Palytoxins

[pezenfuego]

I know that there are a million threads about this floating around out there, but this one is different in one regard.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/05/world%E2%80%99s-2nd-deadliest-poison-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/
This man got sick from inhaling some of the water vapor. This is just a reminder to be careful and WEAR GLOVES (not that it would have saved this man, but still).

 

[gemmy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by PEZenfuego http:///forum/thread/385217/palytoxins#post_3377453
I know that there are a million threads about this floating around out there, but this one is different in one regard.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/05/world%E2%80%99s-2nd-deadliest-poison-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/
This man got sick from inhaling some of the water vapor. This is just a reminder to be careful and WEAR GLOVES (not that it would have saved this man, but still).
I think the message here would be to wear the proper personal protective equipment: goggles, gloves and mask.

 

[aquaknight]

What I take away from it, is the more so the need to understand the differences in zoas. Per the article, some zoas were actually completely harmless, and then you have the 2nd deadliest one. While nicknaming zoas Gorilla Nipples and Rockstar Supernova, is perhaps fun, its of little actual use. Getting all these zoas/palyps better organized into scientific structure, is what they should be aiming for.

 

[spanko]

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/384993/everyone-always-says

 

[kiefers]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/385217/palytoxins#post_3377865
I think the message here would be to wear the proper personal protective equipment: goggles, gloves and mask.
not only that..... but investigating the corals prior to buying/trading. sometimes it can be difficult, mostly for people new to the hobby, because the nicknames for these zoa's as aquaKnight pointed out.

 

[pezenfuego]

I think you should treat all zoanthids with equal caution. Sure some are completely harmless, but polyps are small and can hide on parts of your rock. So that harmless coral you bought could have a not-so-harmless bud-dy (har har) hiding near it. Wear gloves and if you must boil a rock, do it outside.

 

[kiefers]

Why dodn't retailers or books classify these corals as poisoness? they do this with fish. there is typically a V if the fish is venomous, but never seen it with corals

 

[1guydude]

boil it outside??? wat over the fire?
I am starting a zoo 10gal tank....i must put PPE down on my list of the needed!
Im guessing the more color the more toxic???

 

[bang guy]

No, the color in this case doesn't indicate toxicity. It depends more on what species of dinoflaggellates inhabit the coral. Personally, I treat all protopalythoa and palythoa as highly toxic and other zoathids as toxic. This means gloves, removing from the tank before fragging, treating fragging slime & water as toxic, etc.

 

[1guydude]

but not toxic to fish or other coral correct? Im just tryin to get some idea before i start the zoo tank!

 

[bang guy]

Yes, they're toxic to most fish which is why they don't get eaten. If you frag them in the tank they can be toxic to other corals as well.

 

[1guydude]

thxs bang guy!