stinger stuck in his nose

[shane r]

check out this barb stuck in my rays nose (left side) what are my chances of getting it out any ideas

 

[shane r]

no problem i just pulled out the barb with tweezers and added salt and stress guard the barb just slid out no friction

 

[keepinfish]

details! How did you do it? Take him out of the water? Hold the tail with a glove?

 

[shane r]

oil of cloves in a separate container flipped him over in a smaller net to hold him upside down then braced him against the net, on the side of the container then gently pulled it out and like i said it just came out. i'm not sure how long it was in for but going by the swelling and redness maby a couple of days it was well hidden
the oil of cloves was risky i used 3 drops per about 5 liters for only a minute he was still moving but he was back in freshwater quick smart

 

[Just Toby]

Wow, that was brave!

 

[valderi123]

ouch!