barbadeau Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Help, I need to know if this nudibranch type thing is harmful.... I have one in isolation but can see a few more runnig around! Thanks email me at robideau@gmail.com if you have more extensive info! http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto...o=14503&cat=503 you can view it there! thanks! HELP! Link to comment
bluebastion Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Replied to both of your gallery pics. Link to comment
barbadeau Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 yeppers, anybody have any opinions about getting rid of many of them??? we have taken out about 2 large ones, and about 10 or so small ones...... any shrimp/crab/fish that will eat these.....? anybody? Link to comment
Scissorhand Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 how fast do these multiply? Just wondering if a visual inspection will do, or do I have to dip everything single zoos. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I dip every zoa before adding to my tank, because I have had the zoa eating nudi's before, rather be safe then sorry. I am not saying that is what you have, just if they are, you are in for a long haul especially if there is eggs. Link to comment
barbadeau Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 well I think mine had eggs that hatched, so I am pulling them out 5-10 at a time, I was wondering if there is a nano fish, or shrimp that will dine on these..... Link to comment
bluebastion Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I have yet to read about a bad-nudi eater. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 They're zoo-eating nudis, and they can be difficult to eradicate. Dipping new corals doesn't necessarily remove them all, though, just for the record. Try sucking them out with a turkey baster, removing the zoo rocks (ALL of them) and dipping them. Look up more; do a search right here on NR, and you'll find lots of info. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Dipping them gets rid of the hatched ones,ime. Vigorously shake them and then do an inspection before adding to your tank. I do not know of anything that will kill the eggs though. Since I have been dipping my corals, I have found several in the bottom of my dipping containers, instead of being introduced into my tank, better safe then sorry. I do just a fw dip but some add lugol (sp?) solution also. Link to comment
barbadeau Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Well all I know is that I never had this problem until I put zoas from Coral Fanatics into my tank..... - http://www.coralfanatics.com/ - Although I cannot prove this 100% I'd have to admit that this is where I THINK they came from. Not to happy about that. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Here's a great solution [prevention] to your problem: QUARANTINE TANK! MANY wild colonies come with nudis, btw. Sundial snails, too, but the snails are much easier to eradicate. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Originally posted by barbadeau Well all I know is that I never had this problem until I put zoas from Coral Fanatics into my tank..... - http://www.coralfanatics.com/ - Although I cannot prove this 100% I'd have to admit that this is where I THINK they came from. Not to happy about that. The first time that I saw them was on an order I received from the same place. I wasn't going to throw the name out because anyone can have them and not know it, but since you mentioned it, I did too. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Originally posted by Caesar777 Here's a great solution [prevention] to your problem: QUARANTINE TANK! Good idea, but not always feasible. Many people keep nano's because of cost and space issue's. To set up a qt tank would require twice what they may have originally planned or call for more space and money then they have. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 All you need is a $10 glass 10-gallon tank from Petco and maybe a powerhead, and a strip-light. It's a reasonable investment, especially considering the total cost of all the livestock in your tank, which potentially could be lost (some or all) if a pathogen or parasite were to be introduced. It's a common misconception among people with nanos that, exactly that--"I don't need/can't have a QT". Not so. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Originally posted by Caesar777 It's a common misconception among people with nanos that, exactly that--"I don't need/can't have a QT". Not so. I find this to be an erroneous statement. Most find it an issue of space, not fallacy. A reasonable investment yes, but still one that some cannot provide, for their own various reasons. Link to comment
barbadeau Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Well I should have fresh water dipped them before I put them in my tank, my bad..... don't need a whole QT to do a fresh water dip, I didn't know these things existed.... so its a challegne, but i'll beat them.... Link to comment
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