latex gloves ok?

[Jonnyacrofeed]

Hi I have a clownfish that likes to bite my hand when it is in the tank. He actually draws blood in between my fingers. I was wondering if it would be ok to wear some latex gloves in the tank to keep the fish from creating open wounds? I would use the non powdered kind of glove. Is this ok for my water chemistry? Do these gloves leak any toxins or anything like that? Thanks for your help.

 

[SurfatC3G]

Why not just grab it one time and it will probably leave you alone. If you must use gloves, I would probably get some reefer gloves that come up to your elbows. That way you won't get injured and your arm probably won't get wet depending on tank depth.

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[Konadog]

The non powdered latex gloves are just fine to use. I use them when handling frags and moving rocks in the tank. I think I get them from Costco.

 

[theatrus]

Yup, latex is fine.

Luckily my clownfish only bites my watch. He hates the thing

 

[davocean]

Mine bites pretty good too, wondering if latex is thick enough!
I'm looking at the reefer gloves.

 

[dougie]

:lol: ive never heard of a little clownfish biting someone!!!
mine have never been aggressive. ever.

go get your sooky lil gloves. :lol: :lol:

 

[CapnKick]

I got some very thick rubber dishwasher gloves from a restaurant supply store for <$10. They go up to my elbows, and I use them for moving LR or when dealing with anything that will bite. Love those gloves.

 

[davocean]

It can depend on what kind of clown you have.
Maroons are notorious for bitting.
I never had one bite until this one.
He doesn't like when I scrape the coraline off the glass next to his nem.
He's real quick, and it's always this surprising hard pinch 3 or 4 times by the time I'm done. He can draw blood.
Even when I push him away he's right back on my hand as soon as quick as can be.
He's good to his nem though, and not aggressive to fish, so he's still OK with me.

 

[Jonnyacrofeed]

yeah I have a true perc. he really nails me. I flick at him but he comes right back at me all the more furious. makes me angry.

 

[CeeGee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7980184#post7980184 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CapnKick
I got some very thick rubber dishwasher gloves from a restaurant supply store for <$10. They go up to my elbows, and I use them for moving LR or when dealing with anything that will bite. Love those gloves.

could you post a link?

Those sound interesting.

 

[annamarie421]

I have a pair of the gloves that SurfatC3G posted. There's no way your clown could bite through them, but they make it very hard to do anything in the water (I think they'd be better if they were sized instead of one size fits all). If I'd known that they'd be so cumbersome, I would have spent the $13 on a frag instead. I'd probably try non-powdered latex gloves first, and see if that's enough of a barrier to keep the little bugger from drawing blood.
Anna

 

[CapnKick]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7985271#post7985271 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
could you post a link?

Those sound interesting.

Unfortunately I didn't find them online, just walked into a restaurant supply store. They're very thick, black rubber, orange on the inside, and about elbow long. Thick enough to protect yet flexible enough to work in the tank. Good luck!