living_waters
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Wow thanks this thread funny thing is I always wash my hands before I go into my tank but not always after I'm done lol
Palytoxin Poisoning
- Thread starter acerhigh
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sanchezdamin
New member
Good to see you got to keep your eye sight! Great thread. I got blood poisoning myself after moving one tank to a larger one. There's no two ways around it. I forgot to wash thoroughly after I got the tiniest flesh wound.
I know this link is older but I actually met this guy 4 weeks ago:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/n...n-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/#.Uvp7rPRDtf0
He lives here in the DC area. He was getting out of saltwater all together and I bought some of his corals.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/n...n-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/#.Uvp7rPRDtf0
He lives here in the DC area. He was getting out of saltwater all together and I bought some of his corals.
Oceanminded
New member
Wow - just bought my first zoa's and palys today. Really glad I read this!
jdhuyvetter
SWFMAS Event Coordinator
Got it last night cleaning/fragging a colony of Capt Americas. I'm so happy I'm crying. No wait, maybe that the swelling and pain causing the tears.
Left eye swelled shut around 3 am.
Left eye swelled shut around 3 am.
jdhuyvetter
SWFMAS Event Coordinator
vdejesus27
New member
Well that is scary
Wow, that is not cool, good reason for protection which I am guilty of never using...
Fishy 1
The Reefer From Downunder
Wow,How are you now?
ladybug5234
New member
Being in this hobby for over 20 years (the last of which have been addicted to zoas & palys), I have gotten palytoxin poisoning a few times within the last few years. Well, just last week I was syphoning my tank during a water change and I found an aiptasia in one of my zoa colonies and I attempted to syphon it (useless attempt btw). The suction of the syphon obviously pulled some of the zoas into the clear tubing I was using and a milky white liquid rushed out. I thought maybe that was detritus that had accumulated, so I tried it again on another colony. Same thing. Turns out the white liquid was the toxin being syphoned out. Just an fyi, in case this happens to anyone, because the water you're syphoning may also be toxic to a certain degree.
TampaSnooker
Active member
Wow - you're lucky. What were your symptoms from injestion?
Eric Boerner
Coral Cutter
I've been warning reefers against keeping Palythoa in their systems for over 10 years. Seems like its going to take a full on death or complete blindness to get into everyone's heads that these are some of the most toxic animals on the planet and should not be kept at all.
The fact that people even keep a Hawaiian strain baffles the hell out of me.
1) Federal felony to even HAVE them in possession.
2) Sure death if you accidentally ingest more than 8 microns of toxin.
3) Very high probability of going completely blind if you rub it in your eyes.
I'm not trying to discourage people from keeping Zoanthids as they are moderately less harmful. But Palythoa, especially ANY from Hawaii is just plain dumb. Darwin would agree and hand out an award to anyone rolling the dice to keep them.
The fact that people even keep a Hawaiian strain baffles the hell out of me.
1) Federal felony to even HAVE them in possession.
2) Sure death if you accidentally ingest more than 8 microns of toxin.
3) Very high probability of going completely blind if you rub it in your eyes.
I'm not trying to discourage people from keeping Zoanthids as they are moderately less harmful. But Palythoa, especially ANY from Hawaii is just plain dumb. Darwin would agree and hand out an award to anyone rolling the dice to keep them.
fishinbags
New member
The Palythoa's can can shoot it airborne, they are no joke. Be very careful when dipping or doing anything like that. I've seen them trash a 5000 sf warehouse and make everyone in the building sick.
