Something wrong with my coral?

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

Looking into my tank under the moon lights and i see this white stringy stuff on the bottom for the 1st time, had this coral for about a month and its been doing great. anyone now what this is?

The coral is a monitpora digitata

 

[Fish_wiz2]

Looks like it is releasing slime, anything touch it/sting it?

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

nothing is touching it. I have a piece of frogspawn but its like 10 inches diagonal to it. This almost looks like fuzz

 

[Fish_wiz2]

i bet something is bothering it. don't under estimate frogs, one of my tentacles was about 8" long extended! thought keep an eye on it, my SPS only do that when i bother it or something touches.stings it. hope that helps, Wiz

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

ok thanks ill move it tomorrow morning else where

 

[Hop]

it sure looks like a nudi right there on the bottom

Anyone else see it?

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

what exactly is a nudi.. still a noob with terms.. is that good or bad?

 

[Hop]

Bad... Monti eating nudibranch. They eat the coral and reproduce like mad.

 

[Hop]

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/monti_nudi.html

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

F###!.. how do i got about getting rid of this? can i pluck it off?

 

[Hop]

That is a start, but first I would like someone else to confirm what I see. i've had zoa eating nudis, but not monit eating nudis.

But if it is, you'll want to quarantine the coral and treat several times since the dips won't kill the eggs.

 

[MileHighFish]

Yep nudi for sure, the best results I had was to use a pipette to blow them off in a bucket of course. I also bought a Melanurus wrasse to keep them in check. Act quick b/c they will take over on all your montis in a very short amount of time. Unfortunately this is one of the reasons all coral must go into QT first..

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

this is my only monti piece. Do they die off if there is no monti for them to eat?

 

[Hop]

They should, but don't let it get that far This frag is still very much worth saving.

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

indeed it is.. i just plucked it off in a separate container and placed it back in the tank

 

[Hop]

I hope that means you placed the coral and not the nudi back in the tank:lol:

Do you have any revive or TMPCC?

 

[asl4me76]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14714520#post14714520 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hop
it sure looks like a nudi right there on the bottom

Anyone else see it?

Yep I see it

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

:lol: yes coral back in the tank not the nudi. No i dont have any revive or tmpcc.

 

[Hop]

Do some research in the SPS forum and see other methods people have used for these suckers

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

alright, i shall do that. thanks