The advice I always see online about handling zoanthids is "always wear gloves". I've always done so, but seen plenty of people who don't. On the other hand, t

The advice I always see online about handling zoanthids is "always wear gloves". I've always done so, but seen plenty of people who don't. On the other hand, there are plenty of other (often hidden) things in your average reef aquarium that can potentially injure you and leave your local emergency department at a loss. People don't normally get stung by fireworms (or whatever) 5000 miles away from the tropical ocean.