Stung by something... what would do this?

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

Hey everyone! Had to move a zoa this morning. Nearby corals are couple of Zoas, frogspawn, devil’s hand and Hollywood stunner chalice. What would cause this burning blister?

Webslinger · Apr 13, 2020

wear gloves, bristol worm , some zoa's are extremely poisonous ?

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

Webslinger said:
wear gloves, bristol worm?

I’ve never seen one, but anything is possible. It hurts.

GlassMunky · Apr 13, 2020

i wouldn't do anything special other than what you should do after EVERY TIME your hand goes in the tank, which is wash your hands.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

I’ve been washing all day. Noticed it hours ago but as the day goes on it’s hurting more and more and I can’t figure out what did it. I’m stumped.

Miller535 · Apr 13, 2020

Alex Sadowsky said:
I’ve never seen one, but anything is possible. It hurts.

Most tanks have bristle worms, and I believe they only really come out at night and hide during the day. But typically if Bristle worm you'll see clear looking hair like brabs sticking out of your skin.

I'm betting you got stung by a coral

piranhaman00 · Apr 13, 2020

Bristleworms my guess.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

No Barb so I’m guessing not a worm. Does a zoa have the ability to do that?

Miller535 · Apr 13, 2020

This is what a bristle worm does. Granted it's a really extreme example, but still.

Miller535 · Apr 13, 2020

Had a buddy years ago that was tearing down a tank. Guy came to pick up the tank, so my buddy is emptying it, and all the live rock in it, and grabbed a bristle worm on rock he picked up, and looked exactly like the picture I attached, but on multiple fingers. ER didn't even know how to help him. He went home and removed them by putting duct tape on it and pulling, repeatedly.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

This is definitely coral then.

Miller535 · Apr 13, 2020

Alex Sadowsky said:
This is definitely coral then.

I think so.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

Miller535 said:
He went home and removed them by putting duct tape on it and pulling, repeatedly.

That is a crazy story. Stumped the ER. You think a frogspawn can do this?

zoomonster · Apr 13, 2020

Yep would say any of a variety of bristle worms. I happen to have the nasty little red ones. I'm fortunate enough to not react but it still like sticking your finger in a cactus.

Albertan22 · Apr 13, 2020

Call me paranoid but I always wear gloves when handling coral or rock because of exactly that. I have a pair that cover my arms to so my foxface doesn’t hit me with his venomous spines while I’m in there.

Miller535 · Apr 13, 2020

Alex Sadowsky said:
That is a crazy story. Stumped the ER. You think a frogspawn can do this?

Could be.

Rmckoy · Apr 13, 2020

Albertan22 said:
Call me paranoid but I always wear gloves when handling coral or rock because of exactly that. I have a pair that cover my arms to so my foxface doesn’t hit me with his venomous spines while I’m in there.

Foxface hurts like hell !
Lasted for 5 weeks

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

The child in me wants to start touching every coral to find the one.

Nano sapiens · Apr 13, 2020

From past experience with a Euphyllia dominated tank, likely the Frogspawn (I used to get blisters fairly frequently, especially on the soft skin of the inside wrist). Chalice have a strong sting, too, so that's always a possibility.