There is a Nudi in my tank

[Mike from TN]

Walked by the tank and saw what I thought was a Zoa polyp. It has antennas and it’s walking.
Ive never seen ont that looks like this. Should I get it out?

 

[tripdad]

I would remove it and try and identify it before destroying it automatically. Knowing what it is will help solidify your decision.

 

[Mike from TN]

I looked online and couldn’t find anything that looked even close to it. I know that some eat Zoa’s and it was right near my colony and the same color as the polyps. Luckily, it was on a small piece of base rock. I pulled the rock out ( really ticked off my Frogspawn) and it went into a hole in the rock.
Sad and a little ashamed to say but I bagged up the rock and it’s in the freezer. He will go to sleep and I’ll toss the rock.
I hated to do it but I didn’t want to take any chances. I had to act quick while I could still see where it was.

 

[Sosuke]

I think I found it. Edit: Its definitely a zoa eating nudi. How big is it?

 

[Mike from TN]

I think I found it. Edit: Its definitely a zoa eating nudi. How big is it?

That’s the one! About 1/2” in length. Must have been in my rock since the beginning. I dip my corals. Maybe they can survive the dip?
Anyway, it’s gone now. Still makes me sad to have to put something down like that.

 

[Uncle99]

That’s the one! About 1/2” in length. Must have been in my rock since the beginning. I dip my corals. Maybe they can survive the dip?
Anyway, it’s gone now. Still makes me sad to have to put something down like that.

Sad......but absolutely the correct choice.

 

[Sosuke]

That’s the one! About 1/2” in length. Must have been in my rock since the beginning. I dip my corals. Maybe they can survive the dip?
Anyway, it’s gone now. Still makes me sad to have to put something down like that.

Yea sucks to kill an animal but it was the best choice

 

[Mike from TN]

Sad......but absolutely the correct choice.

Thanks Uncle! Makes me feel a little better about doing it.

 

[Mike from TN]

Yea sucks to kill an animal but it was the best choice

Thanks Sosuke! Hey, cute Conure in your pic.
Or is that a Quaker?

 

[fishguy242]

hi ,need to dip all your zoas ,by his size ,there are more

 

[Mike from TN]

hi ,need to dip all your zoas ,by his size ,there are more

I have 3 frags with only a few polyps on each. I think they should be okay but I have 2 colonies, one with about 40 polyps and another with over 100. I’ll dip those tomorrow.

 

[fishguy242]

yes, and also,do some research on eggs,no dip kills em,normally when i find zoa nudi,i freshwater dip them every 3-4 days for about 2 weeks

 

[Mike from TN]

yes, and also,do some research on eggs,no dip kills em,normally when i find zoa nudi,i freshwater dip them every 3-4 days for about 2 weeks

Thank you my friend! I’ll do some research on it in the morning and start the process.

 

[HockeyRooster]

Yea sucks to kill an animal but it was the best choice

Best choice for the coral. The nudi, not so much