Notable stings, shocks, bites, and otherwise memorable injuries in the hobby

[Reef_Geek]

Originally Posted by christyf5

bad run in with some really fugly zoanthids that weren't interested in coming off the rock. squirted me in the eye and got me in every hang nail. My fingers were so swollen I couldn't flex them for 3 days and my eye was just disgusting for awhile too. Gloves and goggles required when working with those little buggers.

That's amazing. A co-worker who is a newbie reefer told me he got squirted in the eye by something like a zoa when trying to frag it. He told me this long list of symptoms he was experiencing... from sinus congestion, poor hearing, the shakes, to (of course) eye issues. I never heard of zoas being this toxic before, but then again, not too many people get it right in the eye. This is the first re-confirming example I've heard since then.

There you go, as they say, wear your PPE always.