anemone sting...OUCH!!!
- Thread starter bmkj02
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reeftanker84
Member
most just hurt for a while but some stings can be life thretening, if the finger starts swelling or ozzing better get her to the docter and tell them what happened
ilovemytank
Member
No meds necessary. I've been stung many trimes. You would think that I would learn to wear gloves when handling them. I used to have a tank with several of them and had to rearrange the tank one time and I handled them way too much with bare hands. I was hurting for days. Its not the smartest thing I ever did.
bmkj02
Member
Well I had an outbreak of aptasia. I used Joe's Juice to kill them off but seems like one was hiding till now and it got huge. She texted me a picture and it looked just like an aptasia. When I get to her house tomorrow I will kill it off with some left over Joe's that I have. I got off yje phone with her and she says it still hurts. Been a few hours. She has tried warm water, vinegar and ice. I guess she will need to give it time. Somehow I see it being my fault
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by bmkj02
http:///forum/post/3034823
maybe pee on it like a jelly sting hahaha
I told her that yesterday and she said it wasnt funny...
You can buy ammonia for first aid in case it ever happens again. I wouldn't think it was funny to pee on it either.
http:///forum/post/3034823
maybe pee on it like a jelly sting hahaha
I told her that yesterday and she said it wasnt funny...
You can buy ammonia for first aid in case it ever happens again. I wouldn't think it was funny to pee on it either.
sk8shorty01
Active Member
Maybe she is more succeptible to the sting than most of us or something. Similar to the salt water irritates some of our arms when we are working in the tank a while, some more than others. I have handled mine without problems but I have noticed if I have to mess with them for any extended period of time my hands start to get a little irritated, but not to the point of hurting, swelling, or anything like that.
flower
Well-Known Member
I am no expert but it looks like a rock anemone to me. I didn't know they could sting. I had two, one was brown and the other was white. I used to feed them with a turkey baster...the mouth would open wide to feed..really cool. I would feed them while friends watched in awe.
oneradtek
Active Member
ya because i can touch my anemone with my fingers and i feel nothing.I eeven feed my nem with own hands! Some people actually will touch the anemones with their fingers to see if its sticky or not, a sign of good health. The only times i have gotten a little sting is when the back side,more sensitive, portions of my hand/arm touch corals/nems. My frogspawn i think hurts more than anemones.
