How to take frags off plug

[mustseefish]

How do I take my frags off the plugs safely?

 

[sfin52]

How do I take my frags off the plugs safely?

What coral are you trying to remove

 

[mustseefish]

What coral are you trying to remove

Acan
Frilly mushroom
Palythoas
Gsp
Xenia

 

[sfin52]

Acan
Frilly mushroom
Palythoas
Gsp
Xenia

Acan you can just pop off the frag plug unless encrusted to the plug it self.

Gsp and xenia should peel right off.

The others not sure about always left on the plug.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Acan
Frilly mushroom
Palythoas
Gsp
Xenia

Handle the palys with gloves.

 

[sfin52]

Handle the palys with gloves.

And safety googles

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Handle the palys with gloves.

And safety googles

And try to limit air exposure, and have proper ventilation in the room.

 

[sfin52]

And try to limit air exposure, and have proper ventilation in the room.

Or leave on plug and they will grow over it and you won't see it again.

 

[mustseefish]

Acan
Frilly mushroom
Palythoas
Gsp
Xeni

And try to limit air exposure, and have proper ventilation in the room.

What do you mean air exposure?

 

[sfin52]

What do you mean air exposure?

Palys man palys. You need plenty of ventilation.

 

[mustseefish]

Palys man palys. You need plenty of ventilation.

In my actual room?

 

[The_Paradox]

In my actual room?

He means don’t eat them they can be toxic.

 

[VintageReefer]

Google “palytoxin”

 

[CrimsonTide]

He means don’t eat them they can be toxic.

I had my toxic death palys squirt my hand yesterday..... I think I washed them 7 or 8 times. The whole time my eye itched. Had to move them or I wouldn't have touched them.

 

[CrimsonTide]

In my actual room?

Palys if you mess with them produce a toxin that will mess you up. There is no cure or antivenom. So if you scrap them off of a plug and try to glue them somewhere else be very very very very careful.

 

[VintageReefer]

I’m straight up legit scared to frag my palythoa grandis colony. One of the confirmed species that does produce palytoxin

 

[VintageReefer]

Palys if you mess with them produce a toxin that will mess you up. There is no cure or antivenom. So if you scrap them off of a plug and try to glue them somewhere else be very very very very careful.

I remember a few years ago a guy from the forums went to clean some live rock, in the oven or pot of boiling water i forget. But they had palys on them and after a few min he started feeling weird. And his wife. And his dogs got sick. All in like a half hour. And they all ended up in the ER with palytoxin poisoning. The cooking process made them release the toxins in the air and it messed up his whole household

 

[CrimsonTide]

I’m straight up legit scared to frag my palythoa grandis colony. One of the confirmed species that does produce palytoxin

I bought grandis palys this weekend. The price was too right now I've got a bomb in my tank lol

 

[CrimsonTide]

I’m straight up legit scared to frag my palythoa grandis colony. One of the confirmed species that does produce palytoxin

They look too cool not to have. I also have toxic death palys. Not sure if they have the palytoxin but I just assume so until proven wrong.

 

[VintageReefer]

I bought grandis palys this weekend. The price was too right now I've got a bomb in my tank lol

Or, a nearly undetectable poison since it’s so uncommon it’s not something that would be tested for commonly…