got stung by somthing ?

Went to someone s house that was giving away a starfish and some snails while I was there I removed them from the tank while picking up a chunk of live rock I was Stung by something not the best pics but it happened at about 4:00 pm yesterday and when I got up to day I had a red line going up my arm the blue marker shoes how far up any idea what it was

 

You better have that looked at! That's nothing to mess with when its running up your arm.
Might have been a bristle worm.

 

I'm not sure it hurts like hell and my thumb is bum,agent to the doc already if it's not better from the meds at all by morning Im going back doc orders

 

Sorry smart phone auto spell

 

Did you brush up against a coral by chance? I had something similar (but wasn't as long and narrow as yours) when I brushed up against a frogspawn. I imagine a hammer, torch, anemone, possibly a majano or aiptaisia could all be capable.

I put some cortison on it and it went away after a few days to a week. You should probably find out what all they have for livestock... I don't know that zoanthoids would cause an irritation, but they do have a toxin in them that can kill you.

 

yikes! this is why i have reservations on having a reef tank.... scary! hope all gets better for you!

 

I am guessing it was a bristleworm. If you are allergic for some reason I would say that could be the case and you could be to any reef creature. In your case I would buy gloves to do your work in a tank from now on. I hate touching live rock that is in tanks.

I have gotten Zoa's to make my thumb a little tingly. lol

Hope your doing ok!

KP

 

I had a friend that got a severe bacterial infection from his tank from a similar type of event.... Doc's didn't know how to treat it because there are SO MANY different types of bacteria and "stuff" running around in our tanks. Too a specialist to figure out what he had.... Stay on top of it, it's the small things that'll get ya!

 

i had to move a piece of rock from one tank to another and was paranoid.... hello zip lock baggie!

 

I think you're fine. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/biggrin.gif Probably. Could be an alergic reaction, but there are few things in there that could actually kill you. Take some benadryl and tylenol. You don't have any known allergies to anything do you?


Also apply cold to reduce swelling. If the feeling makes it past your shoulder, you notice any symptoms of fever, numbness in your face, then get to the hospital asap.

 

It's true there are MANY things that can cause of reaction. But bacteria are either gram negative, or gram positive. Worst case scenario they put you on some beta-lactam or nitrofuran. Doctors generally know (or should know) that water is laden with many strains of gram negative bacteria.


Fungal blood infections is probably the worst thing I can think of! But those are rare transmission via water.


The only other thing that leaves is parasites and toxic organic compounds. If it were a highly toxic organic it would have probably killed you by now or you would be feeling very sick. Otherwise you're body is working on pissing it out...could lead to liver or nephron failure :/ If it was something you're incapable of breaking down then an enzyme would need to be to be administered. That's what they will do long term if it doesn't seem to go away. If you've learned anything from House, you know they'll just treat you with an enzyme cocktail and they'll never know what the problem actually was.


I had a run in with a reef worm a few months ago. It was nasty, left some serious blisters on my fingers where I picked him up. Luckily it was on the thick skin of my hands which means it was less sensitive to pain.

 

Be careful when touching the undersides of rocks, especially in established tanks, like others have said there are numerous little stinging creatures in our tanks. One they didn't mention was hydroids, they can cause a lot of pain and discomfort as well. I was breaking down a 100g tank I bought from someone, had been set up for years. As I was pulling rock out there were lots of sharp creatures on the bottoms. By the end my fingers and hands were swollen, tingly, red, and irritated. They were like that for at least a week gradually getting better. I think it may have been hydroids and worms. There are also some corals such as fire corals that live up to their names........I have found out the hard way back when I first started in the hobby, was stung by a fire coral its wayyy worse then a bee sting. Also, keep in mind the longer you are in the water the softer, more sensitive, and susceptable your skin will be, so any damages will be magnified even if you don't have open wounds and sores. If your skin is in a weakened state due to being in water long zoos and some lps protective slime can irritate. Usually washing immediately w soap and water helps, just dont put hands back in tank after(soap residue contamination risk). Most fish stores and online suppliers carry reusable vinyl gloves that help a lot in shielding your hands from potential dangers. Tanks are a lot of fun, id hate for a something like this to scare you away from this rewarding hobby, you just need to do your best to be aware of dangers and respect that these creatures do have natural defenses that can also effect not only other corals, fish, and inverts, but also us silly humans. Like you are finding out there are tons of ppl here always willing to help out and answer questions almost anytime . Goodluck!

 

Fire corals are Hydrozoans btw/fyi and have a medusa phase

 

I have had 2 infections in the past 9 months. The first could have come from the river while boating but I did feel the sting in my tank and the next moring it was swollen so I say it was the tank. The last occurence was 1 month ago, and I did not feel a thing. I now use gloves when going into the tank other than taking a water sample the gloves are on. I had antibiotics both times and everything is fine now. That is the reason I posted the gloves question in the Q&A section.

 

Sounds like a bristleworm to me. I had a similar red line for a few days. it stopped about halfway up to my elbow. I was moving a rock and it darted out of a hole and stung me. The next week I bought a worm eating nudibranch and watched with evil satisfaction as he began devouring them shamelessly. Also I have a non-helpful link. http://creaturecatalog.enworld.org/...ureID=1020

 

So what was the diagnosis from the doc?

 

Update Im buying some type of gloves before I **** with my tank or someone else's ,,,

 

daaaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnnnnn. yikes!

 

Now Im looking for some kind of water gloves ,,any idea