Zoa eaters!

Sassy Jenny · Jun 20, 2013

Ok, new topic. Zoa eating nudie brancs. I have read a lot of things about how to get rid of them. What say you? I have tried many different dips, and I have removed them and their eggs manually. What works for you? What have you tried that works, and what doesn't work?

05grandprix · Jun 21, 2013

Don't think any of it is 100% effective. I use 2 dips Coral RX and iodine solution

teddy13 · Jun 21, 2013

never knew about them till you told me the other day.. and have not seen any that I know of in my tanks however I could barely see the ones you were plucking

Sassy Jenny · Jun 23, 2013

Still waging war on those dirty little buggers! I am trying to come up with some thing that will take them out! Anyone have any ideas?

Mr. D · Jun 23, 2013

A fresh water dip every few days for about 3-5 minutes kills adults. Doing it every few days for a week or so should take care of eggs that hatch later on.

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Sassy Jenny · Jun 24, 2013

I am gonna try that. Thanks Mr. D.

teddy13 · Jun 24, 2013

lol you n this grumbling bout them caused me a scare.. the other night when I got home from the meeting I went to put the new zoa's in my tank and had something crawl off one onto my hand n freak me out while I was on the top rung of my ladder no less.. I looked at it and it had like a green shell like back but looked like a snail but thanks to our discussions I jumped off ladder n tossed thing into the toilet.. then I thought and went wait that could not have been a zoa eating nudi.. it was a shellless snail lol..

Otter_rs · Jun 24, 2013

Be careful of Zoa toxins while fresh water dipping. Wear gloves and make sure the discard water doesn't get into your eyes or any cuts. I speak from experience.

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Sassy Jenny · Jun 25, 2013

Good to know. I had read about some reefers using Flatworm X. I am not to sure of this. This releases toxins as well I think. Hum...so far trying mix of Coral RX, Iodine and Melacite Green. Still scraping off eggs.

Mr. D · Jun 26, 2013

Otter_rs said:
Be careful of Zoa toxins while fresh water dipping. Wear gloves and make sure the discard water doesn't get into your eyes or any cuts. I speak from experience.

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+1!

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Sassy Jenny · Jul 5, 2013

Well, to date fresh water dip is winning! Thanks again. I am doing it every other day. Works great...no chemicals needed!! That is my favorite part.

Sassy Jenny · Jul 10, 2013

Feel like I am finally making progress on the war against darn nudie brancs! Lots of work, and still fresh water dipping, but it is really making a difference.

oceanparadise1 · Jul 10, 2013

Are the corals at all affected by being in fresh water for 3-5 minutes?

Sassy Jenny · Jul 12, 2013

No, the Zoa are the ones that I am fresh water dipping. They all seem to come back out just fine. After the dip I place them right back into the tank. I also manually remove or puncture the egg sacks that I find. Then dip into the fresh water. It seems to be working very well. So far so good. Give it a try and let me know what you think? That is if you ever need to...lol