Owwwwwww....

[CableGuy]

[demonclownfish]

sucks to be you lol. note to self: dont pet the bristle worms

[Jarred1]

Nice picture, I also suggest what demon said!

[MizTanks]

Does it hurt

[Sir Patrick]

Owwwww is right!!!

How did this happen exactly? I have a mental picture of you chasing around a bristle worms till ya finally snagged it.

[CableGuy]

Originally Posted by Sir Patrick

Owwwww is right!!!

How did this happen exactly? I have a mental picture of you chasing around a bristle worms till ya finally snagged it.

You calling me stupid?!?!!? haha


I was blindly picking up a bunch of rubble from my rubble pile to put in a small tupperware container to seed the new tank. It was with just the night LED's and I wasnt looking.

I got most of them out and my finger is a little swollen.

[Sir Patrick]

Looks painful!!!! I hope this never happens to me.

Wonder what can be done to aleviate the pain/redness/swelling? How did you get the spines out of your finger?

[muttley000]

How big was that thing?

[The.Maxi.Man]

Yep I've done it before.

Sticky tape: apply it to the region gently. It will stick to the bristles protruding from the skin. Then gently pull it off, taking the bristles with it. Repeat a number of times over the entire area to ensure all are removed.
Vinegar: cover the effected area with vinegar for half an hour. The vinegar will dissolve the bristles as they are calcerous. This technique can be used after using the sticky tape to ensure all have been removed.

[chort55]

Originally Posted by Sir Patrick

Looks painful!!!! I hope this never happens to me.

Wonder what can be done to aleviate the pain/redness/swelling? How did you get the spines out of your finger?

Really you've never been hit with a bristle worm before?? I get em almost everytime I do much of anything in my tank.... i just leave em and they go away over time... usually after all the skin in the area has reacted, dried out and flaked off LOL Ive heard the vinegar works but I dont feel like wasting that kinda time to get em out