zoa pest/predetors

[leftcoastreefer]

im looking for information on zoanthid pest


i have a few colonies that close up frequently due to these little amphipods that crawl between the polyps, it almost appears as if they are munching on them

when i notice a lot, i dip the frags in fresh water and they all fall off. any info on what is going on or what i have? they are not red bugs

 

[Guygettnby]

if the pods are bothering them you can always buy a wrasse or another pod eating fish. i have to say the best addition too any of my zoa tanks has always been a wrasse. you can also look at some pictures on www.coralpedia.com of some zoa preditors and see if any of them match up.

 

[650-IS350]

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

 

[audiowerks]

you can also check out: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/

a lot of useful information on general coral predators and such

 

[mscarpena]

I have the same issue sometimes. I have a ton of amphipods and I am going to add a 6 lined wrasse and possibly a pipefish to eat them.

 

[RedAnt78]

I used to have the same problem so I recently got a yellow coris wrasse and have not seen the pods out nearly as much. Plus the yellow coris is awesome anyway

 

[650-IS350]

yellow coris is awesome anyway +1