JRR1285
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They are on the left of the pic, you can see them growing up through the blue mushrooms to the right too. It is a medium rock covered in them and a piece of dead coral with some as well. Prob well over a hundred polyps.
Before you get too excited I am putting this up with reservation...
I think these Paly's are making me sick when I work on my tank. I become short of breath and have serious asthmatic symptoms if I handle this coral. I have never had this reaction from my tank until a few months ago. The worst incident was a few weeks ago when I moved the tank into my new house. I got done moving the tank, had dinner, took a shower and went straight to bed I was feeling so ill. I contemplated going to the hospital but I felt quite a bit better over the next two days.
I got and had existing cuts while moving the rocks over and stupidly didn't wear gloves the whole time so it could have been a number of things that made me ill from the tank. I have read on other forums with members having the same symptoms from the same/similar paly's though. I got a more mild reaction a few days later while re-aquascaping, I even wore latex gloves the entire time. Guess I need to do shoulder length gloves.
I was planning on just killing them but part of me wants to see if there is interest from someone who understands the risk and wants to house this potentially dangerous animal in their setup. Even if they're not responsible for me getting ill I need to figure out why if I go in my tank recently I get sick, this is a good starting point.
If no one wants them I am just going to remove them and put them out in the garage in a sealed bucket until I am sure they are dead then dispose of them in multiple bags in the trash.
Edit: The pic is a little flattering for them, they used to be a really nice deep green color but carbon dosing made them fade. They still fluoresce and will probably regain color in a tank with higher nutrients (I read 0 Nitrates).
Before you get too excited I am putting this up with reservation...
I think these Paly's are making me sick when I work on my tank. I become short of breath and have serious asthmatic symptoms if I handle this coral. I have never had this reaction from my tank until a few months ago. The worst incident was a few weeks ago when I moved the tank into my new house. I got done moving the tank, had dinner, took a shower and went straight to bed I was feeling so ill. I contemplated going to the hospital but I felt quite a bit better over the next two days.
I got and had existing cuts while moving the rocks over and stupidly didn't wear gloves the whole time so it could have been a number of things that made me ill from the tank. I have read on other forums with members having the same symptoms from the same/similar paly's though. I got a more mild reaction a few days later while re-aquascaping, I even wore latex gloves the entire time. Guess I need to do shoulder length gloves.
I was planning on just killing them but part of me wants to see if there is interest from someone who understands the risk and wants to house this potentially dangerous animal in their setup. Even if they're not responsible for me getting ill I need to figure out why if I go in my tank recently I get sick, this is a good starting point.
If no one wants them I am just going to remove them and put them out in the garage in a sealed bucket until I am sure they are dead then dispose of them in multiple bags in the trash.
Edit: The pic is a little flattering for them, they used to be a really nice deep green color but carbon dosing made them fade. They still fluoresce and will probably regain color in a tank with higher nutrients (I read 0 Nitrates).
