little red bugs?

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  1. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    ok so on one of my new zoas
    there are these small red bugs that look just like grasshoppers
    they look like they are just kind of hanging out on them
    there are 4 of them

    i will try to get a pic but no guarantees
     
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    invert phil Millepora

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    Without a pic, impossible to ID but sounds like nudibranchs...
     
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    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    alright i know

    here is the best pic i could manage
    had to move the coral all the way up to the glass
     

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    invert phil Millepora

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    Yep definitely a nudibranch, get rid ASAP. It will be feeding on your corals, can be removed with a plastic pipette or tweasers.
     
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    invert phil Millepora

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    Had 14 on my zoas a few months ago, finally got rid of them all, remove as many as you can and keep an eye on it, just in case there are any more.
     
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    invert phil Millepora

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    Really nice zoas by the way... have you got a better pic of your colony?
     
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    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    ok thanks dude k+
    so just use tweezers and pick them off?
     
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    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    if you mean the green ones here
    kind of hard to picture them

    (aiptasia has long since been removed ;))

    thanks for the help btw
     

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    Yeah tweezers are fine, nice tube worm and zoas. No problem :)
     
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    btw good luck getting rid of them...