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Skip
03-01-2011, 12:32 AM
doing a water change.. and my red turq BIT ME!!! first time.. scared the heck out of me!! luckily they don't have teeth! whew! lol
Second Hand Pat
03-01-2011, 12:37 AM
Skip, quit swimming with the fishes...make sure to wear swimming trunks.
wendy9722
03-01-2011, 12:38 AM
lol. My pair did that to me before and scared me too
Skip
03-01-2011, 12:46 AM
Skip, quit swimming with the fishes...make sure to wear swimming trunks.

nothing but a smile! :):fish:
moik
03-01-2011, 01:04 AM
Okay,Gump...you sure it wasn't some bubba gump shrimp bit you???
snowflake311
03-01-2011, 01:10 AM
Mine love to nip at me. Then I lightly touch them back it's a game. Today my 2 year daughter got nipped she loved it we call it fishy kisses haha. My discus have become true pets not just fish.
Jaws
03-01-2011, 01:14 AM
doing a water change.. and my red turq BIT ME!!! first time.. scared the heck out of me!! luckily they don't have teeth! whew! lol

I wasn't even doing a water change and my wife bit me!! Scared me so I bit her back. Luckily she's a country gal and doesn't have teeth!!!:o
Skip
03-01-2011, 01:15 AM
Okay,Gump...you sure it wasn't some bubba gump shrimp bit you???

ding ding ding!! YOU WIN!! figured out my reference :)
vera
03-01-2011, 05:29 AM
Skip, quit swimming with the fishes...make sure to wear swimming trunks.
u killing me :D!! that boy never learn
Jennie
03-01-2011, 06:59 AM
ROTFLMAO!
Okay,Gump...you sure it wasn't some bubba gump shrimp bit you???
moik
03-01-2011, 10:29 AM
Man, that was the best movie ever...
Skip
03-01-2011, 10:42 AM
LOL>> that was the thought that popped into my mind.. during the water change...!
gerrard00
03-01-2011, 12:18 PM
Happens to me with every gravel cleaning. My gf loves it, but I have to say it makes me a little nervous that I'm going to make a false move and freak them out.
mwdw
03-01-2011, 08:20 PM
mine has done that to me once. liked to ripped off the lid of my tank. then looked around to make sure no one saw me do that.
Skip
03-01-2011, 08:23 PM
mine has done that to me once. liked to ripped off the lid of my tank. then looked around to make sure no one saw me do that.

:bounce: :crazy: :noway: :thumbsup: :shocked:
gwrace
03-01-2011, 09:22 PM
doing a water change.. and my red turq BIT ME!!! first time.. scared the heck out of me!! luckily they don't have teeth! whew! lol

I guess I must be used to it. Whenever I feed the freeze dried black worms the discuss often mistake my fingers for the worms. They just go crazy...:) I also cannot get them to get out of the way when I'm siphoning the gravel in their tanks. They are always begging to be fed.
fishorama
03-04-2011, 06:19 PM
Mine bite really hard when feeding FDBW, less with other foods. They go for the knuckle wrinkles that apparently look like blackworms.
moon_knight1971
03-04-2011, 06:24 PM
Mine bite really hard when feeding FDBW, less with other foods. They go for the knuckle wrinkles that apparently look like blackworms.

lol! one of my Super Checkerboard Pigeon starting pecking at my hand yesterday when I was siphoning the water. I had been hand feeding them for the last 2 days so I assume it thought I had some food in there somewhere.....
Ryan
03-05-2011, 02:29 AM
One of the funniest things about raising tankfuls of baby fish is when they all attack your arms during a water change. :D My little pea-sized angels all used to pull at my arm hair. Ouch!

It's good that discus don't have a painful bite. Imagine this thing sneaking up on you...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j49/ryansmith83/a796d8bf.jpg

He's about 10" now and decided that he doesn't like my hands in the tank. It scares me every time I lose sight of him during w/c. :(
vera
03-05-2011, 02:56 AM
Ah , what a fish! what is it Ryan
Ryan
03-05-2011, 03:01 AM
Hoplarchus psittacus, aka "True Parrot Cichlid." They're beautiful and full of personality, but they're also not afraid to push other fish (and their owners!) around.
vera
03-05-2011, 03:56 AM
they do look a bit like Severums , wonder if they can live with Discus
Ryan
03-05-2011, 04:33 AM
I wouldn't personally do it, Vera. Their attitudes can be very unpredictable, much like any South American cichlid. I've seen some people keep them together without any issue, but mine hates everything -- severums, pike cichlids, geos, even other parrot cichlids. He's made it clear that he's the boss and he doesn't care what anyone else has to say about that. I'm afraid that a large one would be much too rough on discus.

You also need a giant tank, as the males can get 13"+. Mine dominates a 210 gallon like it's a 55 gallon. :(
Jennie
03-05-2011, 08:40 AM
Yikes, 10 inches? I wouldn't put my hand in! what size tank Ryan????
vera
03-05-2011, 10:41 AM
Man , these are big !
i think its 210 gal he mentioned Jen , lots of space for Skip to swim with the fishes lol
Jennie
03-05-2011, 10:54 AM
Better use a sports cup in this case! LOL
vera
03-05-2011, 11:06 AM
and cage himself lol
vera
03-05-2011, 11:07 AM
i think skip still bleeding from discus bite :o
Ardan
03-05-2011, 12:58 PM
Now that is an "Intimidator" Ryan!
Any pics of that tank?
Yea, you might want to consider getting one of those shark suits, at least for your arm. LOL

Ardan
vera
03-05-2011, 01:01 PM
Now that is an "Intimidator" Ryan!
Any pics of that tank?
Yea, you might want to consider getting one of those shark suits, at least for your arm. LOL

Ardan
+1
Skip
03-05-2011, 01:02 PM
hey!!!!!! lol