Anemone Sting

reeferdude

reeferdude

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Today I was working in my 10 gallon Condi Anemone tank and I ran my arm across his tentacles. Every other time I do this its fine but this time my arm started to sting. It ended up breaking out like poison ivy would but it just really burns. Whats up with that???
 
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simm

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If im not misteaken put some vinegar on it. Should help sooth it if it still is stinging.
 
reeferdude

reeferdude

Member
I really dont care about the sting that much, in fact I thought it was pretty kool to have an injury caused by a marine animal when the nearest ocean is about 200 miles away!!! So you say this means he is healthy??? Well I guess thats pretty good. Are there any corals that you can buy that will really sting you, like fire coral?
 
javajoe

javajoe

Member
Cool- you going to set up a tank of stinging corals, and have your friedns over--- "Hey- touch this- it feels awesome!":D
 
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sebae0

Guest
i got stung by a large carpet anemone on the wrist, it didnt hurt but looked like poison ivy and itched like crazy for about a week. generally if they get you on thick skin it wont do anything but where he got me was to thin i guess.
 
rsd

rsd

Member
By a frogspawn !
Really?!?
I wasn't aware they could get you. I haven't brushed mine but never gave it a thought. I know certain button polyps can really give your nervouse system a shock. I was dumb enought to rub my eye after adding some of my buttons to the tank and I thought I'd be going blind. Hurt like hell... didn't realize how bad the corals were till months later when I read the neurotoxin warning in a sw book.
Large bristle worms hurt too....
Honor student in the school of hard knocks
 
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