my cleaner shrimp is attacking me

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  1. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    my cleaner shrimp is running and jumping on my hand and it feels like hes pinching me. one time it acshually hurt quiet a bit :p is he tryign to clean me or attack me?
     
    macabe, Jun 15, 2009
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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    cleanin you. good thing you dont have ich
     
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  3. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    lol :D
     
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  4. reefchaos

    reefchaos Flamingo Tongue

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    He's hungry!
     
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  5. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    Definitely cleaning you. Every time my hand is in the water, the shrimp is on my hand. I know he's pinching and pulling at the skin on my hands, but I don't feel it too much because I have tough hands from highschool sports :p If he gets up under the fingernail though, I feel that one. It smarts a bit.
     
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  6. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    the LFS must have feed him fingers XD
     
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  7. JBL

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    :laugh5::laugh5::laugh5::laugh5:

    If you did, you'd have to put yourself in a quaratine tank....


    Just joking, Yes its trying to clean your hand. I do it all the time!
     
    JBL, Jun 15, 2009
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  8. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    lol :)
     
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  9. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    if you dont like the feelin, next time have some butter and garlic on your hands, that might worry him.
     
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  10. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    aww its ok hes probly showing me love for hand feeding him brind shrimp :D
     
    macabe, Jun 15, 2009
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