weatherman
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I wear NO gloves and have had NO problems handling any of them. Mine are doing excellent, and the only ones to 'kick off' have been a couple of Elegance Corals........which I swear I'll never buy again!!
Can you touch corals?
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zanoshanox
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Never used gloves, will never need to.
reefkprz
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corals are covered in bacteria like vibrio and pseudomonas.... those bacteria can cause life threatening diarreah. telling people they dont need gloves is endangering their lives. if you choose not to its your choice but when people ask if it is dangerous to touch them without gloves the answer should be "yes there is a risk involved in touching them without gloves". not much danger to the coral but there is a ceartain level of risk involved for the person.
reefkprz
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dont get me wrong I touch corals occasionally without gloves, washing your hands afterwards is a good thing. but just telling people they dont need them without telling them the actuall risk is spreading ignorance (I'm not calling anyone ignorant so dont take it that way. lack of knowledge is ignorance.) but there is a lot of knowledge and saftey procedures that could get overlooked by someone thinking there is no risk in touching corals. I would hate for some one with any sort of weakened immune system to die because of what was told to them here. (yes death is an extreme case) but even hospitalization is bad. or missing several days of work because of getting the green apple splatters... (now thats just gross)
take a look at this thread, its mostly information I've already posted but there is some other stuff too.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...uth+palytoxins
take a look at this thread, its mostly information I've already posted but there is some other stuff too.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...uth+palytoxins
wangotango
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there was one time when i was working in my tank, and my hand (which had several open cuts on it) brushed up against some zoos. i didnt think anything of it until my heart started beating like crazy (which is a symptom of palytoxin poisoning). anyways it was only the fear of having palytoxin poisoning not actually palytoxin that got my heart pumping. now, i wear gloves when i handle zoos, and wash my hands very well afterwards. if im handling hard corals i try to grab them from underneath so i dont have to squeeze the flesh.
-Justin
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fishguy56
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Originally Posted by TX Reef
I have never used gloves and probably never will.
I always wash my hands immediately after handling corals with anti-bacterial soap.
Be sure not to eat or lick the corals and you will be fine...... :hilarious
Look my wife is from the Phillippines and eating and licking corals I have to keep a close eye on my tank and do inventory daily!!!!
I have never used gloves and probably never will.
I always wash my hands immediately after handling corals with anti-bacterial soap.
Be sure not to eat or lick the corals and you will be fine...... :hilarious
Look my wife is from the Phillippines and eating and licking corals I have to keep a close eye on my tank and do inventory daily!!!!
rad
Member
Im not opposed to using gloves, only Im under the impression even the 'powderless' gloves have some sort of 'lubricant' in them. The old lady buys vinyl gloves since she is allergic to latex (yessss!!!!!!!
) and Im on the fence about those for reasons just mentioned. I would hate to add a bunch of glove lubricant to my tank but at the same time I see the need for gloves. thoughts?
cjason3041
Member
Originally Posted by TX Reef
I have never used gloves and probably never will.
I always wash my hands immediately after handling corals with anti-bacterial soap.
Be sure not to eat or lick the corals and you will be fine...... :hilarious
i let pulsing xenia grab my tounge....really cool
I have never used gloves and probably never will.
I always wash my hands immediately after handling corals with anti-bacterial soap.
Be sure not to eat or lick the corals and you will be fine...... :hilarious
i let pulsing xenia grab my tounge....really cool
lion_crazz
Active Member
Originally Posted by Bonebrake
Watch out for fire corals (LPS); some fish stores sell them. You'll find out why it is called a fire coral if you touch it.
Fire corals are the WORST!! When I first got into this hobby, I inadvertently moved a fire coral and touched the "fire" part of it. Well, let me tell you, my hand and arm were on fire and itching all day. :scared:
Watch out for fire corals (LPS); some fish stores sell them. You'll find out why it is called a fire coral if you touch it.
Fire corals are the WORST!! When I first got into this hobby, I inadvertently moved a fire coral and touched the "fire" part of it. Well, let me tell you, my hand and arm were on fire and itching all day. :scared:
frankthetank
Active Member
Originally Posted by cjason3041
i let pulsing xenia grab my tounge....really cool
I've let trubo snails ....... nevermind.
i let pulsing xenia grab my tounge....really cool
I've let trubo snails ....... nevermind.
joyfnp
Member
The number of bugs that humans have in and on their bodies and hands is so enormous that I wouldn't think that corals pose much of a threat at causing infectious disease. I wouldn't think there would be much danger with an intact skin barrier and immune system. Now, toxins and poisons are a completely different story...