Edible Corals?

orcafood · 02/10/2010, 02:33 PM

I was just wondering if there are any corals that can be consumed by humans. Any corals that are considered delicacies in other countries?

As a side question, say my dog ate xenia or mushrooms. Would it be a very bad thing or would the dog be alright?

romsoccer12 · 02/10/2010, 03:08 PM

dont eat the mushrooms, youll start tripping out of your mind

williamjhitchcock · 02/10/2010, 04:27 PM

I know palys are very poisonous, there is a few people that have rumored that someone's dog ate a paly and died. don't know if that's true but i would be careful....

David Jr. · 02/10/2010, 04:37 PM

I only know of certain sponges or tunicates that people eat. Corals... not so much. But I think that the paly dog is a legitimate thread on RC.

mscarpena · 02/10/2010, 05:13 PM

Giant clams are consumed regularly.

Wrench · 02/10/2010, 05:29 PM

Especially the pink clams.

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 05:45 PM

Ahahahahaha, the pink ones.

Only certain palys contain toxins, not all.

mguti025 · 02/10/2010, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrench

Especially the pink clams.

lololoololol

polyppetey · 02/10/2010, 06:39 PM

Some sea cucumbers are edible and many seaweeds are though neither are corals, I thunk that is as close as you are going to get. I read grape caleurpa is edible though that is not 100%

kingfisher62 · 02/10/2010, 06:47 PM

I don't know, but I get to drink coral juice pretty often when I start the siphon for my water changes.

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kingfisher62

I don't know, but I get to drink coral juice pretty often when I start the siphon for my water changes.

Don't ask me why I did it but I had some sand clog my siphon. I decided to suck as hard as I could to unclog it. Yup, mouth full of the nastiest crap that you can siphon from under the sand bed.

kingfisher62 · 02/10/2010, 07:07 PM

eeeeeewwwwww!

K.Bodno · 02/10/2010, 07:09 PM

Quick question, why would you ever want to do that? haha

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 07:10 PM

Yeah, nothing like 3 year old fish poop in your mouth.
Luckily I place a towel on the floor when I do my WC, I could spit it right on the floor as fast as I could.

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 07:12 PM

Just for kicks. LMAO

K.Bodno · 02/10/2010, 07:19 PM

well the froot loop favia i saw someone had on here looked pretty good, not gonna lie

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 07:27 PM

Sometimes I feel like eating my fish.

stevejrnc · 02/10/2010, 07:32 PM

i would not be surprised to see some type of coral in a Japanese fish market

GreshamH · 02/10/2010, 07:39 PM

Not corals themselves but they do eat coral spawns (eggs) in some South Pacific islands.

kingfisher62 · 02/10/2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theyammieguy

Sometimes I feel like eating my fish.

Not to get off subject but I read that in ancient times Kole tangs could only be eaten by Hawaiin royalty and peasants caught eating them would be put to death. Or was that a dream?

theyammieguy · 02/10/2010, 07:54 PM

If that was a dream, you need to quit eating the mushrooms. Lol

greenbean36191 · 02/11/2010, 08:19 AM

There are lots of reasons why people don't eat corals. First of all, most of them don't offer a substantial meal. The ones that are big enough to make a meal of tend to be full of sharp spicules that will shred your insides. You would also have to take care in preparing them to make sure the nematocysts were inactivated or munching on them would be a pretty unpleasant, and possibly life-threatening, experience. They also make cocktails of defensive chemicals from terpenes to alkaloids, some of which could make you pretty sick. And as others have mentioned, they can also carry palytoxin, which is actually pretty common among marine animals and is found in lots of corals besides zoanthids, sometimes in higher concentrations.

There have been some corals, mostly gorgonians, that were harvested commercially for compounds used in cosmetics and to a lesser degree, pharmaceuticals, but that's mostly ended.

Chubosco · 02/11/2010, 09:46 AM

One coral makes you smaller and one makes you large, the ones in your tank don't do anything at all. Go ask Alice when she is 10 feet tall.

rharr21 · 02/11/2010, 02:47 PM

People do eat coral calcium supplements made from coral skeletons.

roadcrew · 02/11/2010, 03:02 PM

quote from OP: "As a side question, say my dog ate xenia or mushrooms. Would it be a very bad thing or would the dog be alright?"

how does a dog get in the tank to eat coral?

02/10/2010, 02:33 PM	#1
orcafood Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Raleigh Posts: 864	Edible Corals? I was just wondering if there are any corals that can be consumed by humans. Any corals that are considered delicacies in other countries? As a side question, say my dog ate xenia or mushrooms. Would it be a very bad thing or would the dog be alright? __________________ Acros, Zoas, Lps and Acros Kevin Current Tank Info: 200 gallon sps

02/10/2010, 03:08 PM	#2
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	dont eat the mushrooms, youll start tripping out of your mind __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

02/10/2010, 05:45 PM	#7
theyammieguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,691	Ahahahahaha, the pink ones. Only certain palys contain toxins, not all. __________________ "Ya'll can go to hell, I'm going to Texas". David Crockett. 12g JBJ deluxe JBJ viper 70w, maxi jet 900, Koralia nano, two false percs, softies, LPS, and SPS, about 25# LR and 2"-3" SB. Running since 3/22/07. Soon to add sump with skimmer Click my home page for pictures. 40g breeder upgrade in progress. Planning a 60g cube FOWLR.

