Unresolved Something on my zoa frag

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  1. nightster

    nightster Pajama Cardinal

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    Ok so I turned my lights off for a day and a half so some algae will dissolve and I can do a 30% water change, when I went and looked today I noticed something on the frag. Its in the middle of the pic, looks almost spiky.
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  3. nightster

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Could be

    1. Aiptasia
    2. Majano
    3. Zoanthids eating nudibranch.:cry:

    If it is moving about all over the piece it is probably a nudibranch, it it is staying in the same place probably the first two listed.
     
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    Well it has antennas like a snail, prolly the nudibranch. Ok so how do I remove it?
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Take the zoanthids out of the tank, pick off the nudibranch and place on a lighter surface and take a picture for me please.;D

    Oh while you have it out of the tank, if you have the proper solution I would dip it and look for more nudibranchs, they can become a nightmare.
     
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    Should I get rid of it?
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Well lets see what it is first. If a nudibranch unless you want to feed it zoanthids you should get rid of it.

    Nudibranchs are specialized eaters and usually look like what they eat.
     
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    Flame it!. J/k. Yeah I'd get rid of the nudibranch, if your sure that's what it is.
     
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    Funny u say they look like what thet eat. My zoas are green and orange and its green and orange...
     
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