motti August 31, 2014 Share August 31, 2014 Hi All, I've been seeing a little fuzzy things under the green monti cup i got from the Frag fest (i did originally dip it in with coralRX), based on quick google search, i found out that dipping is not effective against eggs.. which could have been what was left after the dip :( anyhow... Has anyone battled these little guys before? any natural predetors that will pick them up? I am a little worries putting it back in the frag tank since i got several monti cups in it. all are doing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 31, 2014 Share August 31, 2014 Wrasses tend to like little nudibranchs.. My mystery wrasse decimated my zoa nudi issue... And now my leopard wrasse looks for any he can find...it's been a long time since I've had any so he just tracks down amhpipods now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 31, 2014 Share August 31, 2014 Are you positive on ID? How about a picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti August 31, 2014 Author Share August 31, 2014 @Mods, can you please move this tread to the General Discussion forum? I've accidentally opened it here. I got a video of it, it's a little shakey, had to really zoom in to capture it few pictures with the monti, you can see that it seems like that sections of the monti were being eaten off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti August 31, 2014 Author Share August 31, 2014 I removed all 3 monti frags from the display tank. Found those little buggers on 2 of the montis but I ended up dipping and scrabbling the buttons of all 3 again. I'll keep close eye on those 3 montis. They are back in the frag tank now. https://vimeo.com/104879614 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 1, 2014 Share September 1, 2014 Also, I'd take them out and dip them every 3 days or so...if you see any eggs take a toothbrush with the coral dip your using... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti September 2, 2014 Author Share September 2, 2014 Thanks, good tip! I read online that the eggs usually hatch in 48-94 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rburgee September 8, 2014 Share September 8, 2014 Nice eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE September 8, 2014 Share September 8, 2014 I also had montipora spongodes eating nudibranchs from fragfest. I ended up just throwing them out because Spongodes is easy to come by, but nice work that you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti September 8, 2014 Author Share September 8, 2014 I think I was able to kill all of them. Haven't seen any in the past few days. I ended up seeping the coral about 3 times over the span of a week. Used toothbrush to scrape the eggs in the back of the coral and turkey Baster. I am going to leave those monti caps out of the display tank for the next 2 months just to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti September 9, 2014 Author Share September 9, 2014 I was wrong... They moved to other monti caps :( it sucks I have to travel on Thursday and won't have enough time to fully take care of them. I am thinking about bringing in a small six line wrasse and put it in the frag tank. Hopefully it will keep them under control until I am back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OcalaReefGirl February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 (edited) What kind of dip are you doing that is killing them? I have them in my tank and having no success killing the adults. Tried freshwater dips, coral RX, Bayers and a toothbrush. They just keep coming back (or not dying in the first place) Edited February 18, 2015 by OcalaReefGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti February 18, 2015 Author Share February 18, 2015 What kind of dip are you doing that is killing them? I have them in my tank and having no success killing the adults. Tried freshwater dips, coral RX, Bayers and a toothbrush. They just keep coming back (or not dying in the first place) I used coralRX. Dipped them every other day and place them in isolation. I eventually managed to get rid of them some how. Took about a week and a half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalicedude February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I dip with RPS all out. Someone should contact the seller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTricia March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 What kind of dip are you doing that is killing them? I have them in my tank and having no success killing the adults. Tried freshwater dips, coral RX, Bayers and a toothbrush. They just keep coming back (or not dying in the first place) I used Bayer and they died in that. But I also had a syringe and actively removed them by hand from my tank as well. Then I removed what I could and dipped it as well. But it may take weeks before they're eradicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keraxis March 8, 2015 Share March 8, 2015 Keep it up. Nothing happens quickly. Perhaps it is time to get a leopard wrasse from Dr. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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