foxface sting, help!

[justinl]

i have no idea if it was the foxface or not to be honest. I just don't know what else might have happened. hmm. sounds like your tang doesn't care. although tangs are quite a bit bigger and more robust than this somewhat delicate wrasse. *sigh* i do hope he pulls through

I moved the wrasse into a mesh container thing with some LR in it. Just wanted to separate it from the other fish. It is still in the same display tank. I see no visible abnormalities on the fish... actually the coloration seems quite birght and healthy if it weren't for the breathing and imobility.

[marie]

Originally Posted by justinl

i have no idea if it was the foxface or not to be honest. I just don't know what else might have happened. hmm. sounds like your tang doesn't care...

Well, my tang and my foxface do have issues. So far the foxface is winning the battle

[niloc16]

i have seen wrasse's sit in the sand for a day or so once i first go them. he may have got into a fight with a fish and is just stressed.

[Richard_Dicosimo]

i have been stung by my foxface once... it was extremely painful, my entire arm was in pain, the pain went away after about 3 hours.

Richard

[justinl]

crap. I found a dead fish today. sigh. thx anyways for the help everyone.

[bubblepuffer]

I don't trust yellowtail damsel.. they're all psyco

[justinl]

that's what i thought at first too, but seriously, mine is very docile. Ive never seen her attack anything at all. but then, who knows, maybe she had a bad day and decided to take it out on the pretty red fish.

[cav~firez22]

Originally Posted by Richard_Dicosimo

i have been stung by my foxface once... it was extremely painful, my entire arm was in pain, the pain went away after about 3 hours.

Richard

so its not as bad as a lion fish' sting?

I just bought a fox face, and hes spooked to hell right now. i may have to dig in the tank and re arange some rocks, but just curious as to how severe the sting would be....

[justinl]

it's like a really bad bee sting... Dont know how it would compare to a lion's though (although Id use the same description for both). Id say it's probably painful enough that rearranging rocks can probably wait until another day when the fish isnt spooked.