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Old 08-26-2009, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic View Post
Back in the late 80s, I had a 13" Volitan lionfish that was used to being hand fed & it, one day when I was stupid & not paying attention, stuck two poison-filled dorsal spines into me. Got sooooo bad, I was yelling at my brother to cut off my right arm when the poison moved up towards my shoulder/chest. Luckily, PoisonControl told me to soak it under hot water (I used almost boiling water) to denature the poison/enzyme/proteins before they caused permanent damage to my internal organs. Ended up with nasty burns but nothing I couldn't live with.

Yeah, lionfish are beautiful but deadly. Luckily for you, it was JUST a dwarf

Anthony

Volitan's can be THAT bad???!!!!! Well, scratch me getting one now
What about Foxface rabbitfish? what theier stings like?
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