Bristle worm fight!!!

I think the blenny lost

 

Oh wow never seen anything like that happen.

 

Wow. That is crazy. We have all heard about how painful it can be for a human to get "bristled" but the poor little guy is covered almost head to tailfin with them. How the heck do fish deal with this kind of thing? Humans just pull them out and cry a little (LOL). Is it potentially fatal to him?

 

He just wanted a cool mohawk.

 

Poor guy. I'd think a nasty infection is headed its way.

 

Well they seem to falling out. Doesn't seem to bother it much. But I bet it sucks
Here's what it looks like today.

I bet he learned his lesson

 

Watched my coral banded tear a big piece of a bristle worm off and eat it today. He doesn't bother anything else and this is the first time I have seen him do this. Was kinda proud of him.

 

He was posing for us today. Likes the camera.