Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi , I just found out that my tank has alot of these hitch hikers. Please help me. I am a newbie here and please tell me whether this is reef safe. If it is not reef safe please tell me what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 These are zoanthids. Soft corals. Part of the reef. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member asg Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 Bad guy. If i am not wrong will eat coral Quote 子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...) Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006) Now: (2014) @Sept 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 These are zoanthids. Soft corals. Part of the reef. I mean the slugs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Bad guy. If i am not wrong will eat coral How to remove them bro ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 I am talking about the ones on the zoas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member PowderTang Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 Try to remove them and coral dip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 Those are zoanthid eating nudibranches. Dip your coral to remove. If that coral had been in your tank, they probably had spread now. If so, keeping your tank coral free to starve them off. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 There is more than 40 pcs on all over the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Do they only eat zoas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pcw Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 Yes only zoas. Dip your zoas. Even a quick freshwater dip is better than none at all, assuming you don't have currently have coral RX or smth like that at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Koh Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I read somewhere that if u are hardworking, pinching them out of the water with tweezers would do the job too. But that's provided u can pinch out 20-30 at a time, greatly reducing their reproduction rates. A few lone individuals won't be able to reproduce. So as long as u maintain the hardwork it should be cleared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Evolutionz Posted November 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nudibranches, I assume u do not have any dip with u right now. Do a fresh water dip for about 10-15 mins. Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted November 6, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 6, 2014 Used to have them too. My 6 lined wrasse finished all of them. Best is to dip and get a wrasse. Dipping wont completely remove them as they might be in ur rocks n sand..and dipping also wont kill the eggs Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 I dipped all my zoas for 5 mins yesterday. May I know where can I get the mediaction that I can put in my Display tank ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted November 6, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 6, 2014 Not really much u can add. Some ppl says flatworm exit can kill nudibranch. But doesnt always work Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 O ok , lucky it just eats zoas. And my zoas not those expensive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Koh Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Haha better get rid of it. Else one day u decide u want to put expansive Zoas but u cant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell.liang.9 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Maybe what u can do is get those external breeder box and put your zoas inside after a good dip. This way higher chance for those in the tank to starve out and easier for you to monitor the zoas and pick out any visible nudibranch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Maybe what u can do is get those external breeder box and put your zoas inside after a good dip. This way higher chance for those in the tank to starve out and easier for you to monitor the zoas and pick out any visible nudibranch Ok thx will try the method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Welly, the most effective method is to use natural predator against the nudis. Get ur tank a 'policeman' aka yellow Cories wrasse. There are many other wrasse that works as well. But this is the more cost effective specimen you might want to try first. Add the affected zoas colonies into the breeder box that Mitchell spoke of. Add the wrasse into it. Only remove the colonies after all zoas beautifully open up. Welcome to reefing world! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Ok will try buying some wrasse . My zoas has opened up 1 day afyer I freshwater dip and there is little nudis left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Do monitor that pcs of zoas again as it might have eggs and nudis will appear again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Kingking Posted March 27, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted March 27, 2015 Do monitor that pcs of zoas again as it might have eggs and nudis will appear again. If I cannot get rid of the eggs what else can I do? I have the same problem with a few bunch of zoas. RODI them for five minutes and wash the zoas under running water already. And find out after a few weeks those nudis still appear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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