Urchin spine injury

[kennyfish]

My female clown has one of the fine spines from a banded urchin stuck just below her lower lip! She must have been fighitng the urchin when it came close to her eggs and got stuck. I have had one of these in my finger and man they HURT! There is a black ring around the wound and I am wondering if I will make it worse by trying to catch her and pull it out with tweezers.

Any help is appreciated:

Kenny

 

[ChrisRD]

Personally, I would net the fish and pull it out with tweezers. What did you decide to do? Is the fish OK now?

Sorry for the delayed response - I haven't been on the board much lately...

 

[kennyfish]

Hi Chris. I will add the outcome of this issue that anyone running into a similar situation can read about it if they search.

I decided to try and pull the spine out. She was easy to catch because she would not leave her eggs. As I brought her to the surface in the net the spine came out on its own. The bump and discoloration was gone the next day! It is about one month later and there is no trace of the incident causing any trouble other than perhaps she is a little less aggressive toward the Urchin, who is the size of a softball btw