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Posted: February 19 2013 at 7:21pm |
There are NO in-tank treatments. You may be able to control them with certain wrasses, but it's only a control. CoralRx does not work (I have tons of photos showing them alive and thriving after several hours). Dipping outside the tank with potassium permanganate is the only 100% solution other than ridding the tank of Montipora corals.
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Posted: February 19 2013 at 7:28pm |
Bayer's doesn't work on the montipora eating nudis either
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Posted: February 19 2013 at 7:36pm |
Nope...in fact, for whatever reason, Coral Rx worked better than Bayer did. Hydrogen peroxide worked ok, but at the strengths/duration required, it killed the Montiporas when I tried it.
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Posted: February 19 2013 at 9:14pm |
Nikki is there anything that I can use to dip that will not kill my softies and LPS? I think I am going to remove all the monti from my tank and dip it all in Potassium Permanganate to try and save it while I deal with trying to get the adults and eggs out of my tank.
Know anyone that has a wrasse they would like to donate to the cause? I am partial to yellow corris and 6 or 8 lines.
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Posted: February 19 2013 at 10:22pm |
I have had good luck with the yellow coris wrasse eating these nudibranchs. You can easily remove the adults by siphoning them out with an airline tubing connected to 3/16" rigid tubing.
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 5:58am |
One thing I forgot to mention is that Monti-eating nudi's almost always lay their eggs right on the line of where fresh Montipora tissue is...typically in a small crevice. (That's why I was doubting if what you saw on the glass was a Monti-eating nudi...it's weird to see them off a colony.) You can probably just treat the Montipora corals in the tank and not worry about the live rock or other corals (unless that really was one on the glass...then they're on the hunt for new colonies.)
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 7:27am |
sabeypets wrote:
I have had good luck with the yellow coris wrasse eating these nudibranchs. You can easily remove the adults by siphoning them out with an airline tubing connected to 3/16" rigid tubing. |
Started removing them last night with tweezers. I like the sucking them up idea too. I'll try that tonight. Thanks!
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 7:30am |
ReefdUp wrote:
One thing I forgot to mention is that Monti-eating nudi's almost always lay their eggs right on the line of where fresh Montipora tissue is...typically in a small crevice. (That's why I was doubting if what you saw on the glass was a Monti-eating nudi...it's weird to see them off a colony.) You can probably just treat the Montipora corals in the tank and not worry about the live rock or other corals (unless that really was one on the glass...then they're on the hunt for new colonies.) |
Unfortunately, That really was on the glass. I removed 10 of them last night and this morning when I got up there were 5 more on the glass but I only found 1 on the Monti. Pulled them all and will check for more later. I am trying to line up a yellow coris (the one posted in the classifieds) if I can't get that one I'll start digging for something else to try and combat them that way. I noticed a couple of damaged spots on my Green polyp Monti digitata this morning so I know they are moving and I'm going to pull it and dip it tonight.
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 11:18am |
Sorry...that really sucks. I used a pipette to suck them off a monti...worked ok.
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 11:25am |
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Sorry...that really sucks. I used a pipette to suck them off a monti...worked ok. |
Ya it sucks. Lost about 90% of that Monti in the picture so far. Not sure if I can save the rest at this point. May have to just clean it all out and beg a frag off of the person I got the original from. Oh and wait another year for it to grow back. now to make sure I stop them from killing the rest of the Monti's! Thanks for you help Nikki
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:27pm |
Sorry I couldn't do more. Out of all the pests, those are the worst IMO. I would be wary about getting another frag from the original person as you may just end up with them again.
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Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:31pm |
I will be very weary of any new monti I put in but they will all get a Potassium Permanganate dip before going in just to make sure I don't add anything new and if I end up having the same problem then I know I need to do something drastic to the whole system. I hate pests but if they are ones I can either control or get rid of then I can deal.
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Posted: February 28 2013 at 3:55pm |
Update: 4 wrasses later (two that my dottyback killed!) and I no longer see any nudi's or egg sacks on any of my monti's. they are getting tissue back and looking much better. I did end up losing the monti in the picture but I can get more. I'm thinking i will put an orange Digi in that spot anyway. My superman monti is recovering and so it my Honey Digi so i think the wrasses are a permanent fixture in my tank! The Melanarus will outgrow my tank but for now I love him and his work. Thanks again everyone. Krazie:clown:
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Posted: February 28 2013 at 4:38pm |
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