The #$%^ bristleworm got me

DrHank · 02-26-2008, 10:52 PM

Well I pulled a dumb move over the weekend. I was given about 150 lbs of live rock which was overrun with aiptasia and bristle worms. I know that I should have brought my aquagloves but I forgot. To make a long story short I almost got it with out incident but it looks like a bristleworm may have gotten me on one finger.

There aren't any exposed bristles but I've got one spot where I'm sure that they are under the skin. My question is what (if anything) can I do? I've heard that a vinegar soak may start to dissolve the bristles but in this case they are below the skin.

sasquatch · 02-26-2008, 10:59 PM

sorry Doc! Id suggest you pee on your fingers but not sure if thats for bristles or jellyfish lol, did you try the crazy glue?

Dentoid · 02-26-2008, 10:59 PM

Make paste with Adolph's meat tenderizer and water and glob it on the area. The meat tenderizer breaks down proteins and will help neutralize any poison. Also oral benadryl will help with itching and swelling.

DrHank · 02-26-2008, 11:07 PM

The benadryl I can do. The Adolph's will have to wait till tomorrow but is worth a try. Are the bristles protein? I thought they were calcium.

Royalscott · 02-26-2008, 11:10 PM

Until you can get the meat tenderizer, what about making a paste with baking soda & water like one would do to get a bee/wasp stinger out?

AQTCJAK · 02-26-2008, 11:17 PM

Doc you should have brought your gloves but hindsight. Remember what happened to me

DrHank · 02-26-2008, 11:25 PM

Yes Jack you are absolutely right but I didn't want to drive back and waste 1 1/2 hours. I guess that's the price I'll have to pay. Makes me want to do a bit of minor surgery. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Triggerjay · 02-26-2008, 11:29 PM

I got into one last week moving rock around. It itched for about 2 days. it was right between two fingers,... it was more of an annoyance for me than anything. I didn't have a reaction like Jack thank goodness!

Jason

Triggerjay · 02-26-2008, 11:30 PM

On another note... not a bad price to pay for some free rock!

Jason

kathywithbirds · 02-27-2008, 12:06 AM

Hey Doc, in a pinch, use baggies. Layer 'em. EVERYBODY's got baggies. Better than nothin.

vdituri · 02-27-2008, 01:04 AM

Sorry to hear you got stung Doc.

What did you learn today???

Jake · 02-27-2008, 02:18 PM

Sorry to hear about your sting...

On the rock topic, my rock was also loaded with bristle worms when I got it as well. I left mine in a large garbage can (dark) with salt water and a circulation pump for about a week and most bristle worms died and floated to the top. Man it smelled... Then I scrubbed the rocks with a brush, fresh water dipped, and put them into my tank. I had little to no cycle. Good luck, the price was right as long as it doesn't cause any nuisance problems down the road.

BEELZEBOB · 02-27-2008, 02:51 PM

let a glob od DARK mud dry on the area.

the mud drying will absorb nasties.

some old indian dude showed me that when i got scorpion stung in utah.

Tru2nr · 02-27-2008, 04:24 PM

man i feel lucky when i had to tear down all of my rock i and i scrubed it all that i didn't get "wormed" or when i scraped off my zoa frag off the plug and as im setting it in the water there was a bristle worm that left me alone

02-26-2008, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	The #$%^ bristleworm got me Well I pulled a dumb move over the weekend. I was given about 150 lbs of live rock which was overrun with aiptasia and bristle worms. I know that I should have brought my aquagloves but I forgot. To make a long story short I almost got it with out incident but it looks like a bristleworm may have gotten me on one finger. There aren't any exposed bristles but I've got one spot where I'm sure that they are under the skin. My question is what (if anything) can I do? I've heard that a vinegar soak may start to dissolve the bristles but in this case they are below the skin. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

02-26-2008, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me sorry Doc! Id suggest you pee on your fingers but not sure if thats for bristles or jellyfish lol, did you try the crazy glue?

02-26-2008, 11:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me The benadryl I can do. The Adolph's will have to wait till tomorrow but is worth a try. Are the bristles protein? I thought they were calcium. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

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Royalscott Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 905 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Until you can get the meat tenderizer, what about making a paste with baking soda & water like one would do to get a bee/wasp stinger out? __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube, 14 Gallon Bio Cube 34 gallon Solana & 3 gallon Picotope The Nano Club Wear Gloves

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Doc you should have brought your gloves but hindsight. Remember what happened to me __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

02-26-2008, 11:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Yes Jack you are absolutely right but I didn't want to drive back and waste 1 1/2 hours. I guess that's the price I'll have to pay. Makes me want to do a bit of minor surgery. I'm sure you know what I mean. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

02-26-2008, 11:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,071 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me I got into one last week moving rock around. It itched for about 2 days. it was right between two fingers,... it was more of an annoyance for me than anything. I didn't have a reaction like Jack thank goodness! Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

02-26-2008, 11:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,071 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me On another note... not a bad price to pay for some free rock! Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

02-27-2008, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Hey Doc, in a pinch, use baggies. Layer 'em. EVERYBODY's got baggies. Better than nothin. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

02-27-2008, 01:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Sorry to hear you got stung Doc. What did you learn today??? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

02-27-2008, 02:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jake Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The #$%^ bristleworm got me Sorry to hear about your sting... On the rock topic, my rock was also loaded with bristle worms when I got it as well. I left mine in a large garbage can (dark) with salt water and a circulation pump for about a week and most bristle worms died and floated to the top. Man it smelled... Then I scrubbed the rocks with a brush, fresh water dipped, and put them into my tank. I had little to no cycle. Good luck, the price was right as long as it doesn't cause any nuisance problems down the road. __________________ 75 Gal Setup 4/07 Fish: Purple Tang 6", Solarensis Fairy Wrasse, Pajama Cardinal, Two Ocellarous Clowns, Firefish Inverts: Few Red leg hermits, Few Turbo Snails, 3 Nassarius Snails, 3 large Trochus Grazer snails, 3 conch, 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp Coral: Frogspawn, Blastos, White Candy Cane, Yellow candycane, Fox Coral, African Blue Xenia, Pom Pom Xenia, Long White Polyp Tip Leather, Pink Pavona, Blue, Green, Orange Recordia, Orange Monti Cap, Kenya Tree, Green Star Polyp, Armour of God Zoa, Cat Eye Zoa, Pink Zoa, Red Zoa.

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