Sea Goblin

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Liz

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Had the LFS special order me a Sea Goblin. Haven't picked it up yet, but today I read that they are fatally poisonous. Is this true?
 
the vast majority of these are either sold as pop-eye goblins or bearded goul..and yes, the sting from one of these fish can kill a human...very very potent and best left out in the ocean....

Niko
 
Well, they special ordered it for me and drove all the way to pick it up from a special wholesaler, and it's $70 so I don't know how well they'd be able to sell it to someone else, so I guess I'm kind of obligated to take it. I'll just be very careful.
 
Well, they special ordered it for me and drove all the way to pick it up from a special wholesaler, and it's $70 so I don't know how well they'd be able to sell it to someone else, so I guess I'm kind of obligated to take it. I'll just be very careful.

I'd be getting me some VERY thick aquarium gloves! :eek3:
 
I'll test out my aquarium gloves. Dangle them and have him prick them and see if it penetrates.

I'll be making a strict, no hands in the water rule.

It's not worth risking death over a fish but I worked at this fish store for a year and they get mad every time I return something or change my mind...
 
The guy at the LFS, probably the smartest guy there... he majored in biology or something in college... he said yes it can kill you but a lion fish can also kill you and the chances of death are possible but not likely. He said the venom in these IS more potent than the venom in lionfish, but if I got stung it'd most likely just mean a hospital visit.
 
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