My powder blue tang cut me

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  1. Ballgame

    Ballgame Millepora

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    i knew they could do this. During maintenance he would come up to me and hit me with his backfin. But never actually cut me. Until today and man did it hurt. Took me a minute to realize what happened. Just watched my blood dissipate in the water. I'm sure this has happened to a lot of you.
    Do they get aggressive after this happens like dogs do?

    Here are some pictures.

    See the paper behind? That's my dogs Xmas list. I made it for my kids (6,7,10) to be silly. I'm right handed but used my left hand to write it. And misspelled words because... Well because it's a dog and dogs can't spell. Pepper is a Malamute
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    The assassin
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    Loving daughter bandaged me up
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    Go spidey go!
     
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    Here is Pepper. After she stole my daughters sandwich. She doesn't think I'll notice
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    Go spidey go! Sorry couldn't help myself.

    I didn't think they'd do that. Always worry about my yellow tang.
     
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    That's why they call them surgeon fish. The tail spine is as sharp as a razor. As the powder blue matures it will get aggressive. My sohal bit me time to time but never sliced me. Good thing too because at 13", that would cause a lot of damage. Try and find a Thor band aid, the powder blue tang will leave you alone if he sees thor;)
     
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    LOL @ Thor
     
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    I've been getting this carpet algae on rocks. It's dark color and assume it's cyano. Comes off easy. New coral food brings it on so I have to take a toothbrush to clean rocks. That's when he tagged me
     
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    Small price to pay to keep the corals happy bud
     
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    Time to go out and get the theme song to Jaws and play it every time you go to work on your DT. It'll be fun.... :)
     
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    I just enjoyed your sequence of pictures :) - not seeing the wound but the other things
     
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