I got some zoa eating nudis as hitchhikers a couple of months back, thats what I get for not dipping my coral, I know my mistake no need to point them out. After the first one appeared I did a freshwater dip on the zoas that I could but some are attached to very large rocks and I would have to dismantle the entire aquarium in order to get them. Afterwards I used a turkey baster to pick them off as I saw them. Long story short, I have been gone of two weeks and my dad was taking care of my tank, when I left it there were no nudis to be seen and I came back yesterday and they have overrun my zoas, some to the point of being almost gone. Here are my questions. Is there a better method than the freshwater dip, do you guys add anything else to the freshwater? Has anybody found anything that will eat this things? Thanks for the help.
HELP with zoa eating nudis
- Thread starter mar-y-sol
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Speckled Grouper
Sticks Suck!
I use Lugol's Iodine and Flatworm Exit in my Dip. Also adjust the PH and Temp.
eagleONE
New member
Honestly, nudis are a pain in the butt. You'll have to dip them almost , if not every day. Watch for single polyps that closed up. You'll find them there. Oh yeah, look out for eggs, they're curly white and won't die by dipping.. pick them off manually.
Iodine + FW is a good one.
Iodine + FW is a good one.
LoudProudNPunk
New member
dips on the rocks you can, close inspection and tweezers on the rocks you cant.
some people have talked about Sea Grass Wrasse's and Sixline Wrasse's eating nudis. not all do tho.
some people have talked about Sea Grass Wrasse's and Sixline Wrasse's eating nudis. not all do tho.
aquarius77
In Memoriam
Dips. Manual removal and a Sixline Wrasse. sound like a great plan of action.
My sixline was bought for me by a friend who gave me a few monti nudis. I never dipped anything, I blew them off the coral and sucked them out with a turkey baster. The day the sixline went in is the last day i ever saw a nudi. He is an agressive hunter, hovers over corals with his eyes going a million miles an hour, he inspects everything for movement, anything that moves is eaten. This is just what worked for me with monti nudis, i realize these are zoo nudis and not every sixline will behave the same but its worth a shot.
My sixline was bought for me by a friend who gave me a few monti nudis. I never dipped anything, I blew them off the coral and sucked them out with a turkey baster. The day the sixline went in is the last day i ever saw a nudi. He is an agressive hunter, hovers over corals with his eyes going a million miles an hour, he inspects everything for movement, anything that moves is eaten. This is just what worked for me with monti nudis, i realize these are zoo nudis and not every sixline will behave the same but its worth a shot.
