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July 10th, 2008, 09:40 PM
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anyone been stung by a lionfish?
i have not yet! just wanted to hear how it feels and how severe they can be.
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July 10th, 2008, 10:26 PM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
I know Yote has. His jumped out of the tank and he grabbed it in his hands to put it back.
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July 10th, 2008, 10:32 PM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
the guy at the fish store i bought mine at said he had been stung twice, once by accident and once by stupidity! the accident, he was cleaning his tank and his volitan just happen to swim up and get frightened and stung him.
the stupidity: he was netting a dwarf lion for a customer, well it jumped out of the net and rather than letting it hit the ground, he put his hand out, he then said it went ahead and hit the ground afterwards!!! i found that funny, he said that if mine ever stung me just put the sting under the hottest water i could stand. he also said that the pain never subsides, it stays the same for a while! Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon freshwater SA/CA cichlids 55 gallon SW predator tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: brand spanking new Other Intrests: work fish and children(seeing as how i have 6)
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July 10th, 2008, 10:54 PM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
Trust me,A lionfish sting hurts.Like sticking your hand into a hornets nest and leaving it there for a few hours.
But what happened,was I was going to trade a fuzzy dwarf lion.So I had my wife hold the bag while I netted the fish.Well,while trying to get the fish in the bag,it flopped out of the net and like anybody else that cares for their fish,I reached down and scooped him up without thinking. So no more lion fish for me,even though they are one of my favorites.
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July 10th, 2008, 11:39 PM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
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July 11th, 2008, 12:29 AM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
Naw,That was called doing without thinking.
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July 11th, 2008, 01:18 AM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
There is a bigass one at my LFS and the guy said that he was stung and his hand swelled up 3 times its normal size. I handfeed mine, so I know the day wil come
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July 11th, 2008, 03:23 AM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
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July 11th, 2008, 07:50 AM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
lol, Il bet I will, But i love him so much. lol
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July 11th, 2008, 09:03 AM
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Re: anyone been stung by a lionfish?
hmmm, I would not hand feed a lionfish. I like to watch mine gobble up silversides but from the safety of distance from him. I got hit by a foxface rabbit fish and that was painful enough. I have no desire to feel a lionfish sting. If you do choose to keep feeding him by hand, make sure you have an epi-pen handy for the allergic reaction.....lol
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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