Help blue hippo sting!!!

Karimoore64 · Apr 25, 2020

Anyone on here ever had a blue hippo barb sting the crap out of you? I was cleaning my tank and accidentally scared her and her dorsal fin barb went right under my finger nail. My dang finger feels like I have a nail going through my finger into my hand.

Jcascioli · Apr 25, 2020

I’m sure you already are... but keep an eye on the area where it got you and also on the pain.. if it begins to get ALOT worse I’d consider a call to your Dr... there have been few cases where ppl wind up in the ER. It’s mostly from the pain and inflammation from the Tangs “sting”. They have a pretty nasty barb on caudal peduncle (by the tail)

Karimoore64 · Apr 25, 2020

Jcascioli said:
I’m sure you already are... but keep an eye on the area where it got you and also on the pain.. if it begins to get ALOT worse I’d consider a call to your Dr... there have been few cases where ppl wind up in the ER. It’s mostly from the pain and inflammation from the Tangs “sting”. They have a pretty nasty barb on caudal peduncle (by the tail)

I am shocked at how gnarly of a sting she can punch! It has been about two hours and the pain is starting to subside... no huge swelling... but I did pull out what looked to be like a very small barb looking piece out of my finger, ran the hottest water I could stand for 30min and covered it in Tobramycin cream.... so far so good. I really freaked out at the initial pain like whole cow I can not even put into words that pain.