Palytoxin Poisoning Through Gloves?

mav.23 · 10/29/2018, 08:21 PM

Hey guys! I just bought my first zoanthid frag, and I was very mindful to keep gloves on when I handled the frag. One day, I picked it up because some substrate got on it, and I very carefully tried to wipe it off with my gloved finger without hurting it, and I felt a really sharp shock in the finger that was touching it. For the rest of the day it tingled. Nothing more happened, but I am wondering if it is possible to get stung through gloves. Thank you!

FoxFace Fish · 10/31/2018, 10:08 PM

Never been stung by a Zoanthids never got palytoxin and I frag my zoa like an idiot (no gloves or eye protectors either I have even cut myself while doing it and finished fragging)

You are alright it was probably a nerve being weird

sde1500 · 11/01/2018, 07:33 AM

Could have been something like a bristle worm, or you poked a vermited snail shell. That isn't the symptoms of palytoxin, plus they don't sting, or sting enough to feel like that.

10/29/2018, 08:21 PM	#1
mav.23 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 78	Palytoxin Poisoning Through Gloves? Hey guys! I just bought my first zoanthid frag, and I was very mindful to keep gloves on when I handled the frag. One day, I picked it up because some substrate got on it, and I very carefully tried to wipe it off with my gloved finger without hurting it, and I felt a really sharp shock in the finger that was touching it. For the rest of the day it tingled. Nothing more happened, but I am wondering if it is possible to get stung through gloves. Thank you!

10/31/2018, 10:08 PM	#2
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	Never been stung by a Zoanthids never got palytoxin and I frag my zoa like an idiot (no gloves or eye protectors either I have even cut myself while doing it and finished fragging) You are alright it was probably a nerve being weird __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke

11/01/2018, 07:33 AM	#3
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Could have been something like a bristle worm, or you poked a vermited snail shell. That isn't the symptoms of palytoxin, plus they don't sting, or sting enough to feel like that. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.