CaboKent Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Is there a fish or shrimp that eats Zoo Nudi's. I have them all over my Zoo's, and it's impossible to remove all of them by hand. Would a Six Line Wrasse work? PLMK. Thanks! Link to comment
mvite Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Oh no! They didn't get the blue ones did they? I haven't had them yet (knock on e-wood) but heard all you can do is repeated FW dips with Lugol's. Pick off what you can by hand first. I have read a thread that said yellow tailed blue damsels will eat em--but can't confirm that. Link to comment
CaboKent Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 They are on ALL of them. Too many to pick off. Never had them before, so I am really wondering what can destroy them. I guess I'll try a long piece of hard airline tubing, cut at a 45 degree angle, attached to soft airline tubing , going into a bucket. I'll siphon them away!!! Anybody have a better idea? Thanks! Link to comment
DementedLullaby Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Freshwater dip and inspection for eggs possible? Link to comment
xJoshx Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 yellow tail damsel's i cant rember what else eats em but FW dip for about 5-10mins never hurts a Zoa. lol Link to comment
mvite Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 ReefCentral has a dip recipe-- It's basically matching ph and temp FW--with 5-6 drops of Lugol's per gallon. Check out the sticky on RC under Zoanthids---it works great--but you have some work ahead of you. Good Luck! Link to comment
CaboKent Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 I'm going to put in 3 YTD's this week. I'll report the results in a few weeks. Thanks for the info guys! Link to comment
mvite Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Good luck--I am knocking on wood as I haven't had them.....yet. They scare the hell outta me and I dip everything in the concoction from RC before quarantine now---I have seen too many stories and have been lucky so far. Your idea of siphoning along with dipping and scraping eggs will assist the damsels. I dunno if all YTD are voracious nudi eaters. Prop's past thread seemed to imply that it can be "learned" from seeing others--like a dog lifting it's leg..... Link to comment
CaboKent Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Actually , this is turning into a good thing! I told the wife that I had to get another aquarium to isolate the Zoo's. Nanocustoms, here I come! LOL!!! Link to comment
mvite Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 ^^That's right! You are one of those "The sump is half full" kinda guys! Way to capitalize on an opportunity! Link to comment
mahi mahi boy Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 The prop said a few of his fish eat them. I just bought a small yellow tail, Chrysiptera parasema (I think). But some call Chrysiptera hemicyanea yellow tail too. I wonder which one T-prop has? http://www.marinedepotlive.com/yellowtail-...h--damsels.html Dip instructions: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=900789 Link to comment
sephroth_r1 Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 you have a pic of them, for the rest of us? Link to comment
CaboKent Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 I went to my LFS yesterday, and the owner confirmed that YTD's eat Nudi's. I put one in, and 24 hours later, no Nudi's that I can see. He also eats flatworms! I don't have a camera right now, but I can tell you that the Nudi's are really small and change their color to match the host Zoo's colors. I highly recommend Yellow Tail Damsels for Nudi eradication! Link to comment
Kogut Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 K. I'm going to go get one on my way home in 2 weeks. Glad to hear it worked for you. My tank has become overwhelmed since I moved away from it. Link to comment
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