New to zoas. Venomous question.

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exposure is no fun. here are three dumb mistakes that hopefully you wont make (as i did)

1. splattering in your eye of zoa/paly bits, rock fragments or dust, or water/slime while cutting frags (yep, eye protection really is important when fragging)
2. scratches or cuts on your hand while rearranging a tank with zoas/palys (yep, gloves are probably a good idea too)
3. and the coup de grace, opening the superglue tube by pulling off the lid with your teeth while glueing down zoa/paly frags (yep, pretty dumb, i know noone else here opens glue that way)

the toxins from different types of zoas/palys vary in amount and toxicity. some simptoms for me included metallic taste in mouth, extreme headache, nausea, dizziness. luckily, for me it did not trigger anaphylactic shock, but that is a real possibility. if you are exposed, dont take it lightly.