Ever get stung by a feather duster?

[rykwong]

I was moving rocks around in my tank and accientally brushed my forearm against a feather duster. I then felt a sting and my skin turned a little red. This morning the redness is gone, but I could still feel the sting, very slighly. Should I be alright? Thanks!

 

[PatrickJ]

That's crazy...maybe you hit a bristle worm...

 

[rykwong]

I'm pretty sure I hit the feather duster just because of where it's positioned in my tank. I could be crazy though. People have reported getting stung by coral, right?

 

[RobbyG]

Coral Yes, Feather dusters No, I have never heard of a stinging version.

 

[Paintbug]

you may have just scraped the tube, or there may have been some else there. i have never heard of a feather duster stingging.

 

[LeslieH]

I've never heard of a feather duster causing a painful reaction. Maybe there were hydroids or something else on the tube. The crown is the only part of a feather duster that's normally exposed and it has no stinging cells or other defense mechanisms.

 

[rykwong]

So I should be alright, unless I start having breathing problems, right? This happened this morning around 1am. Someone told me, if it's anything serious I'd know right away. ?? Thanks!

 

[Pandora]

Uh, I think you should be fine, wong. Usually things that sting you just have little nematocytes (like the hydroid idea sounds likely, it's not your duster) that cause a little bit of temporary pain, not neurotoxins or worse, like palytoxin, which wouldn't feel like a distinct "sting". Unless you have a lionfish or blue ringed octopus in there we're not aware of.

Just as a precaution against palytoxin, M. marinum, etc.... I really think people should be wearing gloves anyway when they are arms deep in the tank.

 

[rykwong]

yea, only have a royal gramma and a yellow eye tang right now. Thanks for the responses!

 

[RobbyG]

Well there was that guy I heard about that got stung by an Mylasian oko Feather Duster, he was fine for the first 48 hours then woop! Just keeled over from a toxic blood Infection... Nahh just messing with your mind.