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Are All Zoanthids Toxic. Although not all zoanthids contain palytoxin, some zoanthids commonly found in home aquariums contain high concentrations of this toxin (2). You should know that most cases of palytoxin poisoning that are reported have to do with improper disposal of zoa rocks. While reefers “kind of” know that they should be careful when handling all manner of zoanthids, especially palythoa, it seems that too many palythoa growers are not taking enough care and caution when handling these dangerously toxic polyps. So in terms of palytoxin poisoning, we should all understand that caution is necessary around zoanthids, regardless of the presence or absence of this toxin. Now, not all zoanthids are equally toxic, but because these inverts are usually sold under trade names rather than scientific names, there’s no way for the average hobbyist. Can be colorful (green, purple, blue, fluorescent orange). They’re not all toxic, however it is best practice to assume they are all toxic because discerning the difference species is super. When it comes to toxic palys, it is the drab brown specimens that we see most often, but there may be at least some colorful phenotypes being fragged.

While reefers “kind of” know that they should be careful when handling all manner of zoanthids, especially palythoa, it seems that too many palythoa growers are not taking enough care and caution when handling these dangerously toxic polyps. When it comes to toxic palys, it is the drab brown specimens that we see most often, but there may be at least some colorful phenotypes being fragged. You should know that most cases of palytoxin poisoning that are reported have to do with improper disposal of zoa rocks. They’re not all toxic, however it is best practice to assume they are all toxic because discerning the difference species is super. Now, not all zoanthids are equally toxic, but because these inverts are usually sold under trade names rather than scientific names, there’s no way for the average hobbyist. Although not all zoanthids contain palytoxin, some zoanthids commonly found in home aquariums contain high concentrations of this toxin (2). Can be colorful (green, purple, blue, fluorescent orange). So in terms of palytoxin poisoning, we should all understand that caution is necessary around zoanthids, regardless of the presence or absence of this toxin.

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Are All Zoanthids Toxic They’re not all toxic, however it is best practice to assume they are all toxic because discerning the difference species is super. Now, not all zoanthids are equally toxic, but because these inverts are usually sold under trade names rather than scientific names, there’s no way for the average hobbyist. When it comes to toxic palys, it is the drab brown specimens that we see most often, but there may be at least some colorful phenotypes being fragged. They’re not all toxic, however it is best practice to assume they are all toxic because discerning the difference species is super. So in terms of palytoxin poisoning, we should all understand that caution is necessary around zoanthids, regardless of the presence or absence of this toxin. Can be colorful (green, purple, blue, fluorescent orange). While reefers “kind of” know that they should be careful when handling all manner of zoanthids, especially palythoa, it seems that too many palythoa growers are not taking enough care and caution when handling these dangerously toxic polyps. You should know that most cases of palytoxin poisoning that are reported have to do with improper disposal of zoa rocks. Although not all zoanthids contain palytoxin, some zoanthids commonly found in home aquariums contain high concentrations of this toxin (2).