Great article on palys and there toxins

[duke62]

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0018235
Of course the paly thats in the picture is the one im trying to get out SOB.. Any ideas on how to remove them LMAO

 

[Custom05Taco]

Its just crazy to think that my fish tank could kill me.
I better stop eating my Fruitloops

 

[skene]

tear down the tank... :lol2: I have them also all over the place. I try and leave those alone as much as possible.

 

[meloncoral]

So can you get messed up just touching them..............I doubt it because I have been touching them for a while? But if you have a open cut I think your in trouble!

Its not as dangerous as playing with a lionfish but it sounds like a close second.

 

[duke62]

So can you get messed up just touching them..............I doubt it because I have been touching them for a while? But if you have a open cut I think your in trouble!

Its not as dangerous as playing with a lionfish but it sounds like a close second.

alot worse then playing with a lion fish

 

[jcdeng]

omg, and I thought the colorful ones are toxic (like mushrooms), didn't expect that plain old looking one to be deadly... and I do have those occupying one of my rock...

 

[knutez24]

So can you get messed up just touching them..............I doubt it because I have been touching them for a while? But if you have a open cut I think your in trouble!

Its not as dangerous as playing with a lionfish but it sounds like a close second.

Just touching you can. But underwater without disrupting them you aren't as likely. but if you cut the zoa and get it in eye, mouth, cut, or absorbed through skin you can get pretty sick and can even be fatal if now treated.

Lionfish might be a distant 2nd to palytoxin.

 

[meloncoral]

Just touching you can. But underwater without disrupting them you aren't as likely. but if you cut the zoa and get it in eye, mouth, cut, or absorbed through skin you can get pretty sick and can even be fatal if now treated.

Lionfish might be a distant 2nd to palytoxin.

understand

but i have touched them and not been sick?
so what i am curious if it is only when you have a open cut ect.....:scratchch

 

[fishman1069]

Like stated above, the toxin most likely wont get released in the water unless the zoa is threatened. Its part of their defense. If it does get released and it goes into a cut, scrape, eyes, mouth or any other exposed skin, you are screwed!