Do people have problems with Maroon Clowns biting hands?

[cherubfish pair]

How about a single maroon in a tank?

 

[dalilgriffith]

yes

 

[SALT WATER CRAZ]

I think people have problems with most clowns biting them. Maroons are vary aggressive I had some that would always go after me. Now I just go after my clowns when thay get close to my hand. lol

 

[liquidfluidity]

Big time nippers especially when spot feeding!

 

[NirvanaFan]

My ocellaris female searches my hand out from 3' away. I try to keep my hands out of the tank, but if I do have to go in, I place the net between my hand and the fish's spot. It seems to work pretty well.

 

[Mike31154]

I have a Maroon pair and the large female has not yet taken a bite at my hand. The odd time she will take a run at it but usually turns back before contacting the hand. I'm often in there picking out hair algae and she seems to be accustomed to me doing that. I have a Blue Devil Damselfish that takes bites when I get too close to it's lair, but never draws blood. A chap in a previous thread has a vicious tomato clown that draws blood every time he put his hand in.

 

[davocean]

Mine HATES when I add coral anywhere near her nems.
She will bite/draw blood, headbutt corals, and move rocks as big as my fist, sometimes slamming into glass.
Once she even flew out of tank and hit floor launching at me.
As long as she's cool to other fish, she gets to stay, but it was close when I had her there on the floor!

 

[davocean]

This was what happened last time I moved corals too close to her nem.
From this;

To this;

 

[Tom-Kat]

she fraged the coral for you

 

[davocean]

Yep, and not the first time either!LOL

 

[Mike31154]

Egad! What size is this creature that moves fist size rocks??

 

[davocean]

She's about 4 1/2" and pretty stout, had her for a long time.
To give you an idea, that monti is about 7" diameter on a rock about 4".
If she can't lift w/ her mouth, she'll headbutt it and slam it over.
I'm amazed at her strength.
Shoulda heard me cussing her last week, I kept moving 4 rocks including that monti, she kept knocking them over!

 

[frenchie]

my maroon clown will not bite me but when bta moves the maroon will knock over fist size rocks to make room for bta.

 

[philip_r5]

Wow, I must be very lucky. Mine doesn't do anything. She just chills out and watches everything. The only thing she does that I dont like is shifts the sand on stuff. You can actually see my thread i just posted about the pair up of her with a black clown.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1430657

 

[davocean]

Hope for you that lasts.

 

[this is me]

My maroon will bite my hand if it is in the tank. It will bite anything that is close to the anemone.

 

[this is me]

My maroon will bite my hand if it is in the tank. It will bite anything that is close to the anemone.