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01-09-2009, 09:48 PM
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I am still waiting for my camera battery to charge and then I will get pics. The amazing thing is though that the more time that passes, the more of the skin is falling off and the skin underneath looks perfectly fine.
He is also starting to use his injured fin again. This fish means SO much to me and loosing him would be devastating. He is swimming like normal as if nothing ever happened, os maybe he will be fine. I can't believe his eye is ok...there are "burns" all around his head and eye but the eye looks untouched. 
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01-09-2009, 09:56 PM
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Both mine that I lost had the eye damage. You could tell they were blinded.
 I think they just basically lost the will to live, I think had they managed to hold out one more day they'd have pulled through.Glad to hear your guy is looking better already. Hopefully that trend continues..
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01-09-2009, 10:01 PM
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Yeah I am actually getting kind of annoyed because I want to take a picture of him while he looks like Two Face (from Batman) but the skin is shedding and he looks normal underneath...which of course is great but still.
I think if it were any other fish, they would not make it. But since Puffers have such tough, thick skin, he seems to have been able to handle the sting. From the looks of the burns, the anemone must have had him very tight and was starting to engulf him. He must have really struggled to get loose. When I have touched that anemone, it does not let go easily. Its hard to rip your finger off and it takes the skin with it.
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01-09-2009, 10:36 PM
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Hmm...whenever the anemone tries to catch my hand, it is bits of the anemone that come off stuck to me (not the other way 'round).
My blonde naso has a habit of trying to steal food from the nem. I can always tell because he looks like he has herpes for about a day. To my knowledge, my green carpet has never captured and eaten a healthy fish. I've seen it eat a large hermit crab, and my friend swears he saw it eat a large serpent star...but no fish. At this point, it could be that the clowns scare potential meals away. Sounds like your friend will be just fine. Maybe he learned that he isn't indestructible!
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01-09-2009, 10:41 PM
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It is ridiculously sticky though and I have watched it eat healthy fish. I have also watched it spit back out a large hermit shell. It eats anything. It even ate a piece of monti cap that fell into it. About two days later it spat the cap frag back out which was completely white of course by then. I think your right that he will be fine. I think I may be able to take some pics now.
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01-09-2009, 11:10 PM
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So I guess I overreacted...maybe hurt BADLY was not accurate but at the time, it looked bad. Now it looks 10 times better. Most of the skin has already come off and underneath looks great. Amazing little fish these guys are!
Its so hard to get a pic of him because the tangs crowd the glass  as soon as you get within a few feet of the tank.This gives you an idea of his size...hes still quite small. He is also very dull since the incident, usually he is bright green...poor guy!  And the stings...you can see where all the welts were. He was actually swollen at first too but the swelling is mostly gone. Too bad my camera was dead when I first noticed it.   Here you can see his "good" side. Also in the background is one of the small carpet anemones. I don't think this one stung him. Its too small. 
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