Mad clown

WRECK DIVER 61 · 05-15-2006, 12:38 AM

I was cleaning my tank of some hair algea,and one of my clowns started to bite me. what do I do not clean the tank or clean it?
One more thing I should note, the ha is so long the clown made it its new home and left its old one.
now whenever I stick my hand in the tank the clown will go after it.

Marauder-m · 05-15-2006, 12:59 AM

Well... speaking of crazy clowns...
My girlfriend was helping me arrange some new Live Rock, while I distracted our stroppy little clownfish. I got a little distracted while my hand was near the surface. The little B@*CH jumped out of the water, latched onto the loose bit of skin on my index finger knuckle and tried to wrench a piece off. She was out of the water completely, thrashing from side to side.

**CarmieJo** · 05-15-2006, 01:11 AM

And I thought reef keeping was a pacifist hobby!

fat walrus · 05-15-2006, 01:17 AM

i have a tomato that will attack nets, siphons, magnets, and my hand. anything that moves is a fair target for her.

Marauder-m · 05-15-2006, 01:20 AM

Went to Fiji a couple of years ago and was snorkling. A couple of Percular Clowns (or at least I think they were) were in an anemone and the female came right out and bit me. brave little buggers. They must think they're 10ft tal and bullet-proof!

fat walrus · 05-15-2006, 01:25 AM

a friend told me one cracked his diving goggles

veriann · 05-15-2006, 10:00 AM

i use domestic rainwater drain guard plastic mesh instead of a diffuser sheet to block the clowns aggression. the same stuff can be used for everything, and its cheap as for a roll. it can be cut to the rough shape of the reef to hold her in a section. if u have a DSB plastic poles attached at each end of the net can hold it indefinately.

my tomato was drawing blood everytime i put my hand in, to the point that i wanted to see if she could fly, thankfully i chose my first option.