figured out whats killing my digi corals

[harleymike]

I have monti eating nudi's. Bummer
I see the adults, and eggs.
I pulled out my corals did a dip and scrubbed with tooth brush.
I'll continue dipping every few days.
From what I read thats about all I can do and hope for the best.
Might look for a wrasse.
Any other suggestions.

 

[harleymike]

Found 3 adults last night and sucked them out.
All looks good this morning.
Going too pick up a yellow wrasse too help control them.
Found some eggs I will in case in glue today.
Seems too be mostly one rock.
Setting up a new tank in the next few weeks. So I will see what happens. Might not put some of these rocks in the new tank.

After reading about them. It seems that even if you dip your new corals before putting them into the tank. If they have eggs, the dip will not kill the eggs. So no way of stopping them.

 

[Neopimp]

dip and dip and dip using one of your systems as a quarneteen tank

 

[unibob]

User that Bayer insect killer. I had them on a piece of coral at the bottom of it. I took a dentist looking tool scraped all the Eggs off out of water and let coral sit for 10 min to see if anything moved on it. 

Another option is to pull all your Montis to a separate tank and let them die off on rock before moving anything new to tank. Not sure how long they live with no Montis to eat.

 

[harleymike]

Im setting up the new tank in a couple of weeks. I will keep treating these corals.
I will move the rock that doesn't have any monti on it too the new tank.
But will hold the monti incrusted rock back until im happy with  it
Im told 3 or 4 months with out monti's too make sure they are dead.
The stuff in my second tank is ok, no montis in there.
I will throw this stuff out if I have too.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

I have some Bayer if yu want to buy one or if yur goin across the bridge yu can get it at Lowes or home depot or menards. Yu may need a picture of the bottle so yu know which one

 

[pulpfiction1]

i stumbled on this article,dont know if it helps or if you read it already,myself i have never had the displeasure,good luck with the battle

http://www.reeffarmers.com/tracygraynudi01.htm

 

[harleymike]

I am using revive. But might need more.
So I guess if you want too sell a bottle i would liketo get one off you.
appreciate the help Larry
MIke

 

[unibob]

I am using revive. But might need more.
So I guess if you want too sell a bottle i would liketo get one off you.
appreciate the help Larry
MIke

I'm finding revive works good for some things, but when it comes down to killing it sometimes just doesn't cut it. I have raised dose and still had crabs/monti eati nudi live. I recently got some Bayer off petercar and an eager to try it out. Only read good things

 

[harleymike]

Ive read the yellow wrasse will eat them. I might pick one up at Big Als this week and try that also.

 

[reeffreak]

Nudis can live for up to 6 months with no Montis to eat, I would keep all montis out of tank for that long or more and dip every 4 days.

 

[harleymike]

6 months, holly crap.
Ya, the rocks with the monit on it are probably going too stay in the old tank for a while.
Ill move the other rocks over
I will dip every 4 or 5 days.

 

[reeffreak]

Larval is known to not only be on monti but also acros althought they do not damage the acros they still breed of them

 

[harleymike]

Wow this gets better and better. 

 

[reeffreak]

Man if I were you I would start the new tank brand new, you don't want these guys in you're new tank at all and it's just as easy as one being on a rock and transferring it to the new tank and bam now there in that tank

 

[harleymike]

Ya, but then Im into buying new rock. But I hear ya.
I was kinda thinking about it. Cut a bunch of frags off and dip them and move them over.
I have alot of coral in that tank.
lots of decisions too make i guese.

 

[harleymike]

I thoaught i read that yellow wrasse will eat them. Anyone know for sure what will.

 

[reeffreak]

Nothing's a guarantee 

 

[harleymike]

So i spent 3 hours today pulling rocks out and dipping them and rearranging the tank.
Spent 2 hours last night catching and checking rocks for these nudibranch jerks.
Then as soon as the lights go out tonight, there are two of them crawling arcost the digi coral
All the work for nothing.
I dont think they can be caught or killed. There are too many holes in the rocks for them too hide.
Thinking about taking the chisel to the rock and saving the acro and throwing the rest out.
They seem too be only on one rock so far.
little pricks

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Try and get that bayer from me tomowwa and dip the rock in and see what it does. ...yu can be the guniea pig