Beware of Monti eating nudi's!!

aquaconnect

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Just wanted you guys to know that there is a case of monti eating nudi's going around. I know that you guys had a swap, but don't know what kind of trading went on, but I am loaded w/these buggers. Hopefully, they are just confined to my tank, but I don't know where they hitch hiked from. I do know that they came in as eggs, not adults because I dip everything and QT it shortly. The dip doesn't kill the eggs, just adults, so all monti lovers out there beware!!!!!!!!!!!
 
OK, explain to us what exactly you are talking about?? I was not at the swap.... I got a couple of SPS that I think are Monti's but what are they eating?? Nudi's?? Nothing weird happening in my tank??? Let me know
 
I'm not saying ANYONE took them to the swap, I'm saying that I know there are a couple confirmed cases going around, and just wanting to give everyone a heads up since we all like to trade so much and since there was just a frag swap, so if anyone has a monti that's looking wierd they would know. Again, I don't know where they came from, I didn't have any corals at the swap, and didn't even go to it. Fewell doesn't have them, but I do, and he hasn't added anything new to his system, but I have, so they're out there somewhere and whoever does have them and might not know it. They only attack monti's, no other corals, not even acro's, just monti's. They had to come in as eggs, and the eggs are micro sized and dips don't kill them, so they don't necessarily have to come in on a monti. They are asexual and multi super fast, and eat monti's almost over night, but take a while to mature before you really start to notice the effect they are having, so who knows how long they have been dormant in my tank. I lost an entire colony in 2 days before I saw them and figured out what happened. If you remember the orange cap, it's gone. I didn't have them before I moved, but now I do, and I'd say they showed up sometime after my move, and are just now expanding fast enough for me to notice. Google monti eating nudi's and you'll see what they look like. Hopefully I will be the only one who truely turns out to have them, and I do for sure.
 
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There was one monti at the swap, I dont remember who got it, but it was in the frag tank for two weeks with no ill effects... But I agree, with all the different stuff, from different tanks that was introduced to each other, anything could have been "transmitted".. All my stuff looks good though. Sorry to hear about your case of the little buggers Dave... How you gonna get rid of em?

Jason
 
Heres a pic of one for ya.....

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Jason
 
I've got 3 Monti's and have had no problems as of yet? But I guess I will be starting a QT tank in the future, so I dont bring anything into the Display.
 
I'm just going to let them feast out on monti's then they'll starve after about 3mts or so, and I probably just won't keep monti's again for a while.
 
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