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Beyond a few (named) types of specific Palythoas and some zoas, confirmed by people's experiences with them. There is no way to tell what zoas or Palythoas carry the toxins. Yet it's best to assume that they all do.
To determine that type of thing would involve a full blown medical grade science lab, advanced equipment, and the expertise to do the research. There are millions of zoas snd Palythoas including moprbs. It Probably won't ever be done in a way that would produce a those are bad these are safe list.
Yet as @Darkxerox mentioned if you personally had a reaction to just getting water inside your glove despite all your precautions. Next time could likely be a hospital trip or even deadly to you.
Not to try to scare you here but who knows if you could personally be allergic to them and have lower tolerance. None of those in the pictures are the specific types of Palythoas I mentioned above.
I also recommend you getting rid of them and going after other corals.
To determine that type of thing would involve a full blown medical grade science lab, advanced equipment, and the expertise to do the research. There are millions of zoas snd Palythoas including moprbs. It Probably won't ever be done in a way that would produce a those are bad these are safe list.
Yet as @Darkxerox mentioned if you personally had a reaction to just getting water inside your glove despite all your precautions. Next time could likely be a hospital trip or even deadly to you.
Not to try to scare you here but who knows if you could personally be allergic to them and have lower tolerance. None of those in the pictures are the specific types of Palythoas I mentioned above.
I also recommend you getting rid of them and going after other corals.
tribbitt
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2 looks like a sunny d? or similar. In any case, many different zoas can give you palytoxin poisoning, and we can't tell you for sure which zoa of yours did it.
Do not recommend playing with zoas if you had such a bad time with such limited exposure. It will only get worse as you develop sensitivity to it. I have been poisoned multiple times--- I'm sure I've shed a few brain cells as a result.
For now, after washing hands thoroughly, surgeon scrub with an acidic or basic solution (which will cause PTX to degrade rapidly): vinegar, for example.
Turn off skimmer if you touch the zoas, please, as it can aerosolize tank water with PTX. Getting poisoned sucks, but poisoning your family sucks even more.
Do not recommend playing with zoas if you had such a bad time with such limited exposure. It will only get worse as you develop sensitivity to it. I have been poisoned multiple times--- I'm sure I've shed a few brain cells as a result.
For now, after washing hands thoroughly, surgeon scrub with an acidic or basic solution (which will cause PTX to degrade rapidly): vinegar, for example.
Turn off skimmer if you touch the zoas, please, as it can aerosolize tank water with PTX. Getting poisoned sucks, but poisoning your family sucks even more.