Stinger in Azul's Face...BACKWARDS

I'm feeding in the dark this morning and notice what looked to be a stinger in the face of my azul. Turned the lights on and indeed a stinger is in the face of my azul with the point forward and the base of the stinger stuck in his face. I conclude that he must've tried to eat it...all my Rays have their stingers and sheaths. Question is (which I'm really adverse to doing), should I net him and try to pull the stinger out? The advance options always freezes on my iPhone so I've attached a link to a video below. Please advise.

LJ

http://youtu.be/N7UgEb0mhyA


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Done...there's always drama at LJ's fish residence....geeesh!

Thanks KNH and Trev!

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Now that it's out, the azul is no longer using his left swimming fin. It's just stuck on his side. Anyone ever seen this before?


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KNH said:

It should heal and be fine. I always try to find loose stingers before something like this happens. I'm pretty sure I have at least one buried in my sand somewhere as I haven't been able to find it. This is a good wake up call for me. Off to find that missing barb......

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Yea...I'm usually good about collecting the shed stingers. Somehow missed this one. Happy hunting!




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