BIG little problem

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by reefstew, Dec 3, 2012.

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  1. reefstew

    reefstew Astrea Snail

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    Ok so a few days ago I needed some help IDing a lonesome little nudibranch that was cruising through my tank... Turns out he eats coral so I got rid of him... A few days go by everything looks good until BAM!! His friends take revenge!! Today I extracted over 10 of those little buggers exploring a zoanthid colony of mine and unfortunately it looks like I've got eggs... and they are a little bit harder to extract... does anybody know any way for me to save this colony from these deceivingly cool looking monsters and a way to get those eggs off my coral??? :confused:
     
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  3. con999

    con999 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    dip the coral in coral rx. it wont get rid of the eggs, but will remove any living ones that are hached.
     
  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    You're going to have to physical remove the zoanthids and check for eggs every week for a couple weeks if not sooner. Dips do not work on the eggs, Q-tips do.
     
  5. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Also, check out the coral Rx website. They have recommended courses of treatment for all types of infestations....
     
  6. reefstew

    reefstew Astrea Snail

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    Ok so manually removing plus coral rx for live ones and q tips for eggs... sounds good they're going down!!!
     
  7. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    You will need to do this every 3 days or so for 2 or 3 weeks.
     
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  9. packerfreak25

    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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