What is this little guy?

deltaeagle · 03/15/2011, 11:47 AM

Just found him on the glass in my girlfriend's nano tank. He's moved a tad bit so I know he's alive.

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redfishblewfish · 03/15/2011, 12:01 PM

Wow, I've never seen one of those buggers.

I'd guess that it is some type of nudibranch???

deltaeagle · 03/15/2011, 12:05 PM

Now that I've been home for awhile and watching him a bit, he's been cruising all over the glass of the tank. Pretty interesting looking little creature.

olemiss reb · 03/15/2011, 12:09 PM

It's a nudi. The slim chance that it is beneficial are far outweighed by the odds that it is a coral muncher. I'd remove it and keep an eye out for more.

Sk8r · 03/15/2011, 12:12 PM

Put it in the sump. If it's good, it'll live, if not---it'll starve.

deltaeagle · 03/15/2011, 12:17 PM

In he goes! Thanks for the help guys.

Brwestern · 03/15/2011, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sk8r

Put it in the sump. If it's good, it'll live, if not---it'll starve.

That's remarkably clever. That should be a slogan.

Kweli · 03/15/2011, 12:32 PM

Dont Nudi's release toxin's when dead?

Sugar Magnolia · 03/15/2011, 12:40 PM

Aeolid nudibranch. They eat certain species of coral.

DustinB · 03/15/2011, 12:49 PM

Looks like the zoa eating nudi I had, but there's probably several different types.

Tat2demon · 03/15/2011, 02:35 PM

I would never put anything in my sump thats small enough to make it through my return pump. Half of the stomatella snails I had in my sump have made it up through my Eheim 1262.

Skeptic_07 · 03/15/2011, 05:08 PM

looks like a zoa eating nudi to me.. it will multiply and eat all of your zoas until there is none left.. look at your zoas for more of them and for eggs which will look like tiny little white spirals.. you'll have to manually remove the eggs with tweezers.. the easiest way to do this is outside of the tank.. the zoas will close up makign it alot easier to see... also do this dip to get rid of the adults.. its a good idea to dip all new zoanthid additions when you first get them.. those nudis can really ruin your zoanthids day.. good luck

deltaeagle · 03/15/2011, 05:49 PM

Just did a quick look through, doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary... besides a few aiptasia far away from the corals. Will these spirals be on the zoas themselves? Also the nudi died apparently. He's floating in the sump. Might have hurt him when I moved him?

03/15/2011, 11:47 AM	#1
deltaeagle Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 16	What is this little guy? Just found him on the glass in my girlfriend's nano tank. He's moved a tad bit so I know he's alive. [IMG]http://i55.*******.com/2q8vio3.jpg[/IMG]

03/15/2011, 12:09 PM	#4
olemiss reb Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,550	It's a nudi. The slim chance that it is beneficial are far outweighed by the odds that it is a coral muncher. I'd remove it and keep an eye out for more. __________________ secesh

03/15/2011, 12:12 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Put it in the sump. If it's good, it'll live, if not---it'll starve. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/15/2011, 12:40 PM	#9
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Aeolid nudibranch. They eat certain species of coral. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

03/15/2011, 02:35 PM	#11
Tat2demon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 833	I would never put anything in my sump thats small enough to make it through my return pump. Half of the stomatella snails I had in my sump have made it up through my Eheim 1262. __________________ Nate cham - "Taste it, if it tastes like poop.....it is." Current Tank Info: 400 gallon in progress. 8x3x2.5

03/15/2011, 12:01 PM	#2
redfishblewfish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 716	Wow, I've never seen one of those buggers. I'd guess that it is some type of nudibranch???

03/15/2011, 12:05 PM	#3
deltaeagle Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 16	Now that I've been home for awhile and watching him a bit, he's been cruising all over the glass of the tank. Pretty interesting looking little creature.

03/15/2011, 12:17 PM	#6
deltaeagle Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 16	In he goes! Thanks for the help guys.

03/15/2011, 12:32 PM	#8
Kweli Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 221	Dont Nudi's release toxin's when dead?

03/15/2011, 12:49 PM	#10
DustinB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,532	Looks like the zoa eating nudi I had, but there's probably several different types.

03/15/2011, 05:08 PM	#12
Skeptic_07 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lawn guy land Posts: 1,418	looks like a zoa eating nudi to me.. it will multiply and eat all of your zoas until there is none left.. look at your zoas for more of them and for eggs which will look like tiny little white spirals.. you'll have to manually remove the eggs with tweezers.. the easiest way to do this is outside of the tank.. the zoas will close up makign it alot easier to see... also do this dip to get rid of the adults.. its a good idea to dip all new zoanthid additions when you first get them.. those nudis can really ruin your zoanthids day.. good luck

03/15/2011, 05:49 PM	#13
deltaeagle Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 16	Just did a quick look through, doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary... besides a few aiptasia far away from the corals. Will these spirals be on the zoas themselves? Also the nudi died apparently. He's floating in the sump. Might have hurt him when I moved him?

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