Could this have been caused by a lion sting?

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Reefmike

My baby snowflake passed today. I came home to find him laying out on the substrate. His neck was swollen and he was having difficulty breathing. There was a small injury that I tried to take a pic of.
He had a bad habit of swimming to and fro thru the lions fins during feeding time. I had been trying to get them used to eating at opposite ends of the tank but....
 
Yes, I think that is probably what happened. I had a seahorse get stung by my rabbitfish. The area around the wound was swollen. It did not die but the venom from a lionfish is worse. A friend of mine lost a maroon clown due to multiple stings from a rabbitfish.
 
I also had a snowflake and lion and the snowflake would always swim through the lions fins ate dinner time with no problems at all. A lionfish sting typically only occurs when pressure is applied to the venom tip or if the lion rams with a fin (which is rare).

Don't rule out the snowflake trying to swallow more than it could chew, such as a small, sharp shell. I don't think there is much danger in a lion and eel living and eating together, so don't give up if this is the pair you are going for.
 
Don't rule out the snowflake trying to swallow more than it could chew said:
Ok. I'm going to do an autopsy and see what I can find. I froze him in water until I have the time. Probably tomorrow.
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Your gonna do a whaT???? :shock:

bummer bout the eel. My wife want me to get one but its to much like a snake for me :roll:
 
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