Bicolor Blenny biting me!

[HumbleFish]

So, about a week ago I'm wiping down the glass, and I feel a little nip at my hand. First thought was, "This isn't the clownfish's side of the tank." Second thought was, "At least she's not biting as hard as usual."

A few minutes later I get nipped again. I look into the tank to see my Bicolor Blenny swimming away from me and waddling back into it's hole. I'm like, "Huh?"

Ever since then it attacks me anytime I'm on it's side of the tank. I'm not much of a blenny person, so it just caught me off guard. I never realized they could be so territorial and aggressive against "the hand". It doesn't bother any of my other fish, even the small ones.

 

[Silly clownfish]

Ha!

My favorite fish interaction was my first flame hawk used to follow my hand around the tank waiting for me to move a rock so he could swoop in and get any copepods that were hiding under it.

 

[RayL]

I love when fish interact, the best ones I have ever had were neon gobies. They would weave in and out of my fingers, nibble a little, it was so cute

 

[SEEMAC]

My Bicolor did the same thing for about 6 months then he stopped..

 

[footballdude2k3]

I love fish that have personality

 

[terrypercula]

My cleaner wrasse nips me out of instinct ha the clowns swim into my hands and let me pick them up and my yellow tang swims around my hand in circles but I've never had my blenny nip me . Ha

 

[SaltwaterSensei]

I've had a lawnmower blenny do that to me as well.

 

[HumbleFish]

I've had a lawnmower blenny do that to me as well.

I wonder if mine learned it from watching the big fem Maroon clown attack me. :lmao: