ouch that really hurts

Who says pulsing Xenia's do not sting? Mine stung me pretty good today and it kills like a bee sting. I was shocked. I was holding up the rock it was at the top and got my wrist.

 

Everyone is sensitive in their own way... I have heard of people getting "stung" by monti capricornis....
I got sarchophyton juice in my eye once... It was red for days and stung like no ones business.
I had a close call with zoos the other day, but thats a different story..

Remember gloves and goggles, even though you look like a scardy cat. Coral can present a multitude of issues to different people.

Happy reefing!

 

I had no idea!

 

I don't mind looking like a weenie if it's protecting my skin and vision!! Toxins are no joke! Chemical warfare with these guys is a real threat....

 

could of been a bristle worm, never heard of xenia stinging, but as dr fragenstein says, everybody is different...

 

I agree everyone is different but I'm 95% sure that Xenia don't sting. I'm pretty sure they don't have nematocyst cells! (Stinging cells) Maybe something else in your water got you, but certainly not the Xenia.

 

are you sure it wasnt stray voltage in your tank zapping you?

 

it has some way of releasing toxins, where the multiple types of xenia meet in my 58g there is always dying xenia there where they hit each other with their polyps and arms

 

well he actually could be allegeric to a specific type of coral.

 

um, welcome to 3reef.

interesting choice of first post.