Just had to share this with you guys,so maybe some ******* like me wont make the same misstake as I did.I know that they are toxic from a C-sea meeting about 4-5yrs ago.But as always "it wont happen to me".Well I was injecting those green aptasia with red tips (dont know correct name)useing vinegar,which by the way works very well.In the process I peeled some zoas which were overgrowing some areas.I had minor cuts on my hands but nothing more than scratches.I started feeling light headed ,short of breath,and started vomiting.By then I was like in a daze and my judgment was impaired,so I kept on working and throwing up every 5 mins or so.My wife was like "are you ft- up again"well I have not used anything in years.At the end I was throwing up chuncks of blood that looked like blood clots.I'll be honest with you guys ,it has happened to me before ,years ago,but at that time I had a buzz and figured it had something to do with it.So the moral of this story is "wear rubber gloves or other protection because I read you can actually die from this stuff ,if you get enough in your system.
Zoanthids toxicity
- Thread starter CeasarIM
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DiscoReefRover
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Ill have to admit Ive done it too ..get a lettle to comfortable with our critter and whammo the bite ya back !!!! that paly toxin is a real !@#$% comes on fast and hard and lays you right out i was wrecked for a good 36 hrs ...sucked needless to say I am a little more careful now!!
