best thing to get ride of sting?

I was stupid and moved so rock and grabbed right on a bog bristles worm.

I used tape and it works pretty well

For the vast majority of marine stings, first aid is vinegar and as hot of water as yoi can safely tolerate (breaks down any toxins.)

Edited by ReefdUp - August 25 2014 at 11:42pm

Gloves people, gloves!

Will, I remember when you told us about that some years ago. Your experience helped me to be more careful with LR that has matured and been stationary for a long time. Thanks for sharing again for all that hadn't heard it.

There are people that react very negatively to these and other stings, like from coral and anemones, but not me. These things bother some people more than others. I don't mean to boast, but I have never used gloves, probably never will. I can feel the nematocyst stings from Euphyllia so I'm careful with those coral.

Many years ago I got sick for a day after a morning of fragging palythoa. Learned a good lesson from that experience - to frag a little at a time, not all at once.

Carpet Anemones can cause severe damage. I would never chance letting a carpet anemone wrap itself around my hand/arm like some people I know have done.

There is one branching sponge that does a number me. I call it the color changing sponge because it grows dark green or black in the light but grows white where it gets little light. Just handling it for 30 seconds creates pain in my fingers. I haven't heard of anyone else being bothered by it.

Aloha 

What sponge is that?

Is that the black dead finger?