Nudbranch Are Easy To Remove From Zoanthids.

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I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ZOANTHIDS COLONYS FROM WHOLE SELLERS FOR YEARS. I LEARNED THAT IF YOU JUST DIP THE ZOOS ON FRESH WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SHAKE THE FRAG WELL IN THE WATER ALL PESTS WILL FALL DEAD.
THE CORAL WILL BE FINE THEY ARE USED TO RAIN WATER BUT THE PESTS CAN NOT SUVIVE. YOU CAN ALSO WASH THE FRAG UNDER RUNNING REGULAR WATER, JUST MAKE SURE THE TEMP. IS SIMILAR TO THE TANK ABOUT 80 F.
I AM WRITING THIS TO HELP BECAUSE I LOST SOME ZOOS IN THE PAST DIPPING THEM IN SOME CHEMICALS THAT THEY SELL JUST TO GET OUR MONEY THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY.
IF YOUR TANK HAVE MANY NUDBRANCHS DO NOT PANIC, START TO DIP THE ZOANTHIDS ONCE A WEEK IF YOU SEE MORE PESTS. HAVE SOME LED BLUE NIGHT LIGHT AT NIGHT, IF CAN HAVE A SMALL ONE THAT YOU CAN MOVE AROUND THE TANK WITH YOUR HAND IT IS GREAT TO SEARCH FOR THEM, THEY WILL SHINE UNDER IT. YOU WILL SEE THEM OVER THE POLYPS.
JUST HAVE A LONG STICK
IN HAND, KILL AND REMOVE THEM. KEEP DOING THAT UNTIL YOU ARE NUDBRANCHS FREE.
JUST DIP THE ZOANTHIDS IF YOU SEE NUDBRANCHS AND YOU CAN SEE BECAUSE THE POLYPS ARE NOT OPENING. THEY LOOK LIKE SMALL BUGS.
I HOPE I CAN HELP SOME FRIENDS WITH THAT.

 

[edwing206]

WHY ARE WE YELLING?
I always run mine under tap water before I put them in the tank.

 

[aquarius77]

Thats insane but ill take you guys word for it. Have you ever lost zoos from this running of the sink water?

 

[jessp]

i also run colonies under tap water and never had any issues. I dip the colony first then run them under the water to clean any excess off.

 

[josephatmbibank]

same here, no problems at all. I was helping a friend with a frag from his tank and diped the frag that I broke into three section. one for 5 min, 7 min, and 10 min. 5 was good, 7 killed some zoos, and 10 min killed 3/4 the colony. All just fresh water dip with prime.

 

[islandcreation]

Wow never heard of rinsing off a colony under running tap water? Your tap water is probably pretty soft? I guess I'm safe by just dipping them in lugol solution for 3-5 minutes and shaking it around. Then I do a quick ro/do dip....

 

[RScovi]

I would do the dip in RO water but that is just me. 3 min.