Homeytwist
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Hey, I picked up some livestock (corals, crabs, fish) and placed in QT this weekend and check out what I found on the glass today!
Crazy Looking Worm in Quarantine Tank!
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HanoverFist
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Looks like an Aoelid Nudibranch to me. They eat zoas. Second opinion wouldn't hurt though - I'm a rookie (just read a lot).
Here's a couple good sites with common hitchhiker info and pics. Highly recommended reading. I'd also recommend you read up on "coral dips" and start dipping and inspecting any corals you put in your tank.
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
Here's a couple good sites with common hitchhiker info and pics. Highly recommended reading. I'd also recommend you read up on "coral dips" and start dipping and inspecting any corals you put in your tank.
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
Homeytwist
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Dip, don't dip! I can't win hahah! I did a FW dip on some Euphylia (spelling?) and nearly killed it http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1924368 This time I just acclimated and placed into QT... Corals are doing great but clearly we have unwanted guests in there also. Oh well, I guess that's what QT is for. LeslieH, What dip are you suggesting? FW or some other medicated dip?
BTW, thank you for the links HanoverFist, I've bookmarked those pages for future reference.
BTW, thank you for the links HanoverFist, I've bookmarked those pages for future reference.
LeslieH
Premium Member
Medicated. This RC thread has some useful information that should help you. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1820573 Do a search - there have been many many other threads about these animals & how people have treated their corals. I'm sure you'll find some that address your particular tank set-up.
bobbychullo
Super Abound
in the other thread i'm pretty sure they said to use saltwater when dipping not freshwater. i think zoas can survive a FW dip but its harsh on them. Euphyllia should not get a FW dip.
ive dipped zoas and monti cap in Revive but i used clean saltwater at DT temperature. i did not dip my euphyllia.
montipora and zoanthid commonly have predatory nudibranchs that hitchhike on them (and eat them). euphyllia, as far as I know, do not.
ive dipped zoas and monti cap in Revive but i used clean saltwater at DT temperature. i did not dip my euphyllia.
montipora and zoanthid commonly have predatory nudibranchs that hitchhike on them (and eat them). euphyllia, as far as I know, do not.
I FW dip all my zoas and I've never lost a frag/colony from it. I've even left a massive colony in FW for nearly 2 hours by accident and thought for sure that I'd lost it, but even that recovered. It was definitely not a proud moment at all, but I think in general zoas are pretty bulletproof.
