A potentially poisonous zoanthid coral in a home aquarium may have caused seven members of a Quebec family to be ill. Zoanthid coral is a popular feature of saltwater aquariums, but can release a dangerous toxin.
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15 responses to “Zoanthid coral in home aquarium blamed for making family ill”
I have these corals in my tank. I have been poisoned by them but I was trying to remove them and got some of the toxins in me.
Oh for goodness sake. Before you get a pet, especially an exotic pet, the only answer you need is research, so you know all about what responsibilities you’re about to saddle yourself with. Live coral aren’t a simple decoration or pretty plant; they’re animals too, and require certain care. I swear some people say “hey, that’s pretty”, buy an aquarium with whatever supplies the store staff say they should buy, and never look into it any further than that.
probly boiled some rocks , typical noob mistake.
Dude.. this is hilarious. Go back in your house bro. Smh. It’s not life threatening just wash your damn hands. Don’t use your kitchen utensils for the aquarium. And do not boil them. Do your research before you jump into stuff.
Very misleading and suspect the owner was not prepared for the hobby. All my tanks have had a lot of those and they have never done anything but spread and my arm is in there ever day cleaning for over 19 years.
First off just filling up a reef tank with zoanthids wont cause them to release their toxins.iv had reef tanks for years filled with zoas and not once have i got sick or anyone else gotten sick from them.he probably tried to boil the rocks with them on it,or he or his family touched them and didnt wash their hands afterwards,if you get into the hobby you need to learn everything that has to do with the hobby,the fish,the corals,inverts,everything..its not a cat or a dog..
The joke is the guy has no idea about saltwater hobby and playing a victim role.
HAZMAT for Zoanthids?? That's absurd, they're only toxic if ingested or it gets into the bloodstream after you break up the coral plants. Just wipe your kitchen counters with Clorox and don't use utensils for both the aquarium and eating and you'll be fine.
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That's what you get for putting nature in jail
the police tape is excessive. if he wants to assume the risk to enter and retrieve things, that's on him. as it is, now it's a prime target for burglary.
This is very sad… 😢
Looks are deceiving 😳😍
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