Bandi Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was just wondering if oscars typically bite hands in the tank. I have only had this ocsar about three weeks and she is about 8 inches long. I have messed around in the tank often and only just today did she bite me. I noticed she had been digging herself a shallow in the rocks at the bottom of her tank. In doing so she uprooted one of my air lines. So I attemped to put it back under some rocks (more or less where her shallow was) and she bite me once and tried a second time ...but I was too quick...ha ha. I suppose she figures the shallow is her territory and took execption to me messing about right there. Any comments would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have six oscars. Some of them are afraid of my hand and two of them try and eat my fingers. Its normal for a oscar to want to eat you its all just some personalities of the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaan. Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 sounds like your oscars got character. my oscar used to nibble on my hands and if i was lucky she would eat mysis from my hands. she wasn't really that scared of me at all. sounds normal to mee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhea Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) Yes sounds normal to me too. I used to keep Oscars and occasionally they would bite. I think more out of curosity than to be attacking. Just recently one of my Africans bit me and drew blood! Talk about being shocked :shock: Edited April 12, 2009 by Rhea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I have 45 fish in my Tanganyikan tank, and it's the smallest one (L. brevis) that attack my hand on a regular basis! THey're always biting me and the hose during WCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2manytanks Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Sounds territorial to me. But they are curious and will check things out like someone else said. I used to have one that loved to be petted, pretty much anytime I put my hands in the tank I could manhandle him to no end, he loved it. That's one of the things I like about fish, they really do have more personality and intelligence than the vast majority of people give them credit for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 She may have laid eggs or planning on it. The attack sounds defensive to me.Although you may not have a male in there she can still go through the motions if her hormones tell her to. Introduce a handsome male you may have a peppy breeder on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayfong Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 My Lamprologus ocellaris always attack my siphon whenever I do water changes. My ocellaris clowns always attack my hand anytime I try to pull out macroalgae or hair algae in my SW tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Mine have attacked before. I now back them into a corner and tickle them under the chin. I think it embarrasses them so they don't bite me when I 'm working in their tank. New movie "When Oscars attack!!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Almost any fish will bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have never been bit by my oscar, but he isn't highly territorial or anything. Sounds to me that it was more defensive as well. I think as well it depends on how the last owner had raised them, if they got live foods alot, it makes them more aggressive. My 1.5" Lamp ocellatus has also bitten me before, don't know what hurt more the bite or me hitting my hand on the stand above the tank lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 My golden wonder killi's bit the inside of my arm when i am vaccuming the gravel.......little buggers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 the great thing about Oscars is the huge range of personalites they can have some are aggressive some are passive and some are inbetween Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Z Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yeah, its a cichlid. it'll most likely bite you haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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