hey do catfish stings or pricks hurt my dad says they "sting you" with there antena kinda things but does it hurt (the biggest catfish out of that pond was 6 inches) will that hurt a 2-6 inch catfish "sting" hurt?
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hey do catfish stings or pricks hurt my dad says they "sting you" with there antena kinda things but does it hurt (the biggest c
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its actually a bone the smaller ones may hurt more because it like a thin needle and pierce more rapidly and deep. It is so the fish are hard to swallow by bigger fish. The cut can get infected simply because it goes deep and obviously the fish are not clean of bacteria. this is possibly where the sting idea comes from.
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You can tell someone that fire hurts, but until you stick your hand into the fire and get burned, you do not understand the pain. Catfish finns hurt when they break the skin, but they can cause discomfort just by rubbing across the skin. Common "cures" are rubbing some of the slime off the skin of the fish on it, meat tenderizer, calamine lotion, uratic acid, benadryl, Anbesol, and with bad reactions - Epi Pins.
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The three spines on a catfish have venom that cause a painful "sting". It isn't too bad but after getting one you will be much more careful when you handle them. To pick up a catfish, put your hand over its face from the front and curl your thumb and forefinger around behind the side spine so your thumb and forefinger meet under its belly. The inside of your hand between the thumb and forefinger will rest just ahead of the back spine. This way, none of the spines can hit you no matter how much it flops; you have a solid grip on it so it won't wiggle in position to sting you.
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