Worlds second deadliest poison in our aquarium

[RexBrown]

A friend sent me this article. It reminds one to keep a healthy respect(and a little fear) for what we keep in our tanks.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/n...ison-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/#more-4232

 

[gumbii]

i thought the deadliest poison was from a cone snail...? and some LFS can get them for you...

and i've had my own run in with palytoxins... not fun... wear gloves when you frag... and eye protection...

and in my case...


mouth protection...




LOL...

 

[FOSELONE]

you frag with your teeth ???

 

[gumbii]

you frag with your teeth ???

no... i grab the glue with my hands then i open it with my mouth some times... big mistake... but lately, when i frag with just my hands or nails, i can still feel the affects... only when i frag protopalyzoa... it's strange... like if i have an allergy with it now... i can't even touch proto's because i'll get the symptoms... sucks...

 

[FOSELONE]

I was kidding of course :laugh:


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[IEreefmaster]

That's crazy! It's amazing the amount of toxins in our little cubes. From Venoms from the fish to toxins from Zs & Ps.

 

[JCRomero]

how about some photos of the worst known?

 

[james-lee]

Yeah that crap is bad. I had a cut in my hand once (pretty fresh) and was working on my first tank (less than a month into the bobby). Picked up my brown button corals and they started sliming. Didnt think anything of it at the time, but I remember going to bed with the worst headache and having cramps in my legs and back. Just didnt feel natural to me. I took some ibuprofen and was ok the next day. hen found out about the toxins a month later and have always wore gloves since and ensured any cuts or abrasions had either scabbed over or is covered with tegaderm.

 

[anthony911us]

wow good to know! great information.......

 

[anthony911us]

gumbii

hey gumbii u want to smoke some zoas with me.....let be lab rats for a day..lol:drag:........:hang3:

no... i grab the glue with my hands then i open it with my mouth some times... big mistake... but lately, when i frag with just my hands or nails, i can still feel the affects... only when i frag protopalyzoa... it's strange... like if i have an allergy with it now... i can't even touch proto's because i'll get the symptoms... sucks...

 

[Kbra]

I use tweezers to handle the heads I cut off so that I don't touch them while they are spewing their guts out.

 

[gumbii]

i think it's protopalyzoa that are dangerous... i also heard that palygrandi are also killers... but protopalys are very common in our hobby... i'm sure every one of us reefers on this forum have a couple in the tank...




TRUCHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!...

 

[G-Tank]

One time I was scrubbing inside my tank and my arm started to get some hives but then again I get the same thing on some beaches when I walk on water. Probably have a sensitive skin or something or the water is too dirty?

 

[Reefer08]

and i've had my own run in with palytoxins... not fun... wear gloves when you frag... and eye protection...

and in my case...


mouth protection...

LOL...

Mouth protection? Dude were you licking the zoas? MmmmmMmm Red Hornets... LMAO j/k man

 

[gumbii]

Mouth protection? Dude were you licking the zoas? MmmmmMmm Red Hornets... LMAO j/k man

wouldn't you want to know what i do with my mouth...

 

[Reefer08]

Ewwwww gross man wtf LOL...

 

[FOSELONE]

wouldn't you want to know what i do with my mouth...

youre gross dude :bolt:

 

[gumbii]

i'm just kidding... jeez...