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Just scooped this thing out of my tank! The strange thing is i have been practically watching him consume my Colt coral for the past 2-3mths!!

 

I moved the rock which the colt was on about 3mths ago, when it was 6-7" tall; hoping it would move onto another nearby rock and instead I thought id damaged one of its arms [it appeared to go white and look dead-like, which in actual fact I now realise was this thing!] Now the colt is only about 4" tall and i was about to assume I was to blame... I thought the colt was shrinking in order to repair itself when in fact it has been eaten alive for all this time :(. The nudi or slug or whatever it is only became apparent today when he moved, which since 3months ago hasnt been at all!

 

The good news is the colt coral really didnt show too many signs of being stressed/dying and doesnt seem any better off since its parasite has departed.

 

Does anyone know if its a specific genus or is it the same as the zoa polyp-eating one that went postal on my colt??? Id love to know more about this if there are any nudi experts out there..

 

Ive posted more shots here:

 

The nudi seems to have incredible camouflage just like the polyps on a colt..

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto...00&ppuser=16789

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto...00&ppuser=16789

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto...00&ppuser=16789

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