itchy hands and redness from tank water?

very interesting. really a coincident but i heard friends of mine talk about the same thing last week. they had itchy hands and arms too after being busy in the tank. i know they dont feed frozen bloodworm. can shrimp or other protein have the same effect? wouldnt you see some kind of bubbles/foam on the water with that much protein?

I have the same problem, but only when I've reconetly fed blood worms.

I'm very allergic to blood worms; I get raised bumps on my hands and arms, my asthma kicks in, and my eyes water and swell up. I need to wear gloves when I handle them, even just the un-opened package.

Krill makes my hands ichy and red, but it's nothing a little cortizone cream can't clear up.

Hey, if you think of it, bloodworms etc. aside, think of what's in your tank. Fishie poo, solid and dissolved, fishie pee, algaes, random other bacteria and stuff that can cause problems with open wounds. Last March I got bit in my "bad" (arthritic from break) middle finger knuckle by an injured mare; it took forever to heal, and kept getting even more sore that usual. Didn't take me very long to figure out source, but I'm allergic to latex and don't want any unnecessary chemicals or whatever in my tanks. There's even fish tuberculosis, but from what I understand, it is not transferable to humans.