Fireworms...

They don't call them that for nothing. I was cleaning my tank earlier, and accdentaly brushed up against one....felt like I was stung by a hornet.

For what it is worth, vinegar and ice help out a lot.

 

5 hours later...still burns...I am going to switch from Topical vingar to an oral Jack Daniels and Coke solution...I am confident this will help.

 

Yes I have also used this elixir for pain relief!! and I have found that after repeated oral doses of JD & Coke you will be feeling no pain very soon.;D

 

also, to get the stingers out you can try putting mud letting it dry and then peeling it off, works with the spikey plants

 

Seriously, how are you doing now APC?

 

Doing great today! A couple of cocktails, some topical vinegar and ammonia, and a little ice, and all is well. Hurt most of the night though. I would equate it more to a jellyfish sting, or even fire coral. Definitely on of my list of things to NOT do again. Thanks!

 

Youch! Glad you are feeling better!

 

Did you pull the bristles out with a tweezer, assuming that there were bristles stuck in your skin?

 

Yup, used tweezers to get the ones I could see. Then I took some medical tape and used is to pull out the ones I could not see (thanks to www.e-medicine.com for that bit of advice).

 

That's good info to know about. Glad you are ok!