monti nuti's

[CharlieDavidson]

I had a friend send me some potassium permanate to treat a montipora for nuti's, but he sent no instructions..
Can anyone here help me out with info?

 

[CharlieDavidson]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

 

[Christel Mei]

What type of monti?....Encrusters are the easiest to rid of nudis's.

 

[CharlieDavidson]

they look the same as the ones that ate my monti-caps ,,years ago..
I have kept no monti's since, but recently picked up a confusia that has some on it..
I guess thats considered a montipora.?? (no expert here)

 

[FateX8]

would a yellow coris wrasse not eat these nudis?
i know my yellow coris wrasse ate all the zoa nudis when i had them

 

[CharlieDavidson]

Fish are like people.. Some eat eggs and bacon, some don't like eggs, some don't like bacon.. Some eat anything!
I Also have pyrmid snails, the coris wrasse did not touch them.. but I got a twinspot that is eating them Up!! doesn't touch these nuti's..

 

[reefboy]

Aurgia b-fly cleans them up same with zoa/paly nudis but they'll pick at corals too but work great in a QT system or last resort in a display.I've found if theres lots of corals predidation is kept at a minimum but if only a few types of lps or sps they can be as bad as the nudi's

 

[Christel Mei]

If they are around the base of it encasing them in super glue works well, then let it dry for a few minutes and chip the dried glue off. Removes the eggs and adults. You can leave it on for a while too if you want to make sure they are dead.

 

[ct_vol]

Only luck I have had treating Monti Nudis is manual removal... I'd pull all of them off and scrub the base and crevices every time I saw one... Took a couple of months, but eventually I was rid of them... Luckily I had quarantined the M. Foliosa they came in on...

 

[Russellaqua]

I would definitely use something biological before trying potassium permanganate. 1) it's hard to get ahold of in a pure form, 2) it's a very stong oxidizer (to the point of starting fires) and will burn your skin on contact, I'd imagine it'd do the same to the coral and that's probably what kills the nudis. 3) It is occasionally used to treat infections in humans using a concentration of up 0.05%. Attaining this low a concentration without volumetric glassware and an analytical balance is impracticable. 4) It's deep purple in color and will stain anything. Stick with fish or manual removal. Much safer all around. The fish might eat your coral, but at least they won't burn your fingers or your house down.

 

[CharlieDavidson]

Thank, you Russel... I am very lucky to have good people that guide me..