Just how POISIONOUS are Zoos???
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henry hill
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Just dont let any colonys get too close to oneanother.
Don't drink the water. Don't let your pets drink the water. Don't frag zoas without wearing goggles. Wear medical gloves when dealing with your tank, use waterproof bandage on open sores before putting arm in the tank, and wash your hands/remove gloves before rubbing eyes, nose, or mouth. Otherwise you're fine.
Should you get splashed in the eye with zoa juice, the word for the ER is palythoa toxin---but just wear glasses or goggles and you're good to go.
Should you get splashed in the eye with zoa juice, the word for the ER is palythoa toxin---but just wear glasses or goggles and you're good to go.
jdieck
New member
Some are more poisonous than others specially palythoas.
The toxin usually enters the body by touching your mouth or eyes after handlind squizing or smashing the zooas while fragging.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin
The toxin usually enters the body by touching your mouth or eyes after handlind squizing or smashing the zooas while fragging.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin
I never knew that, Its nice to know this now. As when Im messing around in myy tank and I let my kids hold some of my corals when I prop some. I do this so my kids have a feel for things and for ersonnal experiance. Now I know this it wont happen again.
I never knew that, Its nice to know this now. As when Im messing around in myy tank and I let my kids hold some of my corals when I prop some. I do this so my kids have a feel for things and for ersonnal experiance. Now I know this it wont happen again.
I never knew that, Its nice to know this now. As when Im messing around in myy tank and I let my kids hold some of my corals when I prop some. I do this so my kids have a feel for things and for ersonnal experiance. Now I know this it wont happen again.
ME too. I'm still alive! I frag Zoos Everyday with no gloves! Never had a problem. I probably have gotten some juice in my mouth before on one that really squirts. I'v never wore gloves fragging or doing anythign with my tank. almost 3 yrs and im still alive lol. My dog eats everything that hits the ground and a zoo slipped off the table one day and well she ate it as soon as it hit the ground. She's still alive. I think this is a little overrated. IMO
greenbean36191
Premium Member
Don't eat them, wash you hands after you touch them, and don't get the juice in your eyes, mouth, or open cuts and you will be fine. Even if you did, in all likelihood you would still be fine.
demonsp
In Memoriam
All coral have some type of defense. And in most cases there isnt anything to worry about for a normal healthy human. Its better to treat as if it was deadly.I would hate to see a 3 yr old with his hand in a coral filled bucket on the floor.
Then theres the fireworms that hang in the rock,they can leave a lasting impression if grabbed. Just use the side of caution whene handling them.
Then theres the fireworms that hang in the rock,they can leave a lasting impression if grabbed. Just use the side of caution whene handling them.
ACBlinky
Premium Member
They're not out to kill you, just out to defend themselves. Corals aren't able to move away from threats, so some of them have developed toxins to avoid being eaten. Zoas/palythoa are toxic, but you're not likely to be harmed by doing routine maintenance. As everyone has said, wash your hands after being in the tank, don't touch zoas unless it's necessary, and if you do touch them avoid touching any mucous membrane or exposing open cuts to the coral. Best practice is to wear gloves when you're working near zoas, and goggles are a must when you're fragging them.
I went to the ER after accidentally squashing a zoanthid -- I definitely felt unwell, with a metallic taste in my mouth and rapid heartbeat, complete inability to focus or concentrate, it was very strange. All I could tell the nurse on the phone was that I felt 'high', but not in a good way -- I wasn't hallucinating, I just felt really dopey.
The docs told me (and poison control said the same thing) that all they do for palytoxin exposure is manage the symptoms, much the same way some snake/scorpion bites are handled -- if you experience difficulty with breathing, or your heart stops, they use machines to get you going again and keep you stable until your body flushes out the toxin. I was essentially fine; I was at the ER for less than 12 hours, they monitored me and gave me loads of fluids and let me go home under my husband's care once the 'stupids' started to wear off.
I went to the ER after accidentally squashing a zoanthid -- I definitely felt unwell, with a metallic taste in my mouth and rapid heartbeat, complete inability to focus or concentrate, it was very strange. All I could tell the nurse on the phone was that I felt 'high', but not in a good way -- I wasn't hallucinating, I just felt really dopey.
The docs told me (and poison control said the same thing) that all they do for palytoxin exposure is manage the symptoms, much the same way some snake/scorpion bites are handled -- if you experience difficulty with breathing, or your heart stops, they use machines to get you going again and keep you stable until your body flushes out the toxin. I was essentially fine; I was at the ER for less than 12 hours, they monitored me and gave me loads of fluids and let me go home under my husband's care once the 'stupids' started to wear off.
