Are "Polyps" The Same As Zoas?

I stand corrected. lol. :-/ At least now you know. But Inwall knows more about his stuff [palytoxin] than I do.

 

LOL....if you're seriously that worried about it, then definitely trade them in. If you take them into MS tomorrow, ask for Brooke and she'll give you credit towards a different coral. If you are there at 10, I might even still be there as I have a lot of work I need to get done before hours. If you go into MS on Sunday, I'll be there.

 

Most of the reactions that people have to palytoxin are nothing more than a mild allergic reaction and then panic sets in worrying about the toxins. That's why I told my friend to take Benadryl which is a common anti-histamine. I wasn't particularly worried about him but I'm not a gambling man. I wasn't just going to say, "Don't worry you'll be fine". When the EMT's saw that he was getting better due to what I told him with the Benadryl, they just gave him an upped dosage via IV.

Palytoxin is kind of like a cold or flu. It's fairly difficult to be affected by it with minor precautions. I don't go to the doctor in the winter (actually I don't go the other 3 seasons of the year but that's a different story). Doctors set up an appointment time and then they make you wait in a room with a whole bunch of people with colds and/or the flu for an hour. If there was only one person sick in the room, you're not going to catch it. If everyone in the room was sick, but you were only in the waiting room for one minute, you're not going to get sick. Likewise, if you have a whole bunch of zoantharia in your tank but your hand is only in your tank for 2 minutes and then wash your hands and arms, you aren't going to have an issue.

 

Well, I might actually bring them by or try to trade them in.
Just for piece of mind.
Thing is, the brown ones have been in there since January. Started as like a 2 headed plug, and they've grown all around the live rock branching out.

So, I'd have to get them off, which I'd be afraid to do...
The Yellows are on a single piece of LR and could easily be taken out.

All this said, they've been in the tank now for about 6-7 months without me even being aware that there could even be a potential problem and nothing has happened.

I placed them where they are and haven't moved them since, and haven't been careful when doing anything in the tank regarding them, so...
More than likely I'm just being a bit OCD and Paranoid 8)

But it is good to know all the info.

 

If you're really worried, make sure you wear gloves when working in the tank.