Palytoxin almost kills local reefer. YES ZOA'S AND PALYs CAN KILL YOU.

[Paolissimo]

I am sure other people have posted this article, but I say, the more the better, this is dangerous stuff, since everybody in here has this stuff in their tanks.

http://reeftools.com/live/forum/showthread.php?t=1593

Also note what he says in one of the post

"Oh ya do not forget that scientist studying paly toxin have found that the toxin has been found in other nearby corals that do not produce it on their own, so that other coral you got from someone else may also be toxic!"

I can't attest for sure if this quote is true or not, but if it is true, we should all be careful with our corals, not matter what type they are.

 

[Jakef150]

Whoa... T

 

[Jzhou]

I was talking to the guy from Reeftools on facebook about that yesterday. Crazy stuff.

 

[JarviZ]

Wow that's crazy. Makes me want to get rid of my zoas completely... i only have a quarter sized batch so it shouldn't change the look of my tank at all haha

Do zoa toxins affect fish or other corals in anyway?

 

[skene]

Jarviz... if you own Palys, and have fragged them previously... then you will know what and where do the paly toxins come from.
I gave away some blue hux palys to someone not long ago and the drippings from the palys when fragged landed on my acans and my acans were trying to fight off the slime.