 times by my midas. Everytime it draws blood. My jag has bitten me and by flowerhorn tries to bite.

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My Jag, JD, and oscar all attack me when I put my hand in there tank. I have read that flower horn are even worse.
 
I really think it depends on the fish and it's personality.

My FH never attacked. He always wanted me to pet him instead.
 
I hate been bit by my alligator gar.
 
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