Latex gloves to avoid stings/injuries?

[Oldmano]

I've been looking at some marine threads, and have noticed a great deal of them somewhere along the lines of "I got stung", detailing people sticking their hands in their aquarium and taking them back out covered in painful bristles and what not. This is something I would like to avoid if possible by employing the use of gloves, just simple latex ones. Would this be advisable or harmful to fish? If so is there anything else you can wear for protection?

[serafino]

I imagine latex gloves would be ok if your wash them before you put them in the tank. Some gloves have chemicals on them. I have seen special tank cleaning gloves before. here is a link to one site http://www.seamargloves.com/atlas_gloves/aquarium-gloves.htm
and one more
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/cleaning.php?product_ID=mc-glove
as long as you buy them from a place where they are designed for aquarium use I would say its ok.
Hope this helps :)

[Oldmano]

Thanks, answered my question perfectly.

[BIGgourami]

the powder-free latex would work as would nylon or pvc... but they won't do much against a tang or lion, but things like coral, nems, and maybe bristleworms...

those whole are aqarium gloves are better but still not stab proof if they really want to get to you.. like a trigger or puffer.

[Oldmano]

Good thing I don't plan on keeping tangs, lions or trigger fish then. Do you think that the aquarium specialized gloves are tough enough to withstand a blow from a clown mantis shrimp? Which I may keep.

[BIGgourami]

try welding gloves then... :D

[likestofish]

maybe those neoprene fishing gloves?

[Kellanved]

Well, if your really that worried about it, go to your local store for fishing gear, and see if they don't have any of those stainless steal chainmail gloves for people who don't know how to get crabs out of crab pots without getting pinched

[pacu mom]

I've been looking at some marine threads, and have noticed a great deal of them somewhere along the lines of "I got stung", detailing people sticking their hands in their aquarium and taking them back out covered in painful bristles and what not. This is something I would like to avoid if possible by employing the use of gloves, just simple latex ones. Would this be advisable or harmful to fish? If so is there anything else you can wear for protection?


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[Predator 1]

They look like the Gloves that are used to handle Radioactive Isotopes.

[NyJets51]

tangs are poisonous?

[BIGgourami]

They look like the Gloves that are used to handle Radioactive Isotopes.


yeah i don't know why they used such flaming colors.... but....


tangs usually aren't poisonous but i think a few might be..

[Predator 1]

When you mentioned a Tang BIGgourami, I assumed you was refering to the "Scalples" on there tail being able to inflict nasty cuts. I have NEVER came accross a Poisonous Tang. Is there such a creature.

[Oddball]

There are inexpensive "no-cut" gloves available that will work fine. The ones used in the plants I work in are made of kevlar over a wire mesh. They prevent injuries from the many razor knives used when working on bulk products. They also come with rubber dots or full rubber coats to make handling wet objects easier.

[BIGgourami]

There are inexpensive "no-cut" gloves available that will work fine. The ones used in the plants I work in are made of kevlar over a wire mesh. They prevent injuries from the many razor knives used when working on bulk products. They also come with rubber dots or full rubber coats to make handling wet objects easier.

we have these at work (deli) they work ok for slashing motions but i doubt their usability for a stab or poke..

chain mail could work but i wouldn't want to be sticking steel in my tank every couple days
my only other 'problem' with them is they smell after a while...

and for predator, idk i thinking there might be... maybe i was just thinking of rabbitfish..

[likestofish]

again those neoprne gloves are slash and puncture proof.

[sweeTang21]

if you not worried about getting skin oils into your tank, then a pair of "clean" dish gloves work well. not going to help against a puffer, trigger, lion but will help when it comes to moving rock and corals around. keeps your hand protected from coral stings and theres more protection from anything that may be on the rock.