MVPaquatics Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-02/aldinga-family-poisoned-by-coral-spores/8488910?pfmredir=sm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighschoolReefer Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 [emoji23]Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Fascinating! I wish they had been more specific than "well known coral". Sounds like palutoxin though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighschoolReefer Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Okay but who removes coral to scrub it tho??Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 That's why I always boil and bleach my coral before putting in the tank Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 27 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: That's why I always boil and bleach my coral before putting in the tank Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Except then you will release the toxin in the water vapor (according to the article). ? Some pretty crazy stuff in there between the scrubbing and the boiling water. Wonder if anyone has a better ID on the coral ("flower coral"?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 You busted me.. my friends and i are into coral huffing. It's a thing now Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: You busted me.. my friends and i are into coral huffing. It's a thing now Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk So coral huffing is the new toad licking eh? Lots of interesting toxins in the marine world. We use a lot of conotoxins in our work to study channel properties. Nasty but highly useful biological tools. Don't mess with marine snails ☠️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Is that from cone snails? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I always lick my fingers after fragging............guess I have been doing it all wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) I usually frag my leathers. Then I squeez this piss out of them and inject the juice produced. It's out of this world!!! Once I'm finally back to reality I drive to Portland parks and drop my syringes for others to find like an Easter egg hunt. Edited May 3, 2017 by fishmanmike01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 2 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: Is that from cone snails? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Yep - that family has developed some crazy effective neurotoxins. They are up there with tetrodotoxin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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