Do you pet porcupines also ?
Don't pet the bristle worms
Before I do anything I get some tweezers and pull out as many as possible. You want to be sure you don't press down on them.
Cheers,
Kevin
). That one ended with me being un-able to swim to the surface when muscle spams prevented me from using arms and legs (had to float) and then continuous vomiting. That ended in an injection at the doctors office (had a thread on here about it). Then there was the time when I brushed up against fire coral and that did a number on me as well. Arm was swollen, vomiting etc. I have a picture of that one home I will have to upload here later. Then one summer, I guess I thought the sea lice people complained about was nothing to worry about So I figure, next on the list will be a bristle worm 
Note to self, don't dive with Krish!!
I did have a jelly brush my mouth while on the surface, more numb than pain, but pretty uncomfortable just the same.
I have enough of those in my refuge that I will start wearing gloves to pull out the excess greens. I have not been stung, but I was not too worried about it... until now!
Thanks for the heads up!
-Todd
Sick puppy I guess :badgrin:
I'm working my way up to those
It's pretty common occurrence when flushing out shrimp goby pairs, dartfish, etc. For a few days it feels like you were using hand tools and almost got a blister but not quite. Just red and sensitive. There are some big ones that feel like cactus and will actually bleed. I don't see too well so I have my son dig those ones out as the spines are clear. The big ones are quite rare though and usually come in on large pieces of live rock (20+KG). They have died in transport and the spines fall off in the rock. Once the rock is placed in the curing bin or tank the high flow distributes the spines everywhere including the skimmer. Gloves are need for about the next 6-8 weeks when cleaning the skimmer or handling rock. The sponge or cleaning device also needs to be discarded.
