What on earth....?

yankeeboy · Feb 25, 2018

Ok...I have a few lettuce sea slugs in my tank, and the only thing I can think that this is, is a baby. Or do I need to be worried about it?

tdileo · Feb 25, 2018

Looks like a zoa eating nudibranch to me but I’m not too experienced in the pest field. May be montipora eating.

Robink · Feb 25, 2018

Monti eating nudi, looks like one to me.

easternreefer · Feb 26, 2018

first reaction was zoa eating Nudibranch..

NanoCrazed · Feb 26, 2018

oh, that needs to come out of your display tank...

Too bad you're not local, otherwise I would take it for my pest tank...

Maritimer · Feb 26, 2018

As it's likely been laying eggs, yes ... you need to be worried.

~Bruce

yankeeboy · Feb 26, 2018

NanoCrazed said:
oh, that needs to come out of your display tank...

Too bad you're not local, otherwise I would take it for my pest tank...

I took it out last night, hopeful it didn’t have much time to lay eggs - I’ll be monitoring the tank for next while to make sure I don’t see anymore.

yankeeboy · Feb 26, 2018

Maritimer said:
As it's likely been laying eggs, yes ... you need to be worried.

~Bruce

Is there a treatment I can put in the tank that won’t harm the rest of the livestock?

yankeeboy · Feb 26, 2018

Thoughts?

KJ · Feb 26, 2018

https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=15

Daydream Corals · Feb 27, 2018

if you have any monti's that aren't looking healthy any longer he is the reason why. If you have any monti's check on the under side of the skeleton I'm sure you have an infestations if you see one just out like that. Those are a nightmare to deal with! good luck!

yankeeboy · Feb 27, 2018

TLCorals said:
if you have any monti's that aren't looking healthy any longer he is the reason why. If you have any monti's check on the under side of the skeleton I'm sure you have an infestations if you see one just out like that. Those are a nightmare to deal with! good luck!

I have an Alveapora that recently took a turn for the worse and I haven’t seen any flesh lately. Would it have attacked that too?

Robink · Feb 27, 2018

I don't believe the flatworm exit will work on them. I have had them before and ended up dipping my monti's 3 X a week in bayer. Till they were all gone.

KJ · Feb 27, 2018

yankeeboy said:
Ok...I have a few lettuce sea slugs in my tank, and the only thing I can think that this is, is a baby. Or do I need to be worried about it?

Did you have any monti's?