White swirls on zoanthids
- Thread starter jays333
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puter
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Those are nudibranch eggs... which means you have a problem.
First step is dip the colony to kill off any live nudibranchs. To be safe you should probably dip any nearby colonies as well. I describe the dipping process I use in this thread.
Then, you need to get rid of all those egg sacks. They can be a pain to get off. You can try tweezers, being careful not to damage the polyps. Sometimes you can work them off with a soft brush.
If you use a quarantine tank you can just put the zoas in there as is and plan on dipping them (and any other zoa colonies in there) every four days or so for a couple weeks. After that and a careful inspection your zoas should be ready to go into your tank.
Cheers,
Mark
First step is dip the colony to kill off any live nudibranchs. To be safe you should probably dip any nearby colonies as well. I describe the dipping process I use in this thread.
Then, you need to get rid of all those egg sacks. They can be a pain to get off. You can try tweezers, being careful not to damage the polyps. Sometimes you can work them off with a soft brush.
If you use a quarantine tank you can just put the zoas in there as is and plan on dipping them (and any other zoa colonies in there) every four days or so for a couple weeks. After that and a careful inspection your zoas should be ready to go into your tank.
Cheers,
Mark
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jeremyreef
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+1 on nudi eggs :eek2: ...........nice pic tho
