lol lesson learned

[psilentchild]

I was moving my orange shoulder tang from bucket to tank.I have a bucket with several holes in it so when I picked my fish up the water drain out and I can just move the fish to where ever I want.Well I decided not to use it.I have always just picked my fish up by hand and moved them from bucket tank except for the rabbitfish.So I wanted to try and get a measurement on him I was going to be quick about it.I had a buddy stand by with the tape measure ready.I went to grab the fish and everything was fine till I went to came out of the bucket.The fish split my finger open and I didnt get a measurement.My finger was bleeding every where.I had to put a band-aid on it and I dont like band-aids.I was like I ought to make a couple of tang sandwiches.I wont be grabbing another fish lol.Now I see why they call it a surgeonfish

 

[Untamed12]

Now I see why they call it a surgeonfish

Yup. I've also seen angels draw blood when handled using their jaw spines. The more you look at the varieties of fish, the more your realize they all take personal defence quite seriously.

 

[psilentchild]

I knew what they was capable of doing but just think it would happen to me.I had handle several tangs before by hand just none that big.

 

[jmccown]

I saw firsthand what their scalpels will do and it is very very disturbing. My 12" blochii nearly cut a 9" lietenant tang in half.

 

[psilentchild]

Wow.I think if it wasnt at an angle I would need a stich or 2.I was talking to les and he said he had a friend of his went diving and get hit by a large naso and had to get 15 stiches.

 

[IPowderBlueTang]

Even a small tang could inflict alot of pain. My 2 inch Powderblue tang attack my 5 inch whitecheek Tang. I could not believe the PBT put deep gashes all over the whitecheek within 10 seconds. Had to separate them in separate Q tanks, before my whitecheek became history. I never use my hands to handle fish.

 

[psilentchild]

I won't anymore.It happen this morning at about 9am and at 10pm it is still bleeding.

 

[RagTopMan]

Don't you just love it when the salt water gets in that open wound...

 

[twiggyb]

squeeze the wound together and super glue it shut, unless if it's too wide to do so

 

[palmer373]

squeeze the wound together and super glue it shut

now thats a mans DIY!

 

[snorvich]

I was talking to les and he said he had a friend of his went diving and get hit by a large naso and had to get 15 stiches.

Tangs are not aggressive in the wild, so it is highly likely your friend did something he should not have done.

 

[snorvich]

Actually superglue works well for this purpose.

 

[username in use]

That was superglues original use and what it was designed for. Thats why it bonds skin so quickly.

 

[psilentchild]

Wow.I work for the fire dept and I had one of my medics look at my finger and he said that I needed a stich but its too late now.I didnt think it was that bad

 

[jmaneyapanda]

DISINFECT!!!!! Too many people are cavalier about wounds and saltwater aquariums. Once you get Marine tb, and need to have a section of tissue removed, you'll be very careful. Please disinfect, and be careful.

 

[jmccown]

enough abouth the finger already. We need pictures of the fish.

 

[psilentchild]

lol.I will try to get some pics of him tomorrow.He is still a little shy he runs a hide if I get too close to the tank.

 

[lostintheocean]

what did you think would happen, the fish would sit still out of water and let you measure him? good move

 

[psilentchild]

I knew he was going to sit still.I just didnt think it would cut me since none of my other tangs cut mr.

 

[silverfly]

Tangs are not aggressive in the wild, so it is highly likely your friend did something he should not have done.

Snorvich, you just kill me! Lol.