New Photo Gallery for Pests

[House of Laughter]

Pest Photo Gallery - New

All,

Thanks to our resident biologist and the site administration a photo gallery with pictures of reef pests has been added. This is a great option as it will serve to help educate all of us on what these pests look like and how to identify them. This is obviously a work in progress and you should use this as a resource to better mainatain the health of your reef aquarium while protecting the community from spreading them.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=6

Please review this often as I am sure it will be updated regulalry.

Enjoy,

House

 

[jdepp]

thanks for the great info i had flat worms in my last tank and did'nt even know it

 

[alrha]

thanks for the pics. never really knew what those guys looked like to watch out for them. Thank god none of them look familiar.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks for the pics guys. I've had flatworms in previous tanks and never even known. That tank was shut down, it was one of the first ones I tried.

 

[ShaunW]

Kris, how did you manage to beat them, and not transfer them to the new tank?

 

[nanoreefer22]

My tank got completely shut down. Nothing seemed to be going right. Got rid of everything and started over fresh a few months later. Thank god I did or else I'd probably still have them.

 

[ShaunW]

A complete tank breakdown is one way to get rid of them, . Flatworms are not easy to get rid of! They are much worse than red bugs, however, not as bad as nudibranchs.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Complete tank breakdown did the job. Now that this tank I have isn't going to be broken down, so I have to be careful on what I introduce into the tank.

What should I be dipping my corals in prior to putting them in the tank?

 

[ShaunW]

For flatworms you should get Salfert's Flatworm exit.

For redbugs - interceptor.

For nudibranchs on zoanthids a fresh water dip, buffered to pH 8, with Lugol's iodine added.

For nudibranchs on acros and montiporas, I would just throw the SPS away and not even place it in the tank. You could fresh water dip the SPS, but I would predict a high mortality rate from the dip. I suppose you could also manually remove all nudies, but you would need to look out for the eggs too, and there would be a risk of missing one/eggs.

 

[ShaunW]

And of course a Quaratine Tank is a must!! on all new fish and corals.

 

[ShaunW]

Can you see the bad guy?

Tell me what it is?

 

[jhale]

? I'm not seeing it.

 

[jhale]

is it white with black markings?

 

[jhale]

 

[ShaunW]

Jonathan, you are not correct! Try again.

 

[ShaunW]

And no cheating please!

 

[Josh]

What do I win?

 

[jhale]

how would you cheat?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Hmmm..I'm with Josh. Those two spots?? are the only things that popped out at me. Thought they were just drops of water...are they?

 

[jhale]

what is that? It looks like part of the coral, is that even coral?
Did you find something else in your tank?