Started getting into corals for my tank (just starting out, however the tank has been running for about 9 months), and really LOVE the look of zoas. Just wondering if palytoxin would be present in the aquarium water if there are zoas in it. So lets say, if I had my hand in the water, and then rub my eyes, would I be poisoned or not? Or do they only release it outside of water/when they die?
Palytoxin
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squishifishi
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Apparently, palytoxin is only dangerous in True palythoas which are actually quite uncommon. I think zoanthids are safe, but I would still use caution. I have never had issues when handling or even fragging mine!
good luck!
good luck!
650-IS350
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Pls read this thread about paly toxin
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1804905
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1804905
Fretfreak13
I am not a boy!
Dude...you're gonna die. Fer real.
lol jk
The only time I've really heard of palytoxin hurting you is if you drink it, get it in your eyes, or make it airborne through boiling your rocks (NEVER EVER EVER EVER DO THIS!!!!). There's a thread somewhere on the net about a guy who boiled his rocks and it put him and his wife in the hospital.
I frag zoas and palys every day and have never had an issue. I don't wear gloves or goggles.
Edit: Here is the article. Correction, the dog didn't die. I don't know why I thought I remembered it did.
lol jk
The only time I've really heard of palytoxin hurting you is if you drink it, get it in your eyes, or make it airborne through boiling your rocks (NEVER EVER EVER EVER DO THIS!!!!). There's a thread somewhere on the net about a guy who boiled his rocks and it put him and his wife in the hospital.
I frag zoas and palys every day and have never had an issue. I don't wear gloves or goggles.
Edit: Here is the article. Correction, the dog didn't die. I don't know why I thought I remembered it did.
Did some further reading, found out that boiling LR is probably the biggest mistake ever, but bleaching would work. When you bleach LR with zoos (or maybe other toxic stuff) is it ok to leave it inside the house? I wouldn't anyways, but just wondering if fumes or something can get you poisoned, I read about the man who got poisoned from steam of boiling LR...
Monkeyfish
Active member
I believe it's in the water, but may not be concentrated enough to have a harmful effect. I work in my tanks without gloves all the time and the only instances of paly poisoning I've had happened after directly handling the corals.
Touching your eye is never a good idea
