Is this a nudibranch?

ReneeF · 05/04/2014, 09:20 AM

I'm assuming it's snacking on my coral.

Bent · 05/04/2014, 10:04 AM

Looks like it to me. Hard to tell though. Can u get a closer pic?

Keoki18 · 05/04/2014, 10:24 AM

Yes, it's a Zoa eating nudibranch. (btw, I enjoy your calm demeanor to a pest eating your coral haha). You want to remove them asap, or you may be facing a large problem.

zeebies · 05/04/2014, 10:29 AM

Sure does look like one. I'd pull the rock the coral is on and do some dips every few days to get the nudis and their eggs. Also helps to remove the nudis manually by sucking them up with a turkey baster. I'd dip all zoa rocks if possible and do a daily check with a magnifying glass.

Unfortunately, I'm in the middle of dealing with this due to some new zoas that came with the pests. They are isolated in my QT so they're fairly easy get to.

ReneeF · 05/04/2014, 11:16 AM

Got him out, thanks for the replies. Time to break out the coral rx, luckily its a water change day. I need to get a better camera!

Keoki18 · 05/04/2014, 01:06 PM

Awesome. Just as an FYI, where there are one of those suckers there is bound to be more. It may have already laid eggs on other surfaces than just the zoa colony. That, or adults tend to wonder the tank. If I were you, I would put your treated zoas in a QT tank for a few weeks just to be sure. Otherwise you are going to end up with these guys once again chowing down. Just a tip.

05/04/2014, 09:20 AM	#1
ReneeF Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Boise Posts: 155	Is this a nudibranch? I'm assuming it's snacking on my coral.

05/04/2014, 10:04 AM	#2
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Looks like it to me. Hard to tell though. Can u get a closer pic? __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

05/04/2014, 10:24 AM	#3
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	Yes, it's a Zoa eating nudibranch. (btw, I enjoy your calm demeanor to a pest eating your coral haha). You want to remove them asap, or you may be facing a large problem. __________________ There are no such things as pest hitchhikers, you just haven't found a good home for them yet.

05/04/2014, 01:06 PM	#6
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	Awesome. Just as an FYI, where there are one of those suckers there is bound to be more. It may have already laid eggs on other surfaces than just the zoa colony. That, or adults tend to wonder the tank. If I were you, I would put your treated zoas in a QT tank for a few weeks just to be sure. Otherwise you are going to end up with these guys once again chowing down. Just a tip. __________________ There are no such things as pest hitchhikers, you just haven't found a good home for them yet.

05/04/2014, 10:29 AM	#4
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Sure does look like one. I'd pull the rock the coral is on and do some dips every few days to get the nudis and their eggs. Also helps to remove the nudis manually by sucking them up with a turkey baster. I'd dip all zoa rocks if possible and do a daily check with a magnifying glass. Unfortunately, I'm in the middle of dealing with this due to some new zoas that came with the pests. They are isolated in my QT so they're fairly easy get to.

05/04/2014, 11:16 AM	#5
ReneeF Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Boise Posts: 155	Got him out, thanks for the replies. Time to break out the coral rx, luckily its a water change day. I need to get a better camera!