Has anyone considered contribute an article, or perhaps sticky this discussion somewhere regarding all the potential hazards in this hobby, especially for those new comers to help keep everyone safe?
Some of the more common sense issues that causes personal injury are:
The above can mostly be avoided by some best practices in common sense. But there are some very specific hidden dangers that makes me cringe when people aren't informed:
And then there are some extreme cases that can lead to fatality:
I've personally been carelessly stung by a mandarin lionfish and I can share it was not a fun night. I kept my fingers cooking on a metal halide lamp that night to treat the heat-degenerating toxin. I have also unknowingly picked up cone snails while playing at a lagoon.
Will be happy to hear everyone's unfortunate encounters with any of these dangers listed above (photos of swollen fingers welcome). And also any other dangers not on the list but you feel is important to bring to the community's awareness.
Thanks!
Some of the more common sense issues that causes personal injury are:
- Slipping on wet floor
- Electric shock by leaked voltage
- Glass or blade cut when performing maintenance
- Burns from hot equipments
The above can mostly be avoided by some best practices in common sense. But there are some very specific hidden dangers that makes me cringe when people aren't informed:
- Non-lethal toxic stings: Lionfish, rabbitfish spine, etc
- Allergic reactions: jellyfish, anemones, certain large polyp corals
- Cuts from sharp sps coral branches
- Surgeonfish (tang) spine cuts
- Pistol shrimp/mantis shrimp punches/cuts
- Bristleworms
- Morey eel bites
- Stingray spine
- Shark bite (really? shark in home aquarium?)
And then there are some extreme cases that can lead to fatality:
- Bluering Octopus (I can't believe someone actually kept it)
- Cone snail
- Palytoxin (from zoanthids)
I've personally been carelessly stung by a mandarin lionfish and I can share it was not a fun night. I kept my fingers cooking on a metal halide lamp that night to treat the heat-degenerating toxin. I have also unknowingly picked up cone snails while playing at a lagoon.
Will be happy to hear everyone's unfortunate encounters with any of these dangers listed above (photos of swollen fingers welcome). And also any other dangers not on the list but you feel is important to bring to the community's awareness.
Thanks!
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