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bluedempsey

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Has anyone though out time, ever gotten a rash due to
arms being inside your tanks? A while back, i developed some sort
of a rash right in the middle of my arm, between the forearm and the
bicep. at first i thought nothing of it. days pass and it is not looking any better.
This rash itches like crazy! through out the night when i'm sleeping i guess i'm
still scratching it because in the morning i have little bloody scabs.
well i can't stand the itching so i go to the dernatologist.
The Dr. there says: well you got a bacterial infection. :eek:
so he gave me a percription * i forgot what it was* but anyway...
i never used it because i own a fish store, and i can expose the fish to
that kind of stuff! they would probably die! so like an idiot i never used it.
well a couple of days later, the itching is still there! Like a macho man i told myself
it will go away. it did not, so back to the dr. i go. he now tells me that a have ring
worm :WHOA:
moral of the story, always wash your hand after dealing with our aquatic pets
more than likely how i got all of this is: around the top of the aquariums
*frame* there is some what of sharp plastic, also where alot of bacteria grows
i probably cut myself on sides and some of the gunk on the rim of aquarium got inside the wound. just thought i'd share that
 
I got that a couple of times when I used to work in a fish store, my hands were in the water half of the day. I used to cut myself in there all the time as well, that would not help anything.
 
Vitaliy said:
I got that a couple of times when I used to work in a fish store, my hands were in the water half of the day. I used to cut myself in there all the time as well, that would not help anything.
glad to here i'm not the only one!
 
till this day i still have scars from scratching it! :(
 
bluedempsey said:
till this day i still have scars from scratching it! :(


lol the joys of messing with 30" high tanks. Im glad you posted this . As we speak, i have rash on both my left AND right inner arms. It usually happens when the inner arms gets rubbed into the inner wall of the tank. It is itchy as hell. Clean if often and use hydrocortisone to get rid of the rash. Damn this hobby !
 
redtailfool said:
lol the joys of messing with 30" high tanks. Im glad you posted this . As we speak, i have rash on both my left AND right inner arms. It usually happens when the inner arms gets rubbed into the inner wall of the tank. It is itchy as hell. Clean if often and use hydrocortisone to get rid of the rash. Damn this hobby !
what works even better than hydrocortisone is lanacane
yeah the stuff for athlete's foot!
works like a charm!
 
Yea Ive seen "fishtank itch" before wash with an antibacterial soap(phisohex) for a few days to get rid of it.My kids got something similar from swimming in my pond and had to take antibiotics.
 
I used to get salt rashes when I worked in different lfs'. Another thing that can cause a rash or allergic reaction is frozen bloodworms. Most suppliers even post a warning on the packages now. After feeding out bloodworms, wash your hands thoroughly with an anti-bacterial soap and everything should be fine. Works for me.
 
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