Touching Corals Safe?

[chadg]

Touch a zoa/poly then touch your eye....Let me know how long it takes till your blind?... o_O

Better safe than sorry: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criem/2015/621815/

What I want to know about from that article is why in the world would he be 'cleaning' his coral? Very odd and also I have no idea why he would do this.

 

[Webslinger]

I scrubbed polys off a rock before (out of the tank), wore gloves, eye protection. It gave me a rash on my arm that lasted a month.

 

[Johniejumbo]

I try not to touch my corals much. The hammer coral is just so floofy I can’t help myself sometimes.

 

[DeniseAndy]

For me it really depends on the corals I am touching. Not going into the paly thing as I have gone blind twice for two days. Headaches. Anyway, some coral (euphyllias) really bother me leaving fingers numb. Some do not bother me at all. Learned over time which are which for me.
However, I always use my super thick industrial gloves with rock. I had a fireworm get me once. OUCH!

 

[Mower55]

Ok yeah I only put hands in tank to syphon pretty much or trying to get rid of my emerald crabs!

Ya, I just got rid of my emerald crab.

 

[ParkerK]

Ya, I just got rid of my emerald crab.

Pesky little fellas

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Make sure to wash your hands and arms when done. Beware the coral slime. Lol
D

 

[zukihara]

 

[MasonK24]

I’ve always had no problems touching coral although I try not to touch the tissue if I can help it. Even after a nasty anemone sting i still don’t wear gloves. It doesn’t really bother me, I just try to stay away from my huge BTA lol