Really Palytoxin?

[Katrina71]

My 10 year old has them in his tank. Protective eye wear, gloves, common sense. Wash hands after messing with the tank.

 

[rkpetersen]

TB can transfer from the tank to people

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/03-0192_article

Not tuberculosis as such, but a related organism. There are many mycobacteria, and many can be infectious, particularly in the immunocompromised. In medicine these infections are sometimes grouped under the grab bag title of 'atypical mycobacterial infections'.

And then there's leprosy, M. leprae, also not considered an atypical mycobacterium.

 

[Cnidoblast]

Since we are on the microbiological pedant train I would like to point out that there are is another vibrio species than can put you in trouble from a reef tank! V. parahaemolyticus

 

[Brian1f1]

#thingsidhavebeenbetterofnotknowing

 

[norfolkgarden]

It's like 'other' diseases.
If you read up in what can happen when you and your friend make each other 'happy', you will want to stay in the house and make yourself 'happy'.
[emoji6]

 

[rkpetersen]

Since we are on the microbiological pedant train I would like to point out that there are is another vibrio species than can put you in trouble from a reef tank! V. parahaemolyticus

Choo choo! I prefer the term 'informative'.

And apparently the current term isn't 'atypical mycobacteria', but rather 'nontuberculous mycobacteria', or NTM. Eh, I learned this stuff a long time ago.

 

[Chalice Kingdom]

Don't touch bristle worms.

 

[MnFish1]

Choo choo! I prefer the term 'informative'.

And apparently the current term isn't 'atypical mycobacteria', but rather 'nontuberculous mycobacteria', or NTM. Eh, I learned this stuff a long time ago.

I think the term for the one we're discussing is mycobacterium marinium.

 

[Katrina71]

Maybe I'm simple, but breaking it down...it's fish and Coral poo. I wear gloves and wash my hands after cleaning our toilets too.

 

[Brian1f1]

Maybe I'm simple, but breaking it down...it's fish and Coral poo. I wear gloves and wash my hands after cleaning our toilets too.

Never thought of it that way. I might just start wearing gloves after this thread.

 

[JVU]

I’m surprised there are enough people left alive to answer this thread with all of the deadly dangers of reef keeping.

Should stay away from knitting too or else you run the risk of poking your eye out with a knitting needle.

 

[andyg1960]

This thread is awesome. Welcome to the hobby! You'll learn a lot here! Have fun! Dont die!

 

[scardall]

Proper research is key to being safer. Don't just rely on knowledgeable/fellow hobbyist for information.(Not all of use really know all). I'm still learning. Been doing this for 20+ years.

 

[Cnidoblast]

Washing your hands with hot as you can tolerate water will destroy any mycobacteria and plain old soap and water will lyse the membranes of vibirio

 

[Coral Passion]

Bristle worms are annoying if you get stung. No pain at first but they create an itchy area once stung that last for a few days.

 

[Coral Passion]

If you have any electrical equipment that goes in the tank such as powerheads and pumps and has cable damage. Do not try and fix it, trust me I've tried and its not worth the shock.

 

[andy020]

So getting ready to get my first corals, I read about Palytoxin. Totally freaking out.

Anything else deadly I need to know about?

My dog licks my fingers when I’m working on the tank... he likes the salt..
I make him leave the room

 

[qldbulldog]

The most fatal thing in reef keeping is the wife, when she finds out how much you've spent. The tongue lashing alone can kill.

 

[RtomKinMad]

We moved all our rock around a few weeks ago and put some rocks on top of a rock that had a lot of blue palys. We didn’t try to remove them and we have them all
Over our 300gal. Now we have some on the top rock that are coming off and some have shriveled up. Should we remove the ones flopping around or leave them alone. Do we have a problem??? Any think we should be worried about toxin?

 

[norfolkgarden]

We moved all our rock around a few weeks ago and put some rocks on top of a rock that had a lot of blue palys. We didn’t try to remove them and we have them all
Over our 300gal. Now we have some on the top rock that are coming off and some have shriveled up. Should we remove the ones flopping around or leave them alone. Do we have a problem??? Any think we should be worried about toxin?

Zoas or Palys? Are they under 3/8" each?

Theg don't look like palys from the picture.

Zoas shouldn't be a problem.

Just siphon the free floating ones out and flush them down the toilet.