Mstefa1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Please Identify this guy... Or at least... Good or bad. Thank you! I've seen him several times as he gets around. Link to comment
seabass Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Zoa eating nudibranch. Bad. Link to comment
BenjaminS Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Kill all nudis you dont add into your tank =) Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Get it out of there. You don't want that. Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Exactly what I thought. Shame... Such a colorful creature. He's already worm food. Any last words? Link to comment
seabass Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 There could be more. Also, there could be eggs. Link to comment
chrssprngs Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nudibranchs typically take on the color of what they eat so colorful nudibranch.... There could be more. Also, there could be eggs. +1. They can be prolific. Stay vigilant. Egg masses are spiral/circular. Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I saw my first Zoa eating nudibranch at the LFS the other day. I was admiring a nice baseball sized rock that was covered in many really nice zoas. Then I noticed one of the zoas move. I watched carefully and it moved again. On closer inspection it was a zoa eating nudibranch. It was amazing how well it blended with the zoas. It was exactly the same color as the zoa skirts. I mentioned it to the guy working there and he pulled it out and put it in the bag. We got to see it up close and personal. Tiny little thing, and it's frilly body blends perfectly with the skirts of the zoas. I didn't buy that zoa rock... Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Thank you everyone... Then it's possible that I may be looking at more then one. I'll keep my eyes open. I've never seen him near my zoas but I'm not taking any chances. Link to comment
Rescue12g Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That thing is cool looking! I've had 4 nudis spring up in my tank and double in size this week -- but no where near as cool looking as yours (see below)! So far I've only seen them eat green hair algae . . . so they shall remain "under observation." Link to comment
Gramophone Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 You will notice if you have more when your zoanthids don't open up all the way or at all. In this case, CoralRX is your friend Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 I pulled another one that looked identical to this out today. 2 of my zoas have not been opening up - they were dipped when I put them in the tank. Time for another dip. Link to comment
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