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Man warns pet owners after fish tank releases 'second deadliest' poison, hospitalizes 10
| Fox News ^ | Jennifer Earl

Posted on 04/05/2018 3:40:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: Cold Heart

Why not just Give and Idea to evil people to Fed Ex to political opponents.


21 posted on 04/05/2018 5:17:33 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: BenLurkin

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Wrong way to clean a tank!

A portable diatomaceous filter system is safer in every way.


22 posted on 04/05/2018 5:20:09 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BenLurkin

Russian assassin find new ways to poison traitors to motherland.


23 posted on 04/05/2018 5:41:23 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Cold Heart

Citizens have no need to own assault coral.


24 posted on 04/05/2018 7:09:11 PM PDT by SirFishalot
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To: Chickensoup

Pitbulls, poisonous snakes, toxic coral, or voting democrat, is no way to go through life.


25 posted on 04/05/2018 7:11:03 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: BenLurkin

Xenia don’t produce Palytoxin. They aren’t even in the same family of coral that produce it. Palythoa and Zoanthus produce the toxin and only a few species of it does. Article is a load of BS.


26 posted on 04/05/2018 7:44:16 PM PDT by drunknsage
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To: BenLurkin
Words of wisdom from W.C. Fields:

"Never drink water, m'boy, ...fish do do disgusting things in it."

27 posted on 04/05/2018 7:49:47 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Cold Heart; henbane; BenLurkin

Wondering if the reporter just got confused... It is more likely that he had a LOT of palythoa zoanthids as they are a more likely culprit— the fact that you shouldnt really handle them without protection is a giveaway. Palythoa are nearly indestructible, inexpensive, and are often one of the first corals a new reef keeper buys— without knowing anything about them. The Pulsing Xenia was not the problem nor the source of the palytoxin. They are more interesting but less colorful and easy to propogate. I’ve handled dozens of pieces in and out of water (it does smell out of water.) Last time I pruned, I left several large fragments in the laundry sink for a week trying to dry them out (and kill the Xenia) so I could start again. Still, a bizarre story to me in that so many were sickened by it.


28 posted on 04/05/2018 7:53:14 PM PDT by philled (If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
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“Still a bizarre story to me in that so many were sickened by it”

My first association with this story with another story was where ER people were dropping like flies when treating a patient.
The patient was having cardiac arrest and a defibrillator was used. Soon after, an unknown toxin was making everyone drop unconscious. The ER was evacuated and Haz Mat called in. The Dr. put on an O2 mask and continued trying to save the patient. (she later died of her late station cancer) Turns out the woman had been dousing herself with DMSO and the electro shock caused formation of extremely poisonous dimethyl sulfate.


29 posted on 04/05/2018 8:14:36 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: henbane

It’s beauty AND THE BEAST. Fascinating.


30 posted on 04/05/2018 8:30:49 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENT)
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