Damsel that hand feeds

Triggers · 08-29-2001, 10:05 PM

never had one that would feed from hand.
my 3 stripe comes right up.
anyone else hand feed damsels?

the_blue_tuna · 08-29-2001, 10:53 PM

My maroon clown will eat out of my hand ,,well actually I dont know if he is eating out of my hand or attacking it , but the food disappears from my fingers either way

Triggers · 08-30-2001, 08:39 AM

my marroon does the same thing.
only fish i couldnt get to hand feed are most tangs except naso.

Biomanjcs72 · 08-30-2001, 09:51 AM

At the Old LFS i worked for, we had a zebra eel and a porcupine puffer that I hand fed regularly.

eses · 08-30-2001, 11:06 AM

Mine used to. The box fish I had used to as well. I hand feed my snowflake eel as it's the only good way to ensure he gets anything. He actually coils up in my hand before grabbing the food from me, then he shoots off into the LR.

My clown fish won't take it from me, he tries to knock it from my fingers by hitting me with the side of his body.

Bughead · 08-30-2001, 01:06 PM

My powder blue tang did (before his demise

). Now my foxface rabbit not only eats from my fingers, he rubs his body all around my hand every time I put it in the tank--near the feeding spot. He never flares, just sort of rubs like a cat.

My sand sifter bullet goby also takes food from my fingers, but he's deffinately attacking. Mean little cuss, for a goby.

CaptainK · 08-30-2001, 01:44 PM

How do you guys "hand feed" your fish?
Do you just pinch some flake food and stick your hand in??

Did you have to train your fish to do this??

CaptK

eses · 08-30-2001, 09:38 PM

It took mine a bit of getting used to, but yeah, I just pinch and dip my hand in. With my eel, I usually feed him something like squid or shrimp that comes in a frozen cube. I thaw out one or two, squeeze them into a patty, tear them in half, and using my hand put it up to his face and he sucks it down.

Most fish will tend to forgo safety for food.

08-29-2001, 10:05 PM	#1
Triggers Mayor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Posts: 636	Damsel that hand feeds never had one that would feed from hand. my 3 stripe comes right up. anyone else hand feed damsels?

08-29-2001, 10:53 PM	#2
the_blue_tuna Governor Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: colorado Posts: 1,207	My maroon clown will eat out of my hand ,,well actually I dont know if he is eating out of my hand or attacking it , but the food disappears from my fingers either way __________________ In this hobby patience is not a virtue,,,,,its mandatory. Jim's Marine Links

08-30-2001, 01:06 PM	#6
Bughead Governor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts: 1,152	My powder blue tang did (before his demise ). Now my foxface rabbit not only eats from my fingers, he rubs his body all around my hand every time I put it in the tank--near the feeding spot. He never flares, just sort of rubs like a cat. My sand sifter bullet goby also takes food from my fingers, but he's deffinately attacking. Mean little cuss, for a goby. __________________ The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but it's the thought that counts.

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08-30-2001, 08:39 AM	#3
Triggers Mayor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Posts: 636	my marroon does the same thing. only fish i couldnt get to hand feed are most tangs except naso.

08-30-2001, 09:51 AM	#4
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	At the Old LFS i worked for, we had a zebra eel and a porcupine puffer that I hand fed regularly.

08-30-2001, 11:06 AM	#5
eses Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 270	Mine used to. The box fish I had used to as well. I hand feed my snowflake eel as it's the only good way to ensure he gets anything. He actually coils up in my hand before grabbing the food from me, then he shoots off into the LR. My clown fish won't take it from me, he tries to knock it from my fingers by hitting me with the side of his body.

08-30-2001, 01:44 PM	#7
CaptainK Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: MA. Posts: 534	How do you guys "hand feed" your fish? Do you just pinch some flake food and stick your hand in?? Did you have to train your fish to do this?? CaptK

08-30-2001, 09:38 PM	#8
eses Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 270	It took mine a bit of getting used to, but yeah, I just pinch and dip my hand in. With my eel, I usually feed him something like squid or shrimp that comes in a frozen cube. I thaw out one or two, squeeze them into a patty, tear them in half, and using my hand put it up to his face and he sucks it down. Most fish will tend to forgo safety for food.

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