Stung by something... what would do this?

Nano sapiens · Apr 13, 2020

Alex Sadowsky said:
The child in me wants to start touching every coral to find the one.

LOL. If you straight-on prod them, likely not much will happen. But if you try very gently just barely touching the coral with your inner wrist, that may just do it

xxkenny90xx · Apr 13, 2020

Guessing frogspawn. Im surprised it sting you there. It if was a bristle worm youd have hairs sticking out like the pics. I've spent quite a bit of time picking them out with tweezers

ScottB · 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.

I have a foxface in every tank; the best "working" fish you can have. They don't give me any trouble, but don't take too much false comfort from the glove. That is an easy puncture for them if they are inclined.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

Miller535 said:
You were that child that played with bees and wasp, weren't you? lol

No actually. They used to scare the crap out of me.

Chefwheredyougo · Apr 13, 2020

Frogspawn. I've been hit by my frogspawn, hammer and torch. They all look like this, sometimes worse

Waffen06 · Apr 13, 2020

Ive touched my frogspawn and hammer without an issues. Ive cut them both when fragging as well and no issues. Must be lucky or havnt been unlucky yet but after seeing the bristle worm pictures I dont want to grab my rock lol

sixty_reefer · Apr 13, 2020

This could be a bacteria infection, last time I saw it they had to take antibiotics.

sixty_reefer · Apr 13, 2020

Have a look at this thread

Getting stung by an elegance coral

so i got stung, badly. but there is almost no information on the web about what to do and what to expect. so i though i will record it so others may benefit and learn from my mistake. i got stung cleaning the aquarium and my mistake was not wearing gloves, normally this is no problem, but if...

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krash7172 · Apr 13, 2020

I'm not an expert on different types of coral toxins but I'd say that was a sting or puncture. Just coming in contact with toxins generally won't do much to calloused skin.

Chefwheredyougo · Apr 13, 2020

Waffen06 said:
Ive touched my frogspawn and hammer without an issues. Ive cut them both when fragging as well and no issues. Must be lucky or havnt been unlucky yet but after seeing the bristle worm pictures I dont want to grab my rock lol

Mine don't do it often, just randomly.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 13, 2020

Euphelia sting
Dip finger in peroxide and let it fizz. hold on to a bag of ice and if you have, take a Benadryl

MTBake · Apr 13, 2020

Hard to say what it was. Different people have different reactions to what they touch in reef tanks. I've touched or accidentally grabbed torches, hammers and frog spawn without this happening. Same goes for bristleworms. They cant seem to penetrate my calloused hands. My sister on the other hand, has had a bad reation to bristleworms. Said it was similar to stinging nettle, for those that have ran into that before.

Leemcg · Apr 13, 2020

I got hit by a frogspawn years ago while moving. Had similar marks on my inner wrist. It got a little ticked off being shuffled around. One reason I don’t have one in my current tank.

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

So I have a skin disease called lichen planus and one of my medications is called Levicyn. I use it for its anti-itch properties. It’s real use is to relieve itching, burning and pain from radiation dermatitis. Worked like a charm.

Thank you all for helping me figure out what it was.

sarcophytonIndy · Apr 13, 2020

Could be palytoxin

reefiniteasy · Apr 13, 2020

sarcophytonIndy said:
Could be palytoxin

I was wondering this at first as I know I touched the Zoas directly. But I have no open wound. Can I absorb it through my skin? And I figured I would have had some issues. Pretty sure it was the frog but palytoxin was my first thought.