Regular Member dengundam Posted September 23, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 23, 2006 My little goldfish bites me when i wiggle my finger in the water it fells wierd but i kinda like it the little pigie must think its food lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted September 23, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 23, 2006 I just had that happen. I put my hand in to get out some hornwort for one of my betta tanks and Mojo nibbled my finger. hehe Scared me at first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lepirin Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 I love it when that happens. I prefer to hand feed my fish so that I know exactly how much everybody is getting, so no matter what I'm doing in the tank they always come over and nibble on my fingers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jon Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 mine always bite me. i rember when i was at the beach, there were all these minnows there and they would nibble on your toes and feet, and every time one would nibble on my sisters foot, she'd freek out LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blue Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 (edited) My Dojo Loach loves nothing better than to nibble on me when my hand is in the tank his whiskers tickle However fish bites can cause injury there is a case in this months practical fish keeping where a piranha bit right into his owners finger during transfer to a larger tank. Edited September 24, 2006 by Blue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dolphinluver Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 a piranha bit right into his owners finger during transfer to a larger tank. That is hillarious! My fish used to bite my fingers, but now I guess they know it is not food. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tonya Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 My fish nibble me all the time, it's cute, sometimes I think we're bonding or something, but I know that's because they think I have some food in my hands. They're just so greedy for food ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blue Posted September 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 24, 2006 a piranha bit right into his owners finger during transfer to a larger tank. That is hillarious! My fish used to bite my fingers, but now I guess they know it is not food. It wasn't funny for the guy the piranha bit right down into his knuckle,broke the capsule in his knuckle,chipped the bone and also through the nerves in his finger.Most of the nerves in his finger tip is apparently damaged and can take up to 2 years before all feeling is restored says the article in PFK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member koikitten Posted September 26, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 26, 2006 My koi bite me all the time. ^_^ Someday, they won't be able to bite me anymore because they'll be able to take my fingers off. Guess it depends on the fish. My guppies also bite me, but they're like little pokes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Imber Posted September 26, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 26, 2006 I love it when my goldies nibble on me. Chubber likes to nibble at the inside of my arm when I'm vacuuming the tank. They just nibble though not bite like my female betta. She actually jumps out of the water and grabs onto your finger. She's so tiny you barely feel it, but she has enough grip to hang out of the water for a split second before falling back in. When I'm vacuuming her tank she charges my hand, grabs a hold of it and jerks away like she's trying to break off food. I might actually be afraid of her if she was like 100 times bigger. A pirahna bit my lfs guy a while back. He was feeding them and it jumped up and took a chunk out of his knuckle. He said it hurt like heck but he also found it amusing. It's not the type of on the job injury that you normally hear of! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jeana727 Posted September 27, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) I have been startled a time or two when I had my hands in the tank & a curious goldfish "smooched" my hand. But I am sure they cannot cause ANY damage. Now as for a Pirranah you have to be nuts to put your hands in their tank without netting them first....they are meat eaters WITH TEETH!! I haveheard of people who like them ALLOWING theirs to nip the end of a finger......like a club thing!!! When I was young & lived in Virginia there was an older man that had a fantastic fish store. He was missing the end of his index finger.....he had ALLOWED a Pirranah to bite it off ON PURPOSE!! I always thought that pretty wierd, but he knew EVERYTHING about keeping fish!! Edited September 27, 2006 by Jeana727 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vmlola Posted September 27, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2006 Yes, my goldfish are always after my hand and fingers when I have my hand in the tank for cleaning or just putting the food into their dish. Also I feed them the frozen bloodworms from my fingers so I do not have to drop the whole cube in at once. My guys are such pigs I could see one sucking the whole cube into their mouth at once. Talk about a "brain freeze" But I think they become so used to us and seeing our hands and arms in the water they are just looking for what they love most, Food. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member disaster999 Posted September 27, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted September 27, 2006 i just had a weird dream that my goldfish bit me so hard it hurts =P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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