The reason why we dip..

[Saltwaternooby]

Look at this mean guy..

 

[jeffm59]

The wonderful sea spider that loves to munch on whatever your favorite coral is -- they leave the brown ones alone and go for the most expensive piece in the tank -- I think they might be born pregnant

 

[mpoletti]

And what about quarantine? Finding something scares me because of the possibility of eggs

 

[jeffm59]

And what about quarantine? Finding something scares me because of the possibility of eggs

Their eggs do survive all the regular dips - Guess how I know that
But interceptor does a nice job on them.

 

[Borchers]

Wow ugly. Is that a Zoa Spider?

 

[Saltwaternooby]

The wonderful sea spider that loves to munch on whatever your favorite coral is -- they leave the brown ones alone and go for the most expensive piece in the tank -- I think they might be born pregnant

According to the reefkeeping write up on them the male carrys the eggs on them. "Most" need 2 to tango. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/

And what about quarantine? Finding something scares me because of the possibility of eggs

I put this in the garage/sump refugium because i dont have a suitable coral Qt system. But reading that link above i feel comfortable that there wont be any more.

Wow ugly. Is that a Zoa Spider?

Not sure, the link also states that most prey on corals, mainly soft corals and anemones. With some that only ate Aptasia.

 

[mikid]

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creepy...................
:deadhorse1::blown::hammer::hammer::hammer:...................

 

[7391eidde]

Does anything eat them?

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Its not known what does, some of the wrasses might, but not confirmed.

 

[jeffm59]

The spiders definitely eat acropora as well - they start at the bottom and can completely strip the tissue killing the acropora.

 

[jeffm59]

Does anything eat them?

You can teach most small fish to eat them by blowing them off the corals with a turkey baster. John at YR recommends the candy stripe hogfish as a good predator for them

 

[greenhead]

I hate these little punks. There are a few variety's. Me and Jeff just battled them. Mine were all white but body wise looked the same. Pretty much if you found them on a frag of sps then there is a reason. They are eating them. Interceptor finally did the trick.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

That is why my dipping consists of 1 bath of revive, and then into a 2nd bath with interceptor.

For everything!

 

[HV1990]

I need a QT setup soon. My wife has expensive taste in corals.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

I thought that's what the wifes tank is... lol.

 

[afamousjohnson]

Gross...eewe...lol

nice catch on the bugger.