Tynan Rasmus
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eek! thanks for the info.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9600777#post9600777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vessxpress1
Man, here we go again.
There's no reason to be scared to death of zoanthids. I've handled them with bare hands a lot. I've had one squirt me directly in the eye. Nothing has ever happened to me because of zoanthids.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9593619#post9593619 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kathainbowen
Oh, and by the by, if you feel an attack coming on and your friends/families want you to go to the ER, don't be stubborn and just go. My roomie had bad asthma and would always refuse to go to the ER until things got really, really scary.
My thoughts and pagan prayers are with you.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9600777#post9600777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vessxpress1
Man, here we go again.
There's no reason to be scared to death of zoanthids. I've handled them with bare hands a lot. I've had one squirt me directly in the eye. Nothing has ever happened to me because of zoanthids.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9604663#post9604663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steveoutlaw
Ok, that it quite possible the stupidest and most illogical rambling thought in this post. Guess what genius......I've handled them hundreds of time with my bear hands and nothing ever happened to me either. I even said in the post "Don't get me wrong.......I'm not telling everyone to go and get rid of their zoos. I just want to make people aware of how dangerous they can be and to be careful when handling them."
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9597333#post9597333 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by A.T.T.R
"The fact remains that I inhaled the steam from boiling the zoanthids and it closed up my lungs. The doctors all agreed that an aerosol toxin breathed in "
yup and i want to know what that was. cause that is scary as hell!
The actual toxins that caused this HORRIBLE reaction are irrelevent. What IS relevant is that in the process of handling these zoos something created a toxic steam that has greatly impacted his current quality of life and hopefully no permanent damage has been done and these symptoms will clear in short time. This info is important to create awareness so that this doesn't happen to anyone else.
A strange side note to this is the anecdotal observation I reported in my column Reef Notes in FAMA magazine that this toxin or another one associated with zoanthids may be able to be aerosolized. An aquarist trying to rid his live rocks of a species of Protopalythoa decided to remove the rocks and spray boiling water on them to kill them. A friend of his contacted me after the aquarist was in the hospital and in serious condition, the doctors unable to determine what had caused a serious reaction and respiratory distress. I pointed out the possibility of a palytoxin reaction, but was skeptical about the aerosol or "toxic fumes" that the aquarist believed made him become ill suddenly. The aquarist later recovered, but slowly. In any case, one should be extremely careful when handling zoanthids, Protopalythoa and Palythoa spp., in particular. Rinse your hands thoroughly with soap and water immediately after contacting them.