Things you need to be very careful with!!!

[Young Frankenstein]

As a beginner in the reefing adventure be extremely careful with Palys, Palithoa corals and zoos, they are very toxic, never rub your eyes after handling them. A fellow frager lost his vision here in Miami for 2 days after a piece of palythoa went in his eye.:nerd:

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

I also read a story about a fellow reefer whose tank fried due to a heater malfunction. He had quite a few zoas in the tank and they melted releasing the toxins. He was clean up the disaster and he got very ill from breathing it in. He was hospitalized for awhile.


Bristle worms and my elegance coral are my enemies. My hands break out in blisters and the skin peels off if I touch them.

 

[velrui]

wow bristle worms do that ...id better be more cautious.......

 

[tinctorus]

palyotoxin id s VERY NASTY THING!!

 

[mcarroll]

Bristleworms are not toxic - messing with them is just like messing with fiber glass though, so it can be very uncomfortable if you grab one by mistake. It should really not be a source of concern.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I like this thread!

 

[FaviaFreak]

foxface and rabbitfish when doing tank maintneance

 

[Young Frankenstein]

I also read a story about a fellow reefer whose tank fried due to a heater malfunction. He had quite a few zoas in the tank and they melted releasing the toxins. He was clean up the disaster and he got very ill from breathing it in. He was hospitalized for awhile.


Bristle worms and my elegance coral are my enemies. My hands break out in blisters and the skin peels off if I touch them.

Why the elegance corals ?

 

[thewackyreefer]

One of these threads appears just about every month on here...

The fact of the matter is that very few palys contain palytoxin and NOBODY on any message board has ever provided any scientific PROOF that they were poisoned by palytoxin. Yes, it's a great idea to wash your hands and not rub your eyes but you're more likely to end up with a nasty infection than palytoxin poisoning. Hundreds (maybe even thousands) of people handle zoas/palys every day, including myself, never washing their hands and have never had any issues. Keep that in mind.

Let's not blow this out of proportion again.

Personally I'd be more concerned with poking yourself on a vermetid snail and getting an infection, I've been there and could have lost a hand.

 

[laskopyre]

One of these threads appears just about every month on here...

The fact of the matter is that very few palys contain palytoxin and NOBODY on any message board has ever provided any scientific PROOF that they were poisoned by palytoxin. Yes, it's a great idea to wash your hands and not rub your eyes but you're more likely to end up with a nasty infection than palytoxin poisoning.

Let's not blow this out of proportion again.

Personally I'd be more concerned with poking yourself on a vermetid snail and getting an infection, I've been there and could have lost a hand.

Actually a member of the local club here in Cleveland was hospitalized from palytoxin. Here is a link Tommy’s (tcat3rd) brush with Palytoxin . Also pictures of the coral that caused it. He's still recovering from it. Memory issues, shortness of breath, and muscle issues. It was proven at the hospital that it was Palytoxin.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Actually a member of the local club here in Cleveland was hospitalized from palytoxin. Here is a link Tommy’s (tcat3rd) brush with Palytoxin . Also pictures of the coral that caused it. He's still recovering from it. Memory issues, shortness of breath, and muscle issues. It was proven at the hospital that it was Palytoxin.

You're correct that's the one case I found as well, but don't act like this is a major issue that affects people in this hobby daily because that is definitely not the case.

 

[All Delight]

One of these threads appears just about every month on here...

The fact of the matter is that very few palys contain palytoxin and NOBODY on any message board has ever provided any scientific PROOF that they were poisoned by palytoxin. Yes, it's a great idea to wash your hands and not rub your eyes but you're more likely to end up with a nasty infection than palytoxin poisoning. Hundreds (maybe even thousands) of people handle zoas/palys every day, including myself, never washing their hands and have never had any issues. Keep that in mind.

Let's not blow this out of proportion again.

Personally I'd be more concerned with poking yourself on a vermetid snail and getting an infection, I've been there and could have lost a hand.

It happened to Chris at Reef Koi

 

[laskopyre]

It's always better to be safe then sorry. Most zoanthids won't bother someone, but certain paly's are bad. Normally the ones that grow like crazy (texas trash). I just make sure to wash my hands after being in my tank. Not because of paly's, but the bacteria. It's good practice to do that, just for health reasons.

 

[thewackyreefer]

It happened to Chris at Reef Koi

Ya know how we always see "pics or it didn't happen"?

Scientific proof or it didn't happen.

Listen, I'm not saying it doesnt and hasn't happened and people shouldn't be careful. We all know the chance is there but I don't think it's probable enough that we need to start a thread for beginners scaring them into believing all of their palys/zoas are toxic and will kill them because that is not the case.

Yes, you should wash your hands or wear gloves. Don't boil rocks with palys. Don't eat palys or rub them in your eyes.

 

[k2parkstar]

Ya know how we always see "pics or it didn't happen"?

Scientific proof or it didn't happen.

Listen, I'm not saying it doesnt and hasn't happened and people shouldn't be careful. We all know the chance is there but I don't think it's probable enough that we need to start a thread for beginners scaring them into believing all of their palys/zoas are toxic and will kill them because that is not the case.

Yes, you should wash your hands or wear gloves. Don't boil rocks with palys. Don't eat palys or rub them in your eyes.

I love Z&P now, but when I first started reading stuff like the above freaked me out! Enought that I didnt buy my first zoa or paly for probably six months, until I learned more about them. I agree with the above, washing your hands before putting in your tank and after is the best practice whether handing anything or not.

I also agree with watching out for the vermetid snails. Sometimes they are hard to see, I got punctured by one when moving around a heavy piece of live rock. Hurt like crazy and took forever to heal!

 

[SteveT]

This happened to me yesterday, got shot in the eye.

 

[Young Frankenstein]

Thanks for posting, hope you get better soon.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Why the elegance corals ?

The sting bothers me. The affected area swells up and I get teeny blisters. Then, it itches like crazy and the skin peels off. I guess I'm just sensitive.

 

[Steelerfan747]

This happened to me yesterday, got shot in the eye.

Ouch! My eyes are tearing just from seeing the picture

 

[Pappy]

This happened to me yesterday, got shot in the eye.

Ummmm I just googled paly toxin anddddd just guessing if it was that then you would be blind! Probably just salt or some other funk in the eye. Or that paly wasn't dangerous and didn't have the toxin in it


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