*sobs* I have aliens in my tank

[Rori]

No I don't have a pic, they are too damn fast for me to take pictures of.. But they are killing my zoos.

Think of a shrimp you would by in a store (that curved look).. brownish in color... and about the size of half your pinky nail.

Slowly but surely they are having a feeding frenzy in my tank and I have no idea how to save my zoos or get rid of them.. I've tried syphoning them out. Flat worm exit.. only thing next I can think of is take my tank apart and just dip every rock in there.

Please tell me there's another way ..

*sobs*

Rori

 

[matthewdmueller]

Sounds like copepods. I've never had a problem with them eating anything though. Some fish will eat them like crazy, ie Manderine.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

yeah sounds like pods

 

[JHOV2324]

Those might by pods Rori.....i don't think they eat zoos

 

[Deanos]

i don't think they eat zoos

They would if the zoanthids were dying.

 

[KathyC]

Rori - just what damage are you seeing on your zoos? Are they totally disappearing overnight?

 

[Rori]

not overnight but yeah
they are disappearing..

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sounds like zoa eating nudi's, gonna have to take out and dip everything and then go for the eggs as well. Search nudibranch here you will find lots of info here.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Here's pedro's thread it was the latest thread on them

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/advanced-reefs/18899-zoos-eating-nudibranch.html?highlight=nudi

 

[Rori]

link isn't working chief

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/advanced-reefs/18899-zoos-eating-nudibranch.html?highlight=nudi

 

[JHOV2324]

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/atta...id=87312&stc=1


Rori's Alien

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

rori i'll lend you my scooter blenny he'll eat those pods like popcorn:lol2:

 

[Rori]

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/atta...id=87312&stc=1


Rori's Alien

except they aren't translucent and i'm not sure about the antennae

 

[fritz]

Smart money says it's either one or the other on those links. The zoa eating nudis that I had were plain brown in color, no fancy orange pollen on them. Pods do go to town on anything they can but like termites not on living stuff. If your zoas are dead or dying then your pods will be all over them but not the culprits of their demise. You can always try FW dipping your zoanthids. That has saved many of my ailing colonies.

OH! Another worthwhile mention:
Are ALL of your zoas affected or just some? I've found some colonies die off for no apparent reason while neighboring colonies were thriving. If you are experiencing something like that it most likely isn't a predator or parasite. They tend not to discriminate. Other more mysterious zoanthid killers such as "mold" or "bacteria" (I've heard them called but doubt that they are actually either) seem to decimate zoanthid colonies. I've found the purple rim with green center zoanthids were like my canary in a cave mine. They were always affected first by any zoanthid flu going around. The rest of my zoanthids were pretty resilient.

If all of your zoanthids are affected, FW dip one colony and blast it with a aspirator, turkey baster, what have you. See what comes off. You should be able to get a good look at everything and you'll be able to figure out who's giving you trouble.