love-hate relationship

[macawmagic]

So i'm in my tank glueing in frags and such and I want to kill my dang clownfish right now! the little fish has me bleeding in like 10 places...urgh!

any tips? i tried netting it, but it's too smart for that.

 

[jessp]

use gloves

 

[macawmagic]

like latex doctors gloves?

 

[saltwaterfishlover]

do like my cat doctor suggested for my cat and wires..... in this case rub your hands in hot sauce.... 1 or 2 bites....

 

[ReefWreak]

Wait for him to go to sleep tonight, turn all the lights on at once and shock him with the intensity, and net him up while he's stunned clownfish usually sleep in the open.

 

[macawmagic]

well i wanna keep him eric...just not have him bite me! lol. and i'm not too sure about putting tobasco covered hands in my fishtank...

 

[ReefWreak]

Put him in the sump till the swap passes

I dunno man. Those clowns are relentless. You could try to keep him busy with food, but I doubt it'll make a difference. He'll just eat it and then pick at you again.

 

[jessp]

yeah or the latex free in case your clown has a latex allergy.

 

[bawla47]

dang he sounds mean! my clownfish bites me once and a while, but i barely feel it.

is it a maroon?

 

[racermike27]

Mine usually bites me up bad when I am on her side of the tank too. I just use the non powdered Latex gloves and her bites are normally not that bad with them on. Plus she is a little afraid of the gloves, I guess it is the large amount of reflective white material LOL.

Good luck!

 

[TorryRx]

I have a maroon clown who bites me when I'm messing around with her tank as well. She's tough, too...draws blood if she can get me.

I use a white plastic spoon to keep her at bay when I'm in there...one hand on the spoon and the other doing whatever it is I'm doing. I've never tried the gloves, I always assumed they would be too thin to help. Looks like they'd help, though.

 

[NanoKat]

Egads! Another reason not to have a clown! Bad Nemo!

 

[Bernie21]

I never get bit by mines, the one that bites me is my neon goby, he really doesnt like me in his terretory, but it is never enough to really hurt!!

 

[jessp]

the neon goby is probably acting as a cleaner fish and picking stuff off your arm

 

[gasman059]

solution: get your hands out of the tank- They don't belong there anyways.!