Cleaner shrimp in reef aquariums are fun to handle for this reason. They will climb on to your hand and pick at your cuticles and under your fingernails with their tiny little pincers. They'll do this in the wild, too. I have even seen photos of divers with their mouths open and a cleaner shrimp half inside. Pics<http://images.google.com/images?q=cleaner+shrimp&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=3> Neat critters! I miss my reef tank. I hope the fish are still doing OK, Phil! On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd check it out! It feels crazy when fishes nibble on your arms. > Might as well use them for something functional! I wonder if they get > overfed! > On Jul 22, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Trish wrote: > > > It was funny......but at the same time, maybe fun??? > > > > > > --- On Tue, 7/22/08, macker <macker@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> From: macker <macker@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Carp Pedicure > >> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" < > gsas-member@thekrib.com > >> > > >> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 8:03 AM > >> You sure that show wasn't using pirannas? (You know how > >> crazy japanese game > >> shows are!) > >> > >> -macker > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Trish > >> <snips36@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >>> We saw them do this on a TV show called "I > >> surived a Japense game show!" it > >>> was a prize that was won...... > >>> > >>> I think it would tickle!! > >>> > >>> Trish > >>> > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Shango Los > >> <shango@shangolos.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> From: Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com> > >>>> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Carp Pedicure > >>>> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member > >> chat" < > >>> gsas-member@thekrib.com>, "Karen > >> Kauffman" <kauffman.k@gmail.com> > >>>> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:51 PM > >>>> Oh, it¹s the rage! > >>>> > >> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D922DSVG2&show_article=1 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> GSAS-Member mailing list > >>>> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >>>> > >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> GSAS-Member mailing list > >>> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> GSAS-Member mailing list > >> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member