Tank Under Attack!!

[MikeC]

When I get to work ill write the process that worked for me

Thanks that would be good info to have on hand just incase I need it in the future.

Thanks.

 

[noelskii]

My friend's tank has ZERO CUC because he has a Melanarus...

 

[Euroreefer]

I have a Melanurus, and have 2 huge snails. He tries to attack them every now and then, but they seem to get smart quick. they sleep during the day when hes out and wake up at night when he is sleeping..:sleeping:

 

[eazy al]

Get a dragonet ones they are done ,u need to keep buying live food or it wil die but they eat those things like candy

 

[marklugo23]

so basically i had over 200 zoas, two different colonies, 1 eagle eyes and 1 radio active. one day i started noticing iwas lossing a couple a day and i had a couple of asterinas,and basically i bought a harlequin and it was eating them. but i kept seeing them going. so i let time go on and kept losing more. when i did my tank transfer i dipped what was left with the zoas, in water for 15 min and coral revive for 20 min. and now so far 2 months in i dont see anything and my zoas are growing ..

 

[edd]

so basically i had over 200 zoas, two different colonies, 1 eagle eyes and 1 radio active. one day i started noticing iwas lossing a couple a day and i had a couple of asterinas,and basically i bought a harlequin and it was eating them. but i kept seeing them going. so i let time go on and kept losing more. when i did my tank transfer i dipped what was left with the zoas, in water for 15 min and coral revive for 20 min. and now so far 2 months in i dont see anything and my zoas are growing ..

what do you think was eating them? i have the same problem, every thing else is fine including sps.
thats 15 min in rodi first, then 20 min in coral revive?

 

[marklugo23]

what do you think was eating them? i have the same problem, every thing else is fine including sps.
thats 15 min in rodi first, then 20 min in coral revive?

it was zoa eating nudibranch. i saw them ... no this was tap dip

 

[Arati]

zoa nudi's take the color of the zoa they are eating , the way to find them is blow strong puffs of water into the zoa's with a turkey baster. U will see them pop off and float away just suck em back up with the baster. If you cant FW dip.

If you really want to buy a wrasse for this type of thing. I highly recommend a "sea grass wrasse" blue zoo has them in stock and to be honest they don't come around to often.

The SGW is an awesome fish and so interactive and smart.

 

[Greagzter]

Thanks everyone for your take, and once again I have seen that it is not zoa nudi, it is most definitely the amphipods. I have had a dragonet for the last 5-6 months, but he's a little guy. I will be getting a wrasse today for sure, either 6 line or melanurus what ever the store has. But like SethKim mentioned and what I have seen is that the pods come out at night.
Seth I am a little skeptical about copper dosing as I know little about it. What else would it kill and how to properly use it, can you please share?
As for the Amphipods here are few videos from youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kaq0T1gU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZleSPmtqw
Dipping the Zoas will only get rid of few that didnt have the time to run away. I used MediCoral by Brightwell and noticed that it doesnt kill them but rather stunts them, and they fall of, any suggestions on a replacement?
I think, like myself a lot of people do not really know the actually threat these pods pose. Now, Amphipods are officially on my Most Wanted List

 

[marklugo23]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZleSPmtqw

WOW I DIDNT BELIEVE IT BUT THIS VID SHOWS YOU

 

[Greagzter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZleSPmtqw

WOW I DIDNT BELIEVE IT BUT THIS VID SHOWS YOU

Yup, I think they are officially need to be added, if not already to the pest database. There are two videos and they are kind of combined in to one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kaq0T1gU0

 

[Widdy]

Wow! Those are serious amphipods! Soon you can get them a leash and go for a stroll.

 

[duke62]

Always finding new creatures that eat our corals. This hobby is so frustrating

 

[kingator]

wow !!!!!! thx for the video

 

[edd]

i those things running all over my zoos like roaches at night. i have been looking for months with a magnifying glass at night. never saw nudies, all i seen was amphipods, thought they were good guys. i will be getting a couple if wrasses on friday.

do mandarins eat amphipods? thanks for the info.

 

[dj ze]

most halichoeres species will eat them a yellow coris will be a nice candidate or a leopard wrasse

 

[LongIslandAndy]

most halichoeres species will eat them a yellow coris will be a nice candidate or a leopard wrasse

+1 Halichoeres chrysus, pretty yellow wrasse that plays nice with other wrasse. Really not a coris wrasse but it is often labeled that way

 

[Flushtown Reefer]

Don't use copper.I don't understand why that was suggested, you'll kill off alot more than pods. My melanurus doesn't doesn't attack my cleanup crew at all. Even threw in an itty bitty cleaner shrimp the other day and he let the shrimp clean him up and he eats all the pods in my DT.. I guess like with all fish there's always that bad apple

 

[Arati]

wow I am Blown away!

Thanks for the video. I have a oranged back velvet wrasse I think its called . the wrasse in LIAndys Avatar above.

Super peaceful great color and pro pod destroyer.

thanks again for the video. do not put chemicals in your reef.

 

[Greagzter]

Wow! Those are serious amphipods! Soon you can get them a leash and go for a stroll.

Lol, I actually seen one that is pretty big and as soon as I shine some light on it, it disappears.
So, went to the store and got a Yellow Choris wrasse hopefully he has been starved. Will keep you guys posted. Any and all other suggestions are appreciated.