that was not luck. Zoanthids were never found to carry the palytoxin. Read coral magasine as they have a good article on zoanthids.
Only a few species of palythoas and propalythoas may carry the toxin, and especialy a rare one from Hawaii that was used to poison arrows.
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Originally Posted by 2pts
Wow, I hope you all are ok.
My very first coral was a large rock plastered in Zoanthids.
I had no idea at that time that they contained one of the deadliest natural toxins in the world. I moved them around and around in the tank, covering my bare hands in the slime.
I never developed any symptoms and am damm lucky I did not.
I now rarely touch them but when I do I first check for any cuts on my hands.
After reading this thread today I'm gonna go get those long gloves.
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