- Joined
- Mar 10, 2012
- Location
- Rocky Mountains BC
Just a note to those just starting out...
Sooner or later you're going to be tempted by a paly or zoa, but very rarely are new hobbyists warned about the absolutely incredible danger these harmless looking creatures pose to the aquarist. Read up and know what you're dealing with, and if you chose to have some, make sure your family can tell the Emergency crew or mortician what might have happened to you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoantharia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palythoa
Palytoxin, PTX[3] or PLTX[4] is an intense vasoconstrictor,[1] and is considered to be one of the most poisonous non-protein substances known, second only to maitotoxin
Sooner or later you're going to be tempted by a paly or zoa, but very rarely are new hobbyists warned about the absolutely incredible danger these harmless looking creatures pose to the aquarist. Read up and know what you're dealing with, and if you chose to have some, make sure your family can tell the Emergency crew or mortician what might have happened to you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoantharia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palythoa
Palytoxin, PTX[3] or PLTX[4] is an intense vasoconstrictor,[1] and is considered to be one of the most poisonous non-protein substances known, second only to maitotoxin