zoo eating nudibranch.

[reefkeeper59]

These are extremely common hitch hikers. I'm thinking a chem company would have come up with something by now. I spoke to one and they said no miricle cure. lugol's super strenght iodine is only thing available. It is a dip only, so it becomes a project.

I'm a certified member of the INTERNATIONAL DIPPING SOCIETY.
A trulely prestigous group, If I must say so myself.

After my first breakout of these pest, realizing that superstrenght iodine kills them, I've dosed my tank with Kent Marine Iodine weekly. There reproduction seems to be deminished considerable.

 

[thrlride]

After posting that pic I decided to take a closer look at my few zoo colonies.

One in particular that isn't quite the same had 6, I repeat SIX nudis on it! I dipped for 5 minutes and pulled these nasties off. I may see two more on a different rock but I don't quite feel like pulling that one out yet.

 

[thrlride]

Wonderful... 4 more were found and eradicated.

 

[thrlride]

Are these guys only going to be on zoo colonies or frags or hiding in other locations?

I have some zooanthids with lots of other coral on the same rock, how would diping that work?

 

[reefkeeper59]

pretty much just the zoo's. They can eat on some spounges. They will travel in search of food however.

 

[thrlride]

pretty much just the zoo's. They can eat on some spounges. They will travel in search of food however.

Yeah, I found one on a rock in the middle of the tank. I pulled out four more today now that I am looking closely for them.

 

[reefkeeper59]

I'm about to give up on this hobby. It sucks. Now there is a simular nudi species that eats SPS. I have $5000 in sps. At least.

 

[thrlride]

Wonderful...

 

[Drewcipher]

You have the SPS eating nudi too now? I guess this makes the case for quarantine tanks. Sorry you have been having so much trouble. Did you ever look into anything that might eat them, besides the wrasse? I know they are poison, but it seems to me that if nothing eats them, they would overrun a reef. There must be some critter somewhere that has evolved to help keep them in check.

 

[reefkeeper59]

You have the SPS eating nudi too now? I guess this makes the case for quarantine tanks. Sorry you have been having so much trouble. Did you ever look into anything that might eat them, besides the wrasse? I know they are poison, but it seems to me that if nothing eats them, they would overrun a reef. There must be some critter somewhere that has evolved to help keep them in check.

Exactly, There wouldn't be a zoo left in the world. Seems that with no control they would be so thick that reefs would never survive.

I don't have the sps type yet. Just read a thread about them. Tons of info shows up when typing "zoo eating nudibranch" in the search engine.

nudi's are the chicken of the , I mean AIDS of the sea.

 

[GreshamH]

I'm about to give up on this hobby. It sucks. Now there is a simular nudi species that eats SPS. I have $5000 in sps. At least.

Got a link for that one? I know about red bugs and the clear acro eating flatworms, but nudis? Damn.

 

[Drewcipher]

Do we know the actual name of these nudis? I am looking for predators and have found that sea spiders are known to eat some species of nudi. I will look for more info, but need to know the scientific name of the nudi we want to eliminate. If anyone knows, please post it. I will keep looking as well.

 

[David4039]

When I got my nudi hitch hikers I went back into the LFS that I got them from and they swore up and down that they had never seen one. I spent the next two days looking over their tanks (I'm sure they were annoyed). I found one and pointed it out to them and now they have been spotting them like crazy. They suggested a six line wrasse to eat them. I really think it is a fish to fish kind of thing wether or not they will eat them. I did spot my blue legged hermits eating some of their eggs today though. That is a good sign I think. I caught two of these things and stuck them in a baby food jar. In less than 48 hours there were well over 20 egg clusters. The LFS has had them in that jar for another 48 hours and the eggs are everywhere, plus the adults are still alive. These are some tuff guys. Nudi's and cockroaches will own the world!

 

[Drewcipher]

I have found so far that sea spiders eat some nudis, and there are even some nudis that eat other nudis. Haven't got all the details, but maybe we can get some more people looking.

 

[thrlride]

That's a good idea to put them in a jar. When I catch some more I will start putting them in there to see if I can get some to hatch.

 

[David4039]

I need to get my jar back from the LFS. Knowing my luck that is some un-named Nudi and they will take credit for it LOL! Seriously though anyone found the name of this thing? Anyone tried going down the billion pics on seaslug.com??

 

[Drewcipher]

I tried, but I only got a little way so far...a very little way. I had to put it on hold to clean my FW tank.

 

[crpeck]

Why don't one of you guys with the clear pictures post them over in Dr. Ron's forum and ask for an ID? It would help all of us to know what they area and if there is any other way to fight them.

I'm still finding them and turkey baste them out when I do. Problem is that my post 40 reading glasses dependent eyes can only see them when they're big unless I happen to catch them on the glass. I've been waiting to get through tax season before I start the dipping ordeal again.

Let us know if Dr. Ron has any info.

Thanks!
Cathy

 

[Drewcipher]

I found an old article by Dr. Ron on an old Reefkeeping magazine, It is an an Aeolid, but not sure we will get the species.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

My "post 40" reading glasses don't do it for me...I use a GIANT magnifying glass and a flashlight, feel like Sherlock Holmes...