Is it safe to eat aiptasia?

[Angel*Fish]

My daughter's boyfriend ate one a few miutes ago - said it stung his mouth a little. Will he make it through the night?

 

[xbambamx]

di di di

 

[Tang Salad]

I'd worry more about your daughter than her boyfriend.

 

[boxfishpooalot]

this is not a good practice. What if he ate a zoa? This kid would be dead by now...... I dont think aptasia are toxic but I would not eat them. Does he feel sick? If so get to a hospital.

 

[Misled]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478748#post9478748 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tang Salad
I'd worry more about your daughter than her boyfriend.

My thoughts exactly. I can't remember hearing that one before.

 

[jimmyPx]

Ask him why would he eat something a bristleworm wouldn't ???

Tell your daughter to get a new boyfriend. He sounds like a reject from Jack***. Next he'll be setting himself on fire.

 

[gophia]

The real question is WHY did he eat it????

If there is swelling/numbness around his mouth, tongue, neck and/or nausea (due to neg reaction to the aptasia chemicals), then yes you should worry and get medical help for him.

Otherwise a good slap on the head would do.

 

[fish like me]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478805#post9478805 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gophia
The real question is WHY did he eat it????

Maybe he was hungry?

 

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478780#post9478780 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by boxfishpooalot
this is not a good practice. What if he ate a zoa? This kid would be dead by now...... I dont think aptasia are toxic but I would not eat them. Does he feel sick? If so get to a hospital.

Someone would have to eat quite a few zoanthids for it to kill them.

 

[Angel*Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478867#post9478867 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fish like me
Maybe he was hungry?

Yes, he was hungry - I was cooking lasagne and my oven broke and everyone was starvng - I went upstairs & discovered him eating wildlife :eek1:

 

[fish like me]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478917#post9478917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish
Yes, he was hungry - I was cooking lasagne and my oven broke and everyone was starvng - I went upstairs & discovered him eating wildlife :eek1:

Just give him a shot of some coffee brown skimmate to wash down the aiptasia with, and it'll be all good.

 

[drummereef]

What a moron... good kid though. good kid.

 

[alan214]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478898#post9478898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Peter Eichler
Someone would have to eat quite a few zoanthids for it to kill them.

Umm, did you read the post from the guy whose dog died from just drinking the water from a tank with Zoa's?

 

[Angel*Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478953#post9478953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
What a moron... good kid though. good kid.

LOL -OK, OK

But he really is a good kid - he just thought he was eating sushi

 

[xbambamx]

Yeah zoanthids are a lot more toxic than people give them credit for..

 

[IndoorOcean]

This guy had to have been smoking weed.

 

[littlefish72]

I got some aptasia in my tank.....if you're ever in the Philly area let me know

 

[steve70]

if you need here is a link to CPR http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html

 

[Angel*Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9479273#post9479273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by littlefish72
I got some aptasia in my tank.....if you're ever in the Philly area let me know

LOL - :lol: My first thought was to see if he wanted to hop in the tank for a little maintenance

 

[Angel*Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9478937#post9478937 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fish like me
Just give him a shot of some coffee brown skimmate to wash down the aiptasia with, and it'll be all good.

LOL- I explained to him what that was - I don't think he's gonna go for it