Wiskeyrebel
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Purchased some frags from local reefer and got nudis, what's the best way to success
Got nudis
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OzoneParkGuy
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Man your in for a battle!! Took me 5 months and heartbreaks with the more exotic zoa's that I had. Best method is manually removal.
Had the same issue... best done at night after lights out. So get a flashlight or you can turn the actinics on to start looking aswell, and start sucking them up with a turkey baster. Also you need to look underneath and the sides of the polyps for eggs. Google search the image so you know what it is I am talking about. You will have to scrape the eggs off with the dull side of a razor to get them off.
During the day look for any zoa's and paly's that are closed and start checking for babies crawling on them or around the sides. Be very watchfull because nudi's turn the same color as the zoanthind or paly that they are eating.
Freshwater dips will kill the nudi's, but not the eggs. Start ASAP!!
Had the same issue... best done at night after lights out. So get a flashlight or you can turn the actinics on to start looking aswell, and start sucking them up with a turkey baster. Also you need to look underneath and the sides of the polyps for eggs. Google search the image so you know what it is I am talking about. You will have to scrape the eggs off with the dull side of a razor to get them off.
During the day look for any zoa's and paly's that are closed and start checking for babies crawling on them or around the sides. Be very watchfull because nudi's turn the same color as the zoanthind or paly that they are eating.
Freshwater dips will kill the nudi's, but not the eggs. Start ASAP!!
MammothReefer
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Super glue, razor blade, tweezers, isolation and patients. If you have just frags.
Basically relocate all your montis to a place a where you can inspect them every time you walk by the tank. At ANY sign of tissue stress/damage. Inspect the piece very carefully. Kill any nudis you can find w/razor blade/tweezers scrape off any eggs you can find (in a separate dish). Then super glue to fill in any crevices or areas your can't reach or see. If I have a frag on a plug, I will coat the entire underside of the monti and the plug with superglue to cover any eggs or nudis I may have missed.
If you already have them in your tank..inspect every piece even ones not showing signs of stress. Nudis have no issues eating the underside of montis for quite some time before you notice any damage ontop... ...by that time you have a full blown infestation instead of a few random nudis.
Dipping/ect just stresses out the coral in my experience.
Basically relocate all your montis to a place a where you can inspect them every time you walk by the tank. At ANY sign of tissue stress/damage. Inspect the piece very carefully. Kill any nudis you can find w/razor blade/tweezers scrape off any eggs you can find (in a separate dish). Then super glue to fill in any crevices or areas your can't reach or see. If I have a frag on a plug, I will coat the entire underside of the monti and the plug with superglue to cover any eggs or nudis I may have missed.
If you already have them in your tank..inspect every piece even ones not showing signs of stress. Nudis have no issues eating the underside of montis for quite some time before you notice any damage ontop... ...by that time you have a full blown infestation instead of a few random nudis.
Dipping/ect just stresses out the coral in my experience.
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