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  1. 10-06-2009, 06:04 PM #1
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    Default Predator Nudi FOUND Importance of QT

    This time around I've made a choice to dip each and every coral that enters my tank. I also inspect each centimeter thoroughly with a magnifineglass (sp?) before introducing it into my DT.
    Today I have decided to add another step. I am setting up a QT from here on out.
    Heres why

    See the very first piece I put into my tank was a frag of zoo's. Green lantern and Pink Zippers (I think?) This pack of zoo's also did not go through my screening process.
    Anyway for the past two days, oddly they have not been opening?
    So today during my water change I decided I would toss them in the frag tank and take a closer look later.
    Well I am very happy I did. Not only did I find one, not two, but 7 electric green predator nudis. Also discovered that there are multiple polyps with batches of eggs on the other side.
    I am very upset about this. I've kept it quiet till now because the colony had a very unique morph that I have never seen that I was hoping to grow out.

    Heres a few pics. Hopefully others can learn from my mistakes.
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    Look closely and you'll see the eggs. White little poka dots in a tight circle.
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  3. 10-06-2009, 09:33 PM #2
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    Wow! Glad you found them now and got them out!!
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  4. 10-06-2009, 09:35 PM #3
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    WOW, I'd keep my eyes open for quite a while.
    Does water always taste like salt and poo????

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    Quote Originally Posted by jojo22 View Post
    WOW, I'd keep my eyes open for quite a while.
    No way, really. There weren't any other zoo's with in probably 10 inches.
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    Dude, with a pest like that it's always best to keep an eye out for a while, think of how small those egg sacks are. Can you say FOR SURE, that none of them got knocked loose and ended up in a little nook in your existing rock work?? Can you say for sure that all the ones that came on that rock where there when you took it out (NONE of them where out looking for more food??

    I'm not saying you didn't get them all, just saying if it where me I would keep a close eye out.
    Does water always taste like salt and poo????

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    Nice catch. I usually take a needle and rub the eggs off.

    Probably not a bad idea to keep it separate from the rest of the zoas for a few days to make sure nothing lived.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ReeferRob View Post
    No way, really. There weren't any other zoo's with in probably 10 inches.
    Ive had monti nudi's travel 5 feet to other colonies.
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    man that sucks..... zoanthids for me are allways the things that I inspect the most seems that they can hide the most NASTIES from nudi's to the dreaded zoa spiders.

    man I sure hope you got the nudis and they did not get out to the other pieces in the tank.

    best of luck
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