Kole Tang Vs Urchin.. Help!

So.. a few minutes ago my stupid kole tang ran face first into my long spine urchin. It looks like it hurt its ace pretty good, its got a few scar looking like sores on its face and above its lip. now the Kole is just sitting against a rock in the back of the tank, he seems to be breathing ok. Will this kill him? I know urchins are posinous, I dont want him to die

The Kole is about 5inches and was in really good health, the long spine is pretty big.

Is there anything I can do to save him???

 

I never heard of that, wow. I dont know buddy, I hope he's going to be ok.

 

he keeps falling over, i think im gonna loose hin, DAM#IT ALL, i think im gonna get rid of the urchin, cause i think this is the second tang i lost because of it. i had the sailfin that did the same thing.

 

Will probably be fine. Can you see any broken off spine pieces protruding from fish?

It just learned a very important lesson about messing with urchins.

I had to learn same way by trying to pick up a long spined urchin in water...drove spine into thumb, which then swelled up like a small tomato...Doc's had to dig it out...:-/

 

well i guess i spoke to soon, HA hes alive and swimmin around and all happy again, i swear, i have the dumbest fish you've ever seen....and sorry bout the language in the last post, i was very mad.....but i think the urchin is still going back the the store...

 

Now he is in the corner looking rough again, I dont know what to think about it, I guess I will see how he is doing in the morning.

 

its morning, and hes still a baby but doin good!!

 

Thats good to hear buddy. When it comes to issues like that, I just let mother nature take its course b/c in reality, there really isnt much you can do for him anyways, unless your a fish surgeon;D. Keep us posted.

 

Hope everything works out....

 

the rollercoaster rides of reefing LOL