What’s on my zoa!?

[Brian1f1]

A nudibranch? It’s bright green and can move. Should I remove it?

 

[Fishy_mcfish]

May be a zoa eating nudi. They tend to be the color of whatever they eat. I’d get rid of it and watch for others.

 

[Brew12]

A nudibranch? It’s bright green and can move. Should I remove it?

Yes, that looks like a nudibranch and I would definitely pull it.

 

[KJ]

Zoa eating Nudibranch remove them:mad:

 

[Brian1f1]

Yikes. Do they reproduce?

 

[Brian1f1]

Out.

 

[KJ]

Yikes. Do they reproduce?

Yes:mad:

 

[Brian1f1]

Yes:mad:

Crap.

 

[JaimeAdams]

yeah.

 

[Brian1f1]

Well, I guess that’s what I get for deciding against dipping (might have to revisit that...). Thanks for the ID

 

[KJ]

Out.

Well, I guess that’s what I get for deciding against dipping (might have to revisit that...). Thanks for the ID

YW

 

[JaimeAdams]

Dip would kill the adult but not the eggs. Is that your only zoanthid or do you have a bunch?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

The eggs are easy to spot when the zoas are closed and can be scraped off pretty easy. These were on some zoas from my LFS

 

[BestMomEver]

The eggs are easy to spot when the zoas are closed and can be scraped off pretty easy. These were on some zoas from my LFS

Yuck!

 

[Brian1f1]

I have probably 10 frags and a wild colony. The frags I could pull and scrape, the wild colony is probably too dense/numerous.

Do you guys think blue star leopard wrasses would pick them off? I happen to have two lovely ones in QT.

 

[Brian1f1]

Well, found a swirl... Think some damage too. No more nudis that I can see.

 

[Cnidoblast]

I have never done it before but peroxide dips are supposedly supposed to revive sad zoanthus - I tend to scrape the frag plugs of any new zoa's I get

 

[Brian1f1]

Colony is only slightly sad looking... looks not so good when I flip it.

Hoping the leopard wrasses eat the adults...

 

[Brian1f1]

What about an RO water dip. Have heard zoas can handle. Would that kill the eggs too?

 

[Cnidoblast]

I'd have to refer you to an expert on zoa cultivation - Perhaps @joshporksandwic is online?