yellow star polyps

reefnut · #1 07-25-2004, 05:45 AM

just read on another site that these little guys can produce toxins that may kill fish.is this true and has anybody had problems with these guys.

EmilyB · #2 07-25-2004, 08:21 AM

link ?

reefnut · #3 07-25-2004, 03:39 PM

ok ill try and find it again,the site was called moyesreef.com i think.in his gallery he has a pic of these guys with a small write up on it.ghttp://www.moyesreef.com/inverts/Zooanthids

Tigger · #4 07-28-2004, 01:17 AM

I have lots of yellow polyps, and I have never had any problems

christyf5 · #5 07-28-2004, 01:59 AM

I have yellow polyps as well. I think what you're thinking of are the larger zooanthids called palythoa. They are the ones with toxins. Some button polyps have toxins as well. These yellow polyps you're seeing on that website are parazoanthus, I don't know if they are toxic or not but I have never had a problem with mine.

Christy

Quinn · #6 07-28-2004, 04:24 AM

Are there any documented cases of fish dying due to the toxins in zoanthids? I do know of a dog who may have been killed by them, and I bought lighting equipment from a fellow who took a trip via ambulance to the ER after playing around in his nano.