Zoa poisening

[jamiec266]

Little bit stressed right now lol so tried changing my tank around so anoying cudnt get ithowi wanted. Anyway handled the zoas quiet a bit whilst moving stuff round in the tank. Was in there for least an hour, whats the chances of getting poisened?? Didnt realize they were so dangerous if handled stupidly till after i handled them.

 

[kennedpa]

If you're not sick you're ok. Palys are worse. I'm not an expert on this but they don't always release toxin as I understand it.

 

[kennedpa]

Assuming you did this last night like your picture states.

 

[jamiec266]

Assuming you did this last night like your picture states.

Last night? An hour ago it was.

 

[jamiec266]

Assuming you did this last night like your picture states.

11.00pm. Its only 12am now. Think your ahead of me few hours posibly why u think laat night lol

 

[jamiec266]

If you're not sick you're ok. Palys are worse. I'm not an expert on this but they don't always release toxin as I understand it.

I still feel fine. Jus got a wee bit stressed reading it on google lol. Think they rekon hf hour ud notice if u did get poisened

 

[kennedpa]

You'd have fly like symptoms in a day.

You pic said 11:something pm. What time zone are you in?

It's not common. Just big news when it happens.

 

[Tahoe61]

Unless you have an open wound, swallowed water or splashed water into your eye I am doubt there will be any issue. I keep SunnyD's and Rastas larger colonies and handle them all the time, have been doing so for many years. Be smart about handle zoanthids and palys, just use common sense.

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

It seems palytoxin cannot enter through the skin. I have handled my grandis palys quite a bit without getting poisoned. Just dont boil the rock they are on, and wear gloves and goggles if you plan to frag them.

 

[jamiec266]

You'd have fly like symptoms in a day.

You pic said 11:something pm. What time zone are you in?

It's not common. Just big news when it happens.

Im west australian time zone. 12.45pm here at the moment think u are 3 hours ahead of me. So yeah i posted the post at 11.15 and u had replyd by 12.15am my time lol. So wud b that night befpre fpr u but same night still fpr me lol

 

[jamiec266]

Unless you have an open wound, swallowed water or splashed water into your eye I am doubt there will be any issue. I keep SunnyD's and Rastas larger colonies and handle them all the time, have been doing so for many years. Be smart about handle zoanthids and palys, just use common sense.

Great to know thank you

 

[mkutsch]

I still feel fine. Jus got a wee bit stressed reading it on google lol. Think they rekon hf hour ud notice if u did get poisened

Seems you're fine, but as a general rule, you must stop when you get a coppery taste in the mouth. Also, don't--and I mean do not--leave them out on a metal halide to kill them. A friend of mine along with myself and several others were watching a movie and were all sent to the hospital, we all nearly, uh, moved on. See, my friend was annoyed with a zoa colony so he left it on his halides to kill em overnight. They died, fast, almost too well... they had totally vaporized. Meanwhile, the vaporized poisonous fumes drifted downstairs, and we did not know we were inhaling dangerous fumes. Luckily, we all started to get queasy, so we got outta the house, and most fainted but my friend was conscious long enough to call 911. Whew, that was scary. Its the real deal, zoanthid poison.