Re: What you don't know CAN hurt you- See if you know how this happened?
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Originally Posted by
Gocntry
Wow, that's about 30 minutes away from me...... I don't remember ever hearing about it on the news or in print... But it was a long time ago and I'm old so..... :D
That kind of stuff doesn't usually make it to the news, I know on ReefCentral and most saltwater forums there's been a stickied post about the dangers palytoxins and other corals can have because there seems to be a high profile illness in the hobby from it at least every decade to learn from. Certain corals cause my hands to break out with itchy blisters, but after years of reefkeeping I've learned which ones and sold them off rather than deal with it, wearing gloves makes it really hard to work in the tank.
Re: What you don't know CAN hurt you- See if you know how this happened?
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Originally Posted by
GoingPostal
That kind of stuff doesn't usually make it to the news, I know on ReefCentral and most saltwater forums there's been a stickied post about the dangers palytoxins and other corals can have because there seems to be a high profile illness in the hobby from it at least every decade to learn from. Certain corals cause my hands to break out with itchy blisters, but after years of reefkeeping I've learned which ones and sold them off rather than deal with it, wearing gloves makes it really hard to work in the tank.
I'm glad to know they cover this issue on saltwater forums, but I'm also glad we've mentioned it here, because as we all know, far too many people get enthused about snakes in pet stores, at reptile expos or even when responding to personal ads about snakes, all too often before they learn what they need to know, so I can only imagine that the same thing happens with fish?
Re: What you don't know CAN hurt you- See if you know how this happened?
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Originally Posted by
GoingPostal
That kind of stuff doesn't usually make it to the news, I know on ReefCentral and most saltwater forums there's been a stickied post about the dangers palytoxins and other corals can have because there seems to be a high profile illness in the hobby from it at least every decade to learn from. Certain corals cause my hands to break out with itchy blisters, but after years of reefkeeping I've learned which ones and sold them off rather than deal with it, wearing gloves makes it really hard to work in the tank.
It's probably better to still use gloves. Fish have zoonotic diseases, any cuts can be infected with bacteria in the water like staph, anything on that's on the skin gets into the water, many saltwater tanks have bristleworms that are like water porcupines. I hope no one ever gets a fireworm (venomous). Ouch! Though I know what you mean by gloves getting in the way.
