Monti eating nudibranches.

[sean9_man]

I've had a a red monti for a few months now and I recently noticed these white things (almost like polyps of some sort) because it was semi hidden in a crevice. I didn't think much of it at first because it could have been sand but it kept coming back so I used a turkey blaster and managed to suck up a monti nudibranch!

I quickly got my coral rx dip and went to work with the thing and I got a few more out. It obviously laid eggs because there were a few babies.

Now I'm wondering if Id be safe after the dip or should I be concerned that it may still be a few coming back?? Any advice would be great. Thanks

 

[Velodog2]

Not out of the woods yet. Dips won't kill the eggs or the few errant critters that weren't on the coral when you dipped it. I got rid of them in my nano by circling the monti with stick epoxy to cover any eggs and then manually killing stray nudis when they popped up. I was checking the tank three times a day including getting up in the middle of the night. Luckily they never spread to other montis. The only good thing about them is that they are easily killed with a bamboo skewer if you see them. Good luck.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

I got rid of mine by picking off all of the nudis I could see then dipping it in coral rx and scrubbing it with a toothbrush to get rid of anything else that was on it. Since then, the affected spots have healed and I have new growth. Good luck!

 

[sean9_man]

Thanks for the info guys. I actually only saw it in a small crevice so i couldn't get through it. Except dip in coral RX and used a turkey blaster to blow in all those areas. Hopefully it won't come back!

 

[sean9_man]

Oh and i heard wrasses can help eat them off for you. Is that true? If so then do you guys know what wrasse would keep my montis free of nudis?

 

[Eric N]

Bubble baths for nudis

I am currently waiting to get a yellow coris wrasse. They allegedly eat the nudis, but they're not reef safe. From what I understand the wrasse is not a threat to coral, but will eat tube worms and other small inverts that fit in its mouth.

I use a 5 minute 0.5-0.75% peroxide dip to kill a lot of the nudis. The oxygen bubbles that form on them will drag their corpses to the surface. I then dip the coral in a bucket of tank water to rinse off the remaining peroxide. This technique is used for killing nuisance algae and I haven't had any corals (zoos, acro, monti) die from the peroxide. The monti caps are more sensitive to it than my encrusting or hogdsoni montiporas, but they recover. Also, I've been blasting my main show colonies with as much water flow as tolerated and putting small monti frags in the slowest moving current as traps. They settle on my trap montis and I dip those in peroxide every week or two and just baste the nudis off my nice colony.

I make the peroxide dip with 3 parts tank water and 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide that is found in the first aid isle at the grocery store.

 

[Velodog2]

I've never tried the wrasse solution but know others who have. They seem to keep the nudis in check, but don't always eliminate them. Picking up a monti from one of those tanks with a wrasse and no apparent nudis will usually reveal a few hidden ones.

 

[Jeffanator]

I can say that it is possible to get rid of them ! I've done it finally after 4 years if hell. I've dipped in everything ever advised to no luck. But had best results from the bayer dip with a lot more bayer then everyone says to use. I went thru gallons of that stuff over 4 years to control them. Now I have gone 8 months with no nudis with a lot of supper glue gel and bayer dip together , first I made extra strong dip"looked like milk" dipped 15 solid minutes, rinse very good in 5 gal bucket of saltwater , then put in another 5 gal bucket of clean saltwater, do this to all monti's in ur tank , then one by one completely cover the bottom of coral with glue and any and all holes or overlaps on coral make sure not one area is un covered it one hiding spot is left , put back in tank , now the monti's have no hiding spot and all eggs are covered , in 5 days re dip in bayer re glue any holes u missed and you will be nudi free. It's the only thing that works. Don't waist ur money and time with anything else.


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[that Reef Guy]

I am currently waiting to get a yellow coris wrasse. They allegedly eat the nudis, but they're not reef safe. From what I understand the wrasse is not a threat to coral, but will eat tube worms and other small inverts that fit in its mouth.

I use a 5 minute 0.5-0.75% peroxide dip to kill a lot of the nudis. The oxygen bubbles that form on them will drag their corpses to the surface. I then dip the coral in a bucket of tank water to rinse off the remaining peroxide. This technique is used for killing nuisance algae and I haven't had any corals (zoos, acro, monti) die from the peroxide. The monti caps are more sensitive to it than my encrusting or hogdsoni montiporas, but they recover. Also, I've been blasting my main show colonies with as much water flow as tolerated and putting small monti frags in the slowest moving current as traps. They settle on my trap montis and I dip those in peroxide every week or two and just baste the nudis off my nice colony.

I make the peroxide dip with 3 parts tank water and 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide that is found in the first aid isle at the grocery store.

I have always read that Peroxide is not safe for SPS and will kill them.

 

[Killjoy]

That why you need to cut it with water.. not as strong

 

[Jeffanator]

I am currently waiting to get a yellow coris wrasse. They allegedly eat the nudis, but they're not reef safe. From what I understand the wrasse is not a threat to coral, but will eat tube worms and other small inverts that fit in its mouth.

I use a 5 minute 0.5-0.75% peroxide dip to kill a lot of the nudis. The oxygen bubbles that form on them will drag their corpses to the surface. I then dip the coral in a bucket of tank water to rinse off the remaining peroxide. This technique is used for killing nuisance algae and I haven't had any corals (zoos, acro, monti) die from the peroxide. The monti caps are more sensitive to it than my encrusting or hogdsoni montiporas, but they recover. Also, I've been blasting my main show colonies with as much water flow as tolerated and putting small monti frags in the slowest moving current as traps. They settle on my trap montis and I dip those in peroxide every week or two and just baste the nudis off my nice colony.

I make the peroxide dip with 3 parts tank water and 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide that is found in the first aid isle at the grocery store.

Those things are sent from hell.to drive us nuts. It is an all out war to rid ur tank of these. But it can be done as I've posted on here . I have a lot of monti's and haven't seen any nudis for along time now . There is no fish that can rid them . But once gone your monti's will grow like crazy. Good luck on ur nudi fight.


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[Oldude]

I haven't found a fish or shrimp solution that works consistently - fish are hit and miss. Regular inspection & manual removal is what has given me my best results.