CalgaryFan Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 As I was reaching down into my tank to re-arrange some rocks, I noticed my Betta come to where my arm was - and my sleeve was just dragging on the surface, he nipped my shirt sleeve LOL. Obviously doing nothing, but I was just wondering if anyone elses fish usually does this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Probably just testing the edibility of your shirt...... -roll- mine swims up to meet me whenever the lid is off, but then I do feed frozen foods with a dropper, so he's usually hoping for a snack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 My old betta used to bite my fingers whenever I put them in the tank. It was really funny because he looked like he was trying to be so fierce. It tickled a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcy Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 All my fish in the community tank and cichlid tanks nibble on my hand when I put it in the tank, I also have 2 big a$$ severums that come within a 1/4 inch of my fingers to take a pellet then they chicken out. Silver dollars 5 and 6 inchers will snap algae wafers out of my fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I use tweezers to feed peas to my betta. When I do this I hold the piece of the pea just at the surface, and my betta goes through the behavior you described. I think it's a predatory thing, for example, in the wild the betta would have the strike response to an insect or some other edible morsel near the surface in similar fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I have one male that does the same thing. I was moving some stuff around the tank just before I turned on the computer and he was nibbling at me. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 bettas will jump an inch or two to retrieve food from a fingertip no prob ime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalgaryFan Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I now know what you mean with the cichlids. I put my hand in the tank to arrange some rocks differently and they started nibbling on my arm, one actually got some hair, I yelped and retrieved my hand. I now know to push them away when I stick my hand in there lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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