Hand Feeding

[bbb]

Is it hard to train (I guess you have to train them) a fish so you can hand feed it?

 

[rev]

I never had to train them.But I feed the same time of day,so they kinda know it's time to eat,when I approach with a small lil plate of yummies.My clown,and tang will eat from my hand.

 

[reefnut]

Depends a lot on the fish... and the fish's temperament.

 

[mudplayerx]

I agree with Reefnut. Also, it helps if you have a visual cue. I put the blue top of my fish flakes next to the glass right before feeding and my damsel swims right to where I'm going to drop the food.

 

[oozy]

i hand fed my 2' eel BAIL (his name)
he would miss an bite my fingers sometimes, and would leave a pin prick pattern in the shape of his mouth

oh the good times we shared R.I.P.
-oozy-

 

[bbb]

Yesterday I posted about our gs maroon clown attacking our hand whenever they went into the water. Someone said handfeeding would help. Our fish seem to think it's feeding time everytime I come anywhere near the tank, espicially the chalk basslet. So do you think holding a pellet or flake in my hand will help or not? :notsure: