chalk up one BIG mistake

bronco300

bronco300

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welll....it was bound to happen...mistake number 800...i there trying to dig out a coral in my tank that fell...well of course my clown fish has gotten very mean since she started hosting the sebae(was never this bad when hosting zoos,etc)...so i decided i'll distract them with food while i do it...so i put a bit on the end of my finger, it flies around and they eat a bit, but no go...so i try again...and then she really got me, and BUMP...what was just a tiny bit of food became a MASSIVE cloud of food! :scared: :scared: start freaking out grab the cup as soon as i could...then start sucking with the baster...as you can see....i think this is OVERFEEDING for you newbies out there :scared: and on top of that she is still pissed about me being in there, and the bites dont hurt much, but after the 20th bite it gets awfully annoying.....ay....water changes water changes water changes!

 
dmcrete

dmcrete

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WELL U KNOW!!.
your clown fish is biting you as hard as she can, i recomend that you bite her one time as hard as you can, and she will QUIT!!,,, haa heee, just kiddin,,, this is your hobbie, things like this happen, makes your hobby interesting, have fun with it, do a water change or two, keep an eye on things,, ittl be good

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!
 
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lbaskball

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i usually shake my finger in the surface of the water with small splashes before i put my hand in, this seems to let them know i am about to put my hand in. then After I put my hand in, i chase the clowns for a second and once again shake my finger in the surface. Then I finally go in slowly to do whatever I have to do under the water. I dont get bit whenever I do this. I dont know if its just a coincidence or not.
 
hot883

hot883

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How many times do I have to tell ya not to overfeed. Geesh, some people never listen. :hilarious
Glad you got alot back out though. Start mixing water now for changes. Good luck
Barry
 
sign guy

sign guy

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has enough time passed where we can all lapgh and point at you, cuz ya know I being all perfest have NEVER done any thing like that before. no im perfect
 
bill109

bill109

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i am suprisingly lost
my clowns dont bother me when i put a hand in the tank they nip at my finger but it feels as if some one has touched my finger not pain ful
btw whats in the net?
i read your post and im lost lol
o well
-bill109
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by bill109
i am suprisingly lost
my clowns dont bother me when i put a hand in the tank they nip at my finger but it feels as if some one has touched my finger not pain ful
btw whats in the net?
i read your post and im lost lol
o well
-bill109
Thats all the food he accidently dumped into the tank.
 
richarl5

richarl5

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Wow, I did that when I first started, only here's what was different:
1) My clown wasn't nipping at me
2) I dumped my food outside of the tank rather than inside (luckily enough)
3) I was paying attention...but was extremely clumsy
Good thing you got it out right away!
-Lisa
 
bronco300

bronco300

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sorry hott---they just kept coming to the top, and i cant refuse those cute NEMO faces!!!
aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

haha, holy cow...laugh all ya want,the water is quite cloudy, i did a small water change today, will do another tonight...filter filter...geeeeeeee.....normally the she isnt that bad at biting, and i chase her, she annoys me, but she just doesnt stop,lol--it only slightly hurts when she gets in the corners of my finger and thumb at the webbing--turkeys! but slowly but surely i will fix the problem, just hope i dont lose anything as a result...NO MORE food sitting on my tank sides! :mad:
 
saltn00b

saltn00b

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thats not that much, i feed twice that every 3 hours to my sole green clown goby.
haha jk i dont even have a green clown!
that sucks, when clowns host anenomes they all of a sudden have a treasure to protect and will get a bit more territorial. My GSM has gotten bolder with her old age and now associates my hand with bad memories of me moving rocks and messing up her day. so she starts attacking me pretty quickly now. i was putting in 55 lbs of new LR on saturday and he got me when i couldnt see him right as i was lowering in a huge chunk, it surprised me to the point i dropped the rock right on a massive non branching anchor coral head, but luckily no damage at all was sustained.
one trick for putting your hand in a tank with a mean clown is to wear a shiny submersible watch, like a dive watch. the clown will be attracted to the shinyness of it and the reflection of the face, so he will attack the watch without touching your hand.
 
fishgeek01

fishgeek01

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Bronco, I am laughing way to loud over here.... Been there done that... Let me know if you need anything to help with your water quality or what not... Any chance of being able to get those zoos tomorrow?
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Originally Posted by Fishgeek01
Bronco, I am laughing way to loud over here.... Been there done that... Let me know if you need anything to help with your water quality or what not... Any chance of being able to get those zoos tomorrow?
thanks i should be fine since i have an RO system now...just have to be home to get it changed out...you want to come get the zoos or meet is fine with me!
 
bronco300

bronco300

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when it first happened of course i'm running around with my head chopped off trying to find my turkey baster...so i set the food on the floor...of course while i'l sucking that up that can falls over, with mushy food on the floor--so then i think holy DJKY i better get that cleaned up or i'm in real trouble with the lady, so i had to take care of that right away! lol
 
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