Brown Paly ID

[Djplus1]

 

Are these the dreaded brown paly's that everyone always refer to? I looked them up online, and for some reason, they look a little different from when other people show their pics of brown palythoa. The polyp structure looks nothing like my Nuclear Green Paly's, which is generally the polyp structure I have seen online regarding the brown paly.

 

 

Any help here is appreciated as I'm always yanking off these guys and I'm trying not to poison myself 

[smallreef]

All plays have toxins...just some not as strong as others...I'm not a professional so I can't say those def. aren't but they don't look exactly the same...but ALWAYS wear gloves and eye protection when touching or pulling them off...

[Origami]

They don't look quite like the ones that knocked me down. Mine were an uglier looking brown with a slightly green tinged area right up against the mouth.

[sachabballi reef]

yes I think the brown ones are a LOT uglier than those....maybe Steve can chime in LOL

[Djplus1]

In case anyone cares, the pics were taken under the all whites on my Reefbreeders Photon at 30%, no blues, so the colors in the posted pics are pretty true.

[Marc Weaver]

Maybe these are the nasty ones http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/05/worlds-2nd-deadliest-poison-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/#.Uje2oMafgWY

[Origami]

Maybe these are the nasty ones http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/05/worlds-2nd-deadliest-poison-in-an-aquarium-store-near-you/#.Uje2oMafgWY

Yep, those are them. Sometimes the mouth has a tinge of green to them, but they're pretty plain.

[sachabballi reef]

ooooh somewhere steve is not happy LOL...he hates when this gets brought up ha ha ha 

[pettyrd]

Had no idea palys were poisonous. Great read... Thanks for the link Marc Weaver!

[Djplus1]

Well, that at least clears up if mine are the infamous ones. Anyone have a clue what mine could be? Under the blue lights they have a pinkish hue to them, but still brown looking.

[zygote2k]

yours are still considered 'outlaw stew' palys- basically any of the nondescript ugly palys falls into that category. 

all palys need to be treated as if they could kill you if you're not careful.

[Djplus1]

I guess if anyone's trying to poison their neighbor, boss, ex, etc. I've got a bunch of paly's I'll sell ya!

[Origami]

BTW, you can kill them with kalk paste using the same technique as with Aiptasia. Shut your pumps down and coat them with the stuff.

[08can-am]

BTW, you can kill them with kalk paste using the same technique as with Aiptasia. Shut your pumps down and coat them with the stuff.

Does that work with any paly in general?

courtesy of my sweet S4

 

 

[Origami]

Does that work with any paly in general?

courtesy of my sweet S4

Probably. It'll kill lots of stuff.