zoas being deadly

[slush]

i just read this article and its kinda scary tell me what you think of it thanks Reef Hobbyist Magazine Issue 1

 

[HoCkEyGmC]

yea kinda scary thought. this is why i wear gloves. or you can just not actually touch the coral its self, just the rock its on.

 

[slush]

i wonder if it can realse toxins in the water or if thers any other deadly corals welll who wants free zzoas

yea kinda scary thought. this is why i wear gloves. or you can just not actually touch the coral its self, just the rock its on.

 

[Innovator]

Palytoxin resides within the tissue and is not released into the water column at will (far as I know), but can be secreted through damage, stress, and I guess reproduction. It is a complicated lil' toxin; however, there must also be absorption of it. Either way, there are other zoonotic diseases aquarists must worry about that are often found even within coral mucous, such as Vibrio Of course, tetrodotoxin, various bacteria strains, virus', and even poisonings (Ciguatoxin) are of "normal" components in a given environment, yet can be vitally detrimental and pathogenic to us humans.

 

[slush]

its prolly somthing not to really to worry about just be careful