Lionfish got me today.

[jasonrusso]

I was doing some maintenance on my QT tank and my antenata lion was right up at the top begging for food. I'm still not sure what happened, but I must have put my hand over him and he jumped out of the water!!

I looked down and he was on the floor on his belly with his spikes straight up in defense mode. I used 2 nets to scoop him up and put him back in. He's fine and he ate tonight.

Now to me, he got me in 4 spots. I was prepared for this so I ran to the sink and put my hand under the hottest water I could stand for a couple of minutes, it hurt like hell. Then I cleaned it with peroxide and put triple antibiotic on it.

It was throbbing pretty good for a while and after an hour my knuckle started swelling. I put ice on it, but now I feel fine. I have a deeper respect for lions now

 

[blaxsun]

Of course, now that the lionfish has drawn first blood…

 

[Garf]

You’ve probably got superpowers now

 

[Miami Reef]

That looks painful!

 

[death-by-reef]

next time u go to the doctor u might want to ask them about it.

 

[Rmckoy]

Of course, now that the lionfish has drawn first blood…

First blood from a delicacy …

into the frying pan ….

 

[Rmckoy]

That looks painful!

If it’s similar to sting from foxface I can only say … hurts like hell ….

 

[jasonrusso]

If it’s similar to sting from foxface I can only say … hurts like hell ….

I have one of those too!

 

[jasonrusso]

That looks painful!

And this was from a baby antenatta. I have a 10" volitan also.

 

[Garf]

I have one of those too!

Foxes are scaredy cats, and fabulous.

 

[Rmckoy]

I have one of those too!

I was stung by foxface years ago …
Hurt like nothing I could ever describe .
messed me up for a few weeks .
the throbbing and swelling took 3 weeks to go away .

 

[Garf]

I was stung by foxface years ago …
Hurt like nothing I could ever describe .
messed me up for a few weeks .
the throbbing and swelling took 3 weeks to go away .

I’m sure any women reefers on here will explain the pain of childbirth. If it’s anything like breaking your jaw by hitting the tarmac, off a push bike, yeah.

 

[jasonrusso]

Foxes are scaredy cats, and fabulous.

And that's what makes them dangerous! They turn black and flare up with those spikes!

I'm still amazed that the lion jumped out of the water!!

 

[Garf]

I'm still amazed that the lion jumped out of the water!!

Yeah, they aren’t the sleekest of fish. It’s a new one on me. The lion is ok, that’s the “mane” thing.

 

[Gatorpa]

next time u go to the doctor u might want to ask them about it.

Unlikely they know unless they dive or are near places people dive.

The op did the right thing. Putting an envenomated body part under the hottest water you can stand is the best thing to do. It helps breakdown the protein in the venom. Useful for all marine fish stings lion fish, scorpionfish.

Taking benadryl may help for the antihistamine properties also.

 

[Garf]

I had a rat snake that escaped and bit my little boy, he was in hospital for a week.

 

[jasonrusso]

Unlikely they know unless they dive or are near places people dive.

The op did the right thing. Putting an envenomated body part under the hottest water you can stand is the best thing to do. It helps breakdown the protein in the venom. Useful for all marine fish stings lion fish, scorpionfish.

Taking benadryl may help for the antihistamine properties also.

Once the swelling went down I wasn't too worried. It was like a bad bee sting. If it got worse I would have done something differently.

 

[Idech]

I’m sure any women reefers on here will explain the pain of childbirth. If it’s anything like breaking your jaw by hitting the tarmac, off a push bike, yeah.

I haven’t been bitten by any fish or coral (touch wood) but giving birth is a whole different kind of pain. It’s impossible to describe and if we weren’t made to erase the memory of it after a while, nobody would do it again and the human race would be extinct.

Giving birth is litterally having your inside tear apart. Not fun.

 

[jasonrusso]

I had a rat snake that escaped and bit my little boy, he was in hospital for a week.

I think a snake is much worse. Snakes inject venom, lions and foxes just have defensive painful venom.

 

[jasonrusso]

I haven’t been bitten by any fish or coral (touch wood) but giving birth is a whole different kind of pain. It’s impossible to describe and if we weren’t made to erase the memory of it after a while, nobody would do it again and the human race would be extinct.

Giving birth is litterally having your inside tear apart. Not fun.

I know it's no where in the ballpark as painful, but if people remembered pain no one would ever get a second tattoo!!

Humans are wired to let painful memories fade.