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	Can fish bite?
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	I know this may seem like a stupid question, but seriously can they bite? I have 5 pearl danios and 2 zebra danios in my 32 gallon tank that is finally finished cycling and when I was rearranging some plants one of the zebras started to nip at my arm and now there are these two small lumps on my arm that look like mosquito bites. I'm quite sure they weren't there before.
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littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	They definitely can bite - but I've never seen a danio-size fish leave marks. Besides, if they'd bitten that hard, you'd have known immediately (OOOWWW! kind of thing). -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Fish will certainly bite, my mild-mannered betta has bitten my finger a couple of times. I agree though, that danios cannot leave marks from biting. They have small mouths, and I'm not sure if they even have teeth. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
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kelso Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	I know that my danio's "nip", but it tickles, it sure doesn't hurt.
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royal cichlid Banned Posts: 39 Kudos: 84 Votes: 4 Registered: 02-Jul-2004	of course they can bite, my friend had his finger ripped open by his Jack Dempsey
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Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	Danios will often nip you thinking ur arm is food, quite funny actually
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tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	WELL I DID SEE AN ARTICLE ONCE WHERE SOMEONE GOT NIPPED BY HER FISH AND GOT MARKS WHICH THEN TURNED PAINFUL AND WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DOCTORS IT TURNS OUT SHE CAUGHT FISH TUBERCULOSIS IF I FIND THE ARTICLE AGAIN I WILL POST IT HERE FOR YOU ALL TO SEE. http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
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ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	Well the spots don't hurt at all really. I did't really feel the bite it just feels like a mosquito bite and it only kinda strings when you scratch at it. Is this something to be concerned about because i didn't even know humans could catch diseases from fish. EDIT: I'm aware that they nip but if danios can't really leave marks, then what could it have been? I don't have any other fish in my tank, and I noticed these bites after I took my arm out of the aquarium. Last edited by ericm at 25-Sep-2004 17:26
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tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	Don't be to alarmed but yes humans most certainly can catch diseases from fish (like FISH TUBERCULOSIS) but it would normally not be so bad as it would be in the fish. You would only get a very mild dose compared to the fish. I will have a look around for that article for you because it had pictures of the marks on there so you would be able to compare your marks with theirs to see if they are the same or not. Bare with me though as it may take some time to find it again. Last edited by tessa38uk at 26-Sep-2004 03:11 Last edited by tessa38uk at 26-Sep-2004 03:12 http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
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tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	I can't find it right now but i will keep looking for you but here is a couple of links for you to look at in the meantime. [link=http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/de/Qhealth-disease-aquarium.RebS_DN4.html]http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/de/Qhealth-disease-aquarium.RebS_DN4.html" style="COLOR: #4040FF[/link] [link=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1329/fishtxt.htm]http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1329/fishtxt.htm" style="COLOR: #4040FF[/link] http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
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keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	ericm Yes they can certainly bite ask any fisherman some small fish are capable of giving a very nasty bite even taking out a piece of flesh. I often have my fish nibble on my arm when I am working on the tank. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Yeah, they bite alright. Even little Bettas. I had one bite me on the inside of my elbow which is quite a sensitive area, and it smarted a bit. Now Clown Loaches they bite. When hand feeding them, they bite quite hard. But nothing like a bigger fish, like a Oscar. Last edited by TigerAngel at 26-Sep-2004 04:32
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jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004	My SAE always seem to enjoy chasing my arm around the tank while I'm planting or something. Couple nips, but nothing serious.
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yes, they can bite but it wouldn't hurt much. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I've had my fish nip at me, but never hard enough to leave a mark. Of course, they generally only nip at my fingers, so that's a bit less delicate than the arm... I suppose they could leave marks on more sensitive skin. I've never had my danios nip at me, but I HAVE seen them open those mouths really big, so I assume they could leave a mark if they were peeved. Generally, when my fish nibble, it tickles more than anything (I'm talking mainly about my female bettas), but then, I don't have anything bigger than them. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
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rewd Big Fish Posts: 351 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	I've nicknamed my favorite little female betta nippy cause she'll go after anything that moves. Which DEFINITELY includes human fingers. Last edited by Rewd at 27-Sep-2004 16:37
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