touching colt coral?

carolgyrl1 · 07/31/2011, 08:52 AM

I could not find my gloves, Is it ok to touch a colt coral with your hands? Kinda wondering if any problems, I washed immediately afterwords, heard about some corals being very dangerous to handle

billdogg · 07/31/2011, 09:15 AM

IMO, you stand as much chance of harming the coral by touching it as it does by touching you. That being said, yes there are some that are worse than others - zoanthids near the top of the list. Many anemones can leave a welt also. Gloves are, indeed, your best bet, however I rarely use them - it seems to encourage needless contact.

07/31/2011, 08:52 AM	#1
carolgyrl1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: palm springs, ca Posts: 230	touching colt coral? I could not find my gloves, Is it ok to touch a colt coral with your hands? Kinda wondering if any problems, I washed immediately afterwords, heard about some corals being very dangerous to handle

07/31/2011, 09:15 AM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	IMO, you stand as much chance of harming the coral by touching it as it does by touching you. That being said, yes there are some that are worse than others - zoanthids near the top of the list. Many anemones can leave a welt also. Gloves are, indeed, your best bet, however I rarely use them - it seems to encourage needless contact. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

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