What eats zoa eating nudis?

Kamao · 05/19/2009, 11:35 AM

Found some tiny nudis on my zoas today. Are there any fish that will eat them or do i have to dip the zoas in medication/treatment?

650-IS350 · 05/19/2009, 11:59 AM

Manual removal via tweezers, You can also do dips via' Lugols', TMPCC, REVIVE , mixed with Flatworm exit.

You can try wrasses like Yellow Coris, Green seagrass, Lined and Leopard wrasses.

flyyyguy · 05/19/2009, 01:09 PM

manual removal via tweezers is effort spent in vain to some extent if you dont include a egg search on the polyps every time you have a nudi search session. You will never break the life cycle if all you pick out are adults

Kamao · 05/19/2009, 01:56 PM

The adult is dead. Now the babies remain. Theyre very very tiny. Would a six line wrasse work?

dark_stranger · 05/19/2009, 03:41 PM

the knack is to break the reproductive cycle. In other words, concerntrait on killing the hatched ones, full well knowing there will be unhatched egg sacks. Then try and kill the freshly hatched ones before they can lay new eggs.

Aquagold · 05/19/2009, 05:50 PM

Out of curiosity would a freshwater dip kill the Nudi's and be alright for the Zoos?
I would have thought the little nudi's would fall away pretty quick with that.....

flyyyguy · 05/19/2009, 05:59 PM

freshwater dip will make any adults or juvis fall off relatively easily if exposed at the time you do, but will not hurt the eggs one bit, nor kill the adults if they were out of exposure to be shaken off

Kamao · 05/20/2009, 09:48 AM

If i dip in FW, how long should i dip the zoos?

flyyyguy · 05/20/2009, 03:54 PM

I wouldnt bother. freshwater doesnt kill anything. you are just needlessy stressing your polyps some and gaining all but nothing IMO

650-IS350 · 05/20/2009, 03:56 PM

I don't FW dip, especially with PE's/protopalys and zoanthus gigantus. They all go down hill real fast if I ever FW dip.

dark_stranger · 05/21/2009, 03:27 AM

I use a product called "CoralRX" and seems to do the trick, trouble is it kills all critters even the friendly ones that people like to receive as hitchhickers.

NaNo-NeWb1983 · 05/21/2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dark_stranger
I use a product called "CoralRX" and seems to do the trick, trouble is it kills all critters even the friendly ones that people like to receive as hitchhickers.

i used this too, about a month ago i had some nudis and dipped and havent seen any since and zoas are happy as can be

05/19/2009, 11:35 AM	#1
Kamao Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 115	What eats zoa eating nudis? Found some tiny nudis on my zoas today. Are there any fish that will eat them or do i have to dip the zoas in medication/treatment?

05/19/2009, 11:59 AM	#2
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	Manual removal via tweezers, You can also do dips via' Lugols', TMPCC, REVIVE , mixed with Flatworm exit. You can try wrasses like Yellow Coris, Green seagrass, Lined and Leopard wrasses. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

05/19/2009, 01:09 PM	#3
flyyyguy King of the white corals Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,239	manual removal via tweezers is effort spent in vain to some extent if you dont include a egg search on the polyps every time you have a nudi search session. You will never break the life cycle if all you pick out are adults __________________ I like holding hands, snuggling, and long walks on the beach

05/19/2009, 05:59 PM	#7
flyyyguy King of the white corals Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,239	freshwater dip will make any adults or juvis fall off relatively easily if exposed at the time you do, but will not hurt the eggs one bit, nor kill the adults if they were out of exposure to be shaken off __________________ I like holding hands, snuggling, and long walks on the beach

05/20/2009, 03:54 PM	#9
flyyyguy King of the white corals Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,239	I wouldnt bother. freshwater doesnt kill anything. you are just needlessy stressing your polyps some and gaining all but nothing IMO __________________ I like holding hands, snuggling, and long walks on the beach

05/19/2009, 01:56 PM	#4
Kamao Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 115	The adult is dead. Now the babies remain. Theyre very very tiny. Would a six line wrasse work?

05/19/2009, 03:41 PM	#5
dark_stranger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK, Kent Posts: 393	the knack is to break the reproductive cycle. In other words, concerntrait on killing the hatched ones, full well knowing there will be unhatched egg sacks. Then try and kill the freshly hatched ones before they can lay new eggs.

05/19/2009, 05:50 PM	#6
Aquagold Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 16	Out of curiosity would a freshwater dip kill the Nudi's and be alright for the Zoos? I would have thought the little nudi's would fall away pretty quick with that.....

05/20/2009, 09:48 AM	#8
Kamao Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 115	If i dip in FW, how long should i dip the zoos?

05/20/2009, 03:56 PM	#10
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I don't FW dip, especially with PE's/protopalys and zoanthus gigantus. They all go down hill real fast if I ever FW dip. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

05/21/2009, 03:27 AM	#11
dark_stranger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK, Kent Posts: 393	I use a product called "CoralRX" and seems to do the trick, trouble is it kills all critters even the friendly ones that people like to receive as hitchhickers.