Yes with hatchlings its not good to pick them up too much. My hatchlings are biters, iv named one striker. The other two snap only when I have my hand in the aquarium. Iv been handling them everyday but I have to stop due to them not shedding yet I think they might be to stressed right now. I have four hatchlings and only one does not attack me, the other three do. Until they get older they will grow out of this but not to hold a hatchling untill they are 6-8 months sounds good.