NanoGeek Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Spotted this in my tank today. My two clowns died yesterday so I am a little paranoid of anything I see in there. Could it be a little snail out of its shell? Sorry for the blurry pic, I had to zoom in alot and my phone didnt want to focus on it. Thanks in advance! Link to comment
afyounie Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Snails don't leave their shells. Can't really tell from the picture what it is. My guess is a nudibranch, but it could just be a bit of detritus. Link to comment
NanoGeek Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Its really hard to zoom in on and get a picture but its definitely crawling around on the glass and back of the tank. I will try to get a better picture Link to comment
NanoGeek Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Here is another picture Link to comment
Muraki Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 That is a nudibranch. Professor for an invert bio class get these shipped in, I spend 8 months caring for her inverts and came across them often. This one looks nearly 100% identical to the ones we got in. Link to comment
Mirya Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Do you have zoas? There are some tiny nudibranchs that eat zoas. Link to comment
evanski Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Afraid that looks like the one that eats zoanthids. Search for threads that discuss (my 2G is one) eradication. Have to treat multiple times, as eggs are basically impervious. Manual removal and 2X FWE every week for a month worked for me. Link to comment
NanoGeek Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yes I have some zoa frags. One wasnt looking to good, I cleaned it off and seen that later. I removed it then I cleaned and dipped the zoa again. Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 He needs to be euthanized, he is a nudibranch Link to comment
joy13 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Flatworm exit will only work for adult nudibranch, the eggs are much harder to get rid of, take your zoas out if you can to dip them it is easier than doing the whole tank. Hope you got lucky and it is the only one you have. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 FWE works on flatworms. The best instant kill for adult nudibranchs is a freshwater dip - same temperature as tank. The osmotic pressure bursts their membrane and they explode. Eggs will not be affected, need to dip again when they hatch. I had zoa eating nudis - inspected my zoa garden daily - every night, plucked them off with tweezers. They slowly but surely all went away. Link to comment
NanoGeek Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Well hopefully this was the only one I had. I havent seen anymore yet, that being said the zoa frag it came off of had never opened. Im debating whether its dead and I need to pull it. I have hope though just like harry did for his clam! Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 FWE works on flatworms. The best instant kill for adult nudibranchs is a freshwater dip - same temperature as tank. The osmotic pressure bursts their membrane and they explode. Eggs will not be affected, need to dip again when they hatch. I had zoa eating nudis - inspected my zoa garden daily - every night, plucked them off with tweezers. They slowly but surely all went away. +1 on that. I must add that I have heard some nudibranch get eaten by some amphipods in some situations, so a healthy amphipod population may potentially make some added difference. Link to comment
Muraki Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Take a look at this link. Does yours look exactly like it? If so you might be in luck to keep it. http://www.piecesoftheocean.com/collections/inverts-misc/products/berghia-nudibranchs These are exactly what we used to get in. And they do it Aptasia. Link to comment
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