I think the best advice is to wear gloves when putting your hands in the
tank. The only time I have ever been "harmed" by anything in a SW/reef tank
is when I didn't follow this advice. Admittedly, I rarely do. ;-) I got a
farily nasty sting once from a large carpet anenome, and have spent a few
hours removing bristle worm stings from finger tips with scotch tape.

A lot also depends on what you keep. If you keep Coral Cats, Lionfish, or
other venomous critters, you obviously have to be a bit more aware. With a
normal "reef" tank, the danger is minimal. We've had SW/reef tanks going on
18 years now, and have never suffered any serious "hazard" -- well, unless
you count the financial hazards. ;-)

My children love to have the cleaner shrimp "clean" their fingers. (Yep, no
gloves, just a good washing afterward).

~T


"RubenD" wrote in message
et...
I was talking the other day with a friend about getting a tank a Xmas gift
but then we got into hazards which I didn't want to be liable for. He
mentioned from skin to respiratory issues.

I know is silly but I have to ask. I'm not giving up my tank but got
concerns about my kids.

I believe most marine organism would die out water, but you know better
than me. I'm talking about the standard raw tank without those UV filters.

What are the chances of people getting diseases/parasites from a fish tank
since we are kind of breeding them in a closed enviroment, and what are
we
more expose to?.

TIA

Ruben