smallreef January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 (edited) http://www.advanceda...f-wife-and-dogs Okay, so the point of this one is DO NOT BOIL LIVE ROCK!! Edited January 23, 2013 by smallreef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davjbeas January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 Thanks for sharing, I have probably over 15 palys in my tank that just grew out from the live rock. They have greenish centers. It is scary to think about a deadly poison in my tank where I have put my hands Several times a week. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExoticReefCreations January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 This stuff is not fun, I have gotton it in my eye and it was miserable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef January 23, 2013 Author Share January 23, 2013 There needs to be a sign at each LFS door... with Palys, lionfish/rabbitfish and the few others explaining some of the dangers.... but under Palys it would say DO NOT LICK THE ROCK, nor boil in an enclosed space, nor touch for an extended period of time, etc, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 Better watch out what you say Kim. When I posted my palytoxin experience on RC, I was bombarded by people calling me a liar and saying that I was trying to get the coral trade regulated. The harassment got so bad that I had to change my username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 Thanks for the story, Kim. This couple had very similar symptoms to mine (passing in about the same timeframe). I can wholly sympathize, though my first exposure wasn't from boiling rocks - it was simply washing them under a stream of hot water in the sink. I even had symptoms present from using cold water. It's not just boiling that will get you into trouble. This stuff is potent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 January 23, 2013 Share January 23, 2013 So how do we know which palys are the most dangerous? Is it just the big ugly (imo) greenish brown ones? I know they all can have palytoxin to some degree or another, but I would definitely like to avoid the worst ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan January 24, 2013 Share January 24, 2013 ALL palys and zoas are toxic. Treat them ALL the same. Don goggles and gloves. A good habit to get into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt LeBaron January 24, 2013 Share January 24, 2013 Wow definately a scary story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuze January 24, 2013 Share January 24, 2013 Whenever I would see rock or coral with these palys attached, I tossed them out. To me they were ugly anyway and out competed other palys a zoas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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