02/10/2010, 06:47 PM	#10
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I don't know, but I get to drink coral juice pretty often when I start the siphon for my water changes. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

02/10/2010, 07:07 PM	#12
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	eeeeeewwwwww! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

02/10/2010, 04:27 PM	#3
williamjhitchcock Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saint Petersburg Fl Posts: 205	I know palys are very poisonous, there is a few people that have rumored that someone's dog ate a paly and died. don't know if that's true but i would be careful....

02/10/2010, 04:37 PM	#4
David Jr. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 147	I only know of certain sponges or tunicates that people eat. Corals... not so much. But I think that the paly dog is a legitimate thread on RC.

02/10/2010, 05:13 PM	#5
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	Giant clams are consumed regularly.

02/10/2010, 05:29 PM	#6
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	Especially the pink clams.

02/10/2010, 06:39 PM	#9
polyppetey Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: richboro Posts: 313	Some sea cucumbers are edible and many seaweeds are though neither are corals, I thunk that is as close as you are going to get. I read grape caleurpa is edible though that is not 100%

02/10/2010, 07:09 PM	#13
K.Bodno Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Highland Heights, Ohio Posts: 131	Quick question, why would you ever want to do that? haha

02/10/2010, 07:10 PM	#14
theyammieguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,691	Yeah, nothing like 3 year old fish poop in your mouth. Luckily I place a towel on the floor when I do my WC, I could spit it right on the floor as fast as I could. __________________ "Ya'll can go to hell, I'm going to Texas". David Crockett. 12g JBJ deluxe JBJ viper 70w, maxi jet 900, Koralia nano, two false percs, softies, LPS, and SPS, about 25# LR and 2"-3" SB. Running since 3/22/07. Soon to add sump with skimmer Click my home page for pictures. 40g breeder upgrade in progress. Planning a 60g cube FOWLR.

02/10/2010, 07:12 PM	#15
theyammieguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,691	Just for kicks. LMAO __________________ "Ya'll can go to hell, I'm going to Texas". David Crockett. 12g JBJ deluxe JBJ viper 70w, maxi jet 900, Koralia nano, two false percs, softies, LPS, and SPS, about 25# LR and 2"-3" SB. Running since 3/22/07. Soon to add sump with skimmer Click my home page for pictures. 40g breeder upgrade in progress. Planning a 60g cube FOWLR.

02/10/2010, 07:19 PM	#16
K.Bodno Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Highland Heights, Ohio Posts: 131	well the froot loop favia i saw someone had on here looked pretty good, not gonna lie

02/10/2010, 07:27 PM	#17
theyammieguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,691	Sometimes I feel like eating my fish. __________________ "Ya'll can go to hell, I'm going to Texas". David Crockett. 12g JBJ deluxe JBJ viper 70w, maxi jet 900, Koralia nano, two false percs, softies, LPS, and SPS, about 25# LR and 2"-3" SB. Running since 3/22/07. Soon to add sump with skimmer Click my home page for pictures. 40g breeder upgrade in progress. Planning a 60g cube FOWLR.

02/10/2010, 07:32 PM	#18
stevejrnc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hollywood FL Posts: 439	i would not be surprised to see some type of coral in a Japanese fish market

02/10/2010, 07:39 PM	#19
GreshamH Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 9,474	Not corals themselves but they do eat coral spawns (eggs) in some South Pacific islands. __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time

02/10/2010, 07:54 PM	#21
theyammieguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,691	If that was a dream, you need to quit eating the mushrooms. Lol __________________ "Ya'll can go to hell, I'm going to Texas". David Crockett. 12g JBJ deluxe JBJ viper 70w, maxi jet 900, Koralia nano, two false percs, softies, LPS, and SPS, about 25# LR and 2"-3" SB. Running since 3/22/07. Soon to add sump with skimmer Click my home page for pictures. 40g breeder upgrade in progress. Planning a 60g cube FOWLR.

02/11/2010, 08:19 AM	#22
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	There are lots of reasons why people don't eat corals. First of all, most of them don't offer a substantial meal. The ones that are big enough to make a meal of tend to be full of sharp spicules that will shred your insides. You would also have to take care in preparing them to make sure the nematocysts were inactivated or munching on them would be a pretty unpleasant, and possibly life-threatening, experience. They also make cocktails of defensive chemicals from terpenes to alkaloids, some of which could make you pretty sick. And as others have mentioned, they can also carry palytoxin, which is actually pretty common among marine animals and is found in lots of corals besides zoanthids, sometimes in higher concentrations. There have been some corals, mostly gorgonians, that were harvested commercially for compounds used in cosmetics and to a lesser degree, pharmaceuticals, but that's mostly ended. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

02/11/2010, 09:46 AM	#23
Chubosco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 39	One coral makes you smaller and one makes you large, the ones in your tank don't do anything at all. Go ask Alice when she is 10 feet tall.

02/11/2010, 02:47 PM	#24
rharr21 Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Slidell, Louisiana Posts: 313	People do eat coral calcium supplements made from coral skeletons.

02/11/2010, 03:02 PM	#25
roadcrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: portage park, chicago Posts: 294	quote from OP: "As a side question, say my dog ate xenia or mushrooms. Would it be a very bad thing or would the dog be alright?" how does a dog get in the tank to eat coral?