Possible Bta hitchhiker on frag

ibob991 · May 5, 2016

Please help me identify this hitchhiker. Looks like a Bta to me but what do I know.

tcarter1936 · May 5, 2016

Hard to tell in pic but could be a majano please look them up and if it is get rid of it they are hell to get rid of

Sabellafella · May 5, 2016

Those are zoas lol but you should get a closer clear picture of whata in the middle of it. To my eye looks like a nudi

TheEngineer · May 5, 2016

Sabellafella said:
Those are zoas lol but you should get a closer clear picture of whata in the middle of it. To my eye looks like a nudi

Me too

ibob991 · May 5, 2016

Yes I'm aware the thing is on my zoa frag, I'm referring to the purple thing in the middle.

Chris Adams · May 5, 2016

I agree the purple thing looks like a nudi.
Can you remove(what looks to be purple nudi) and get better pictures

BoneXriffic · May 5, 2016

Majono? A bta wouldnt grow there imo

TheEngineer · May 5, 2016

ibob991 said:
Yes I'm aware the thing is on my zoa frag, I'm referring to the purple thing in the middle.

That's what we are talking about. Looks like a zoa eating nudibrnach.

tcarter1936 · May 5, 2016

Either outcome would be bad left unattended

ngvu1 · May 5, 2016

Touch it with a stick/straw.... nems don't walk away when touched

ibob991 · May 5, 2016

It didn't walk away, it shrunk down when i tried to touch it.

gmneil · May 5, 2016

is it aptasia?

ibob991 · May 5, 2016

I also swear I just saw a little white bug thing crawling around that area

ngvu1 · May 5, 2016

ibob991 said:
It didn't walk away, it shrunk down when i tried to touch it.

Hmm it looks really like the nudi. When a nem is touched it can shrink real small right?

ibob991 · May 5, 2016

should I just freshwater dip this bad boy or what?

ngvu1 · May 6, 2016

I would "revive" that frag.

ibob991 said:
should I just freshwater dip this bad boy or what?

Salty1962 · May 6, 2016

Pull the frag, get rid of the nudi and look for eggs. Definitely looks like a zoa eating nudi. Bad!!

pugcrush · May 6, 2016

You just get that frag? I would just toss it honestly, unless you have a good QT ready to go. A zoa nudi that big has probably dumped plenty of eggs already. If it came on another zoa not in the picture, maybe now is the time for a QT.

ibob991 · May 6, 2016

yes, I just got the frag yesterday. Looking at doing a full lugol dip on every frag in the tank tomorrow when the product shows up. I also have a 6 line in the tank which supposedly eats these, so the problem may resolve itself naturally.