XeniaMania
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I found this guy in my micron sock filter. I thought it was food or a dead coral, but to my surprise it's a xenia looking Nudi. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Nudi ID please
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XeniaMania
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Phyllodesmium-hmm...bastage, now I know why my Bali didn't seem to grow much.
Brock Fluharty
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Looks like the kind of berghia that eats aiptasia to me...
sps_addict
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Some type of aeolid...they specialize in eat specific corals. If you found it in your xenia, then it would more than likely be a xenia eater.
XeniaMania
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Yeah...I went on a business trip and when I came back my Bali xenia was gone. It never looked normal and now I understand why. The gills up top look like xenia polyps, and most coral eating Nudis I see are diguised like the corals they eat. Either way, I flushed it..:lol:
XeniaMania
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Gotta watch out for these too...
sps_addict
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Yeah they suck, haha, I got back from a business trip to find nudi's munching on hundreds of $ worth of monti's, evil little boogers. Good luck dealing with them.
XeniaMania
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Well, fortunately, the Bali seems to be the only one getting eaten. One of my goldbacks wasn't looking so hot, but a dip in Lugol's solution perked it right back up. All my other xenias are looking healthy. I always wondered why my Bali was the only one that wasn't growing, and now I know why.
XeniaMania
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Phyllodesmium crypticum. Bingo, I'm glad I flushed it now...
The steven liu
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Yup, I'd agree it's the type that eats aptasia. And it'll starve to death once all the aiptasia is taken cared of in your tank.
XeniaMania
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Here's the thing. I've never had aptasia in my tank. Never a sign. I was careful when buying my live rock, I made sure I didn't have ones with aptasia. I know some of you may now be saying "uh duh..you had an aptasia eating nudi!!" But I seriously doubt that, I don't think a single aptasia could have slipped my vision, esp in such a small tank. Plus I've had these rocks for at least 2 yrs by now. I still believe this is why my Bali xenia wasn't thriving and also explains the jizzing incident w/ my Xenia, it was this Nudi pooping.
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