Is It Safe To Let Him Do This?

[Josiah]

Since BP's are hybrids I decided to post this here.

My BP loves to nibble on my fingers when I put them in the tank(which is atleast once a week) is it okay to let him do this?

 

[~T~]

As long as you dont have any chemicals(soap etc)on your hands then yeh I dont see why not.

 

[Nevergone815]

I don't see why not. It's a bonding thing. The only thing that I would wth out for is that the "nibbles" don't turn into "bites". I've heard soem stories of parrots turning evil, though I've never experienced this myself firsthand.

 

[~T~]

I don't see why not. It's a bonding thing. The only thing that I would wth out for is that the "nibbles" don't turn into "bites". I've heard soem stories of parrots turning evil, though I've never experienced this myself firsthand.

Both my parrots attack my hand when I have it in the tank, heres a vid of Boss biting me.
http/www.zippyvideos.com/6217694891666456/attack

 

[Nevergone815]

Well then... hmm... i've finally seen it. it's confirmed now. Like I said, be careful that it doesn't get to harmful to you, and make sure you have no contaminants on your hands (like ~T~ said). Then it should be fine.

 

[Josiah]

Alright great, he's my only fish that does it, and I just love the little guy .


EDIT:Wow mines not quite like that, he comes over and stares at my hand moving things around, so I'll stop and he'll start nibbling my finger, if I don't stop he looks all depressed and I feel bad, I really didn't realise how much personality fish can have.

 

[~T~]

My KK parrot did this.I now have to hold her back with the net when I wipe the algae off her tank.She also slams the gravel vac.

 

[Nevergone815]

Geez ~T~ Those are one aggressive line of parrots you have there . The KK must be worse to you. How big is it now?

Josiah ~T~ is jsut hsowing what htey CAN do, and as a warning to watch out for more aggressive behavior (am I right?). All fish have unique personalities. Soem are much more aggressive, some are more laid back. I didn't realize how much personality fish had until I lept outside of what I call the "mindless drones" of the fish world (i.e. comon livebearers, tetras, etc.) Cichlids have the most personality and personality variance that I've seen in any fish, except for maybe bettas, but that's another section.

Can yo post pics of the little fella? I would love ot see it .

 

[Breeze7050]

You are pretty much making your fish do that - "egging" them on, chasing them around, ect. It's a little cruel IMO. All for a silly 10 second video

 

[Josiah]

I took some pics but they're not very good because it's a camera phone. I put the pics in the picture forum(not sure what else to call it).

 

[colonfree]

It should be safe as long as you don't have tiny little fingers