Bumble bee cats are tough as hell. I thought mine died, because it had been bitten by the 13" royal knife I had and had a gash that was so deep I could almost see its spine. I put it in a different tank and it dissappeared for more than a month. The other day I lifted a piece of driftwood out of the tank and he squirmed out, fully healed as if nothing had ever happened.
Anyway where in NJ are you from?