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mmarisca
03/05/2015, 04:01 PM
Hello all I am 3 months in and things have been going well. All of my water parameters are in the "proper" ranges but for some reason my zoanthids just won't open. I have tried doing coral dip, have tried a Hydrogen peroxide dip at the suggestion of my LFS...nothing...I identified two of these critters crawling around them today. Haven't seen this before. Can you id? Is this part of my problem?

Jason S
03/05/2015, 04:04 PM
Tough to say, but it could very well be a Zoanthid eating Nudibranch... Look here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1992751

Jason S
03/05/2015, 04:06 PM
Check here too... there are a few different colors:
http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=415

degibson84
03/05/2015, 04:13 PM
Zoa eating nudi.

Some wrasses will eat them.

Freshwater dip of the coral could get rid of the nudi as well

Mythicalelf
03/05/2015, 04:19 PM
That's an interesting pest.

What lights do you have these under?
HOw long have you had the Zoas?
Have they ever been open?

mmarisca
03/05/2015, 04:26 PM
both rocks did well in the beginning and basically shut down on me after a couple weeks. I use this light and have the zoas toward the bottom of my tank. Will try the dip again..thanks all. I use the 48-60 version of this on my 48" 90 gallon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00494HNE4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

RxReefer
03/05/2015, 05:24 PM
I have never heard many good things about the Marineland reef leds.....sorry

mmarisca
03/05/2015, 08:30 PM
Those lights are fine for me now. I dipped the corals and about 5 of those bastards came off. Hopefully I see some improvement. Thanks.

RxReefer
03/05/2015, 08:38 PM
Good luck! Im putting some finishing touches on my first reef tank that I hope to have running soon so Im sure I'll have lots of experiences like yours