- Location
- Medford, NY
Ya you have to be aggressive and check often make sure you didn't miss any.
Who's The Culprit
- Thread starter brick-brothers
- Start date
- Location
- Pennsylvania
So I inspect the tank last night and did find nudies bwtn my caps and rocks. I took the caps off and dip them in Coral Rx for 15 mins and scrum them with a tooth brush. I plan on getting a wrasse to help out. So 2 questions. Is the coris wrasse more aggressive at eating the nudies than the 4/6 line? Also will the nudies harm the other sps?
I'm not sure if your wrasse will do it I know my Leopard wrasse wakes up and heads straight over to my large Undata colony and goes to work till they retreat due to light (when I had Nudi). As far as harming other SPS being effected no unless a MONTI it's coral specific which is why it can be easier to be rid of them if done correctly.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
how did you get rid of yours?
I for several days siphoned everyone I saw at night around my monti(s) and there were a lot then I removed several of my monti(s) at a time and dipped them in Bayer then used a toothbrush then dipped again. It's been a few months and I haven't noticed them at night and tissue damage has stopped and started growing back and coloring up.
15min dip in coral RS is allot bud. and them on top you Scrubbed it. do 7Mins Dip 15min you'll start to burn the coral.
im glad you found what was going on. Just keep on top of it.
i would get a yellow Corris and a 6 Line they both are good at working all day.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
Wrasses wont do anything. Get your montis out and QT them with weekly dips and scrubs if you want to try and save them other then that just throw them out and try it again in 6 to 8 weeks
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Since I'm yonkers I'm going to see what MR have on sale.
Life Cycle: Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are thought to be asexual, not needing another nudibranch to reproduce. They lay about 100 eggs at a time, the eggs hatch in 36 to 96 hours. Once the eggs have hatched, they become full adults in less than a week. This makes them difficult to eliminate however, it makes them easier to spot in a quarantine tank.
Prevention: A quarantine tank is the easiest way to prevent these ugly little reef critters from destroying your Montipora based reef tank. Ideally Montipora corals should be left in quarantine for 3 months. During the quarantine time you should view the coral on a daily basis and watch for any white spots on the coral. Remember that Montipora Eating Nudibranchs like the underside of Montipora. Whether or not quarantine is an option, a dip in CoralRx is highly suggested.
Treatment: Treatment should be done in a quarantine tank. First step is to move the effected corals to a quarantine tank; the quarantine tank should have good light and water flow. Setup your quarantine tank, then take your coral out of the main tank and dip it in Coral Rx. While the coral is in CoralRx take a turkey baster, and blast the coral with the dip. Making sure it is getting in between the plates and in all the cracks of the coral. Do this for approximately 5 - 10 minutes. After 5 - 10 minutes, remove coral and discard the coral dip. Do not reuse the coral dip as parasites may release toxins. Rinse coral with clean saltwater and return to quarantine tank. Repeat every 4-8 days till no more nudibranchs are found. Leave the coral in your quarantine system for an additional 3 months before moving back to your aquarium. Additionally, adding wrasses to your quarantine tank will also aid in treatment of Montipora Eating Nudibranchs.
Introduction to Montipora Eating Nudibranchs: Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are a type of aeolid nudibranchs which are known to feed on coral. It is important to keep these parasites out of our aquaria. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs feed on the tissue of corals from the Montipora and Anacropora genus. These nudibranchs can destroy large amounts of coral in a very short time. They can inflect damage quickly because they multiply at an astounding rate, and they store the nematocysts (stingers) of its ingested prey. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are hard to get under control because of the rate of which the multiply.
What Montipora Eating Nudibranchs look like: The white and frilly nudibranchs are small and grow to about 8 millimeters (1/3 of an inch) in length. These pictures below show the nudibranchs.
Typically Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are on the back side of a plating Montipora, notice how hard it is to distinguish between the Montipora Eating Nudibranch and the feather dusters. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs like to hide in hard to find places, they particularly like the underside of plating Montipora and the base of Montipora spongodes.
Prevention: A quarantine tank is the easiest way to prevent these ugly little reef critters from destroying your Montipora based reef tank. Ideally Montipora corals should be left in quarantine for 3 months. During the quarantine time you should view the coral on a daily basis and watch for any white spots on the coral. Remember that Montipora Eating Nudibranchs like the underside of Montipora. Whether or not quarantine is an option, a dip in CoralRx is highly suggested.
Treatment: Treatment should be done in a quarantine tank. First step is to move the effected corals to a quarantine tank; the quarantine tank should have good light and water flow. Setup your quarantine tank, then take your coral out of the main tank and dip it in Coral Rx. While the coral is in CoralRx take a turkey baster, and blast the coral with the dip. Making sure it is getting in between the plates and in all the cracks of the coral. Do this for approximately 5 - 10 minutes. After 5 - 10 minutes, remove coral and discard the coral dip. Do not reuse the coral dip as parasites may release toxins. Rinse coral with clean saltwater and return to quarantine tank. Repeat every 4-8 days till no more nudibranchs are found. Leave the coral in your quarantine system for an additional 3 months before moving back to your aquarium. Additionally, adding wrasses to your quarantine tank will also aid in treatment of Montipora Eating Nudibranchs.
Introduction to Montipora Eating Nudibranchs: Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are a type of aeolid nudibranchs which are known to feed on coral. It is important to keep these parasites out of our aquaria. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs feed on the tissue of corals from the Montipora and Anacropora genus. These nudibranchs can destroy large amounts of coral in a very short time. They can inflect damage quickly because they multiply at an astounding rate, and they store the nematocysts (stingers) of its ingested prey. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are hard to get under control because of the rate of which the multiply.
What Montipora Eating Nudibranchs look like: The white and frilly nudibranchs are small and grow to about 8 millimeters (1/3 of an inch) in length. These pictures below show the nudibranchs.
Typically Montipora Eating Nudibranchs are on the back side of a plating Montipora, notice how hard it is to distinguish between the Montipora Eating Nudibranch and the feather dusters. Montipora Eating Nudibranchs like to hide in hard to find places, they particularly like the underside of plating Montipora and the base of Montipora spongodes.
here is the link i got it From for you and everyone else to look at.
http://www.coralrx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=15
http://www.coralrx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=15
also another good link.
http://www.foxvalleyreefclub.com/fo...841-How-To-Rid-of-Montipora-Eating-Nudibranch
http://www.foxvalleyreefclub.com/fo...841-How-To-Rid-of-Montipora-Eating-Nudibranch
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Thanks for the info
That's a very informative read it's one of the many I read when I had them, but as you said earlier I had stopped using Coral RX because it was unforgiving if corals were left in just a little to long this was why I started using Bayer for dipping. I had fish in my QT so had to take the more manual approach when dealing with the Nudi.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Whats bayer? I never heard of it
This is the thread on R2R that's been going for a year and a half.
http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/100496-bayer-insecticide-coral-dip.html
http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/100496-bayer-insecticide-coral-dip.html
Its not sold in NY have to go to NJ. I have some if you need.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
ok cool, I'll take some off you. Pm me and let me know when you are free
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