toxic?

[Beatingmallory]

i read the toxicity warning about zoas. are they worth it then? i was thinking of doing some but it counds like you want a skimmer and stuff. is the risk worth it or am i just making a bigger deal than it really is? thanks for feed back!

 

[chris88]

they are very toxic but you rearly hear of anyone gettting sick from them. Just do not touch them with a cut on your hand and do not touch your eyes or mouth after having your hand on them or around them. If you are really concerned just were gloves.

 

[650-IS350]

They all have some form of toxicity but not as strong as TRUE palythoa. Ones that aren't bought or collected much.

 

[zoadude]

the ones to be extra careful of are the protopalys (the polyps that slime when touched) such as nuclear greens, purple deaths, button polyps, grandis and the like. Getting the slime into an open wound usually causes pain and sometimes infection.
But all zoanthids, whether zoanthus, palythoa or protopalythoa and probably including the yellow polyps should be handled with care, gloves and a face shield (polyps can squirt).
With careful handling, as should apply to all corals and many fishes, they pose little threat to you or the other inhabitants of a reef tank.
And no, they do not require any special equipment such as skimmers and the like except to keep the water parameters within the norms required by most all coral and S/W fish.

 

[Beatingmallory]

ok i really just wondered in the fact of other corals im not really worried about the hands and stuff just corals. thanks for the response

 

[sedor]

Get a box of latex gloves (the unpowdered ones), and a pair of protective glasses if your going to frag them, otherwise don't worry to much about it.

 

[scuba guy ron]

I have been keeping these for 4 years without glove and eye protection. I'm just careful when I handle them. you should be fine.

 

[nathan.hales]

always be careful. i spent last saturday night in the er. because i didnt wash my hands good enough, and rubbed my eye. that night it was completely swollen shut and my vision was blurry. BE CAREFUL!!!!!