Monti Nudi's

[jackson6745]

Hello my name is Rich and I have the dreaded monti eating nudis

Whats the best way to get rid of these little SOB's? So far I've fragged off any eaten parts, visually inspected the coral and glued in any crevices where they may hide. I still see one or two of them pop up occasionally.
I would really be interested in hearing how and if you guys were able to beat the nudi's.

 

[KathyC]

This recently came up again on zoa eating nudis, but these links on montis were also posted.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...rgent-my-sps-have-bug-dreaded-monti-nudi.html

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2519773

Good luck Rich!

 

[jackson6745]

Thanks for the links Kathy!

 

[NYreefNoob]

Rich I Tried Everything, Best Bet Is To Pull Piece's Out And Rock They Are On And Inspect Them Pull What You Can Off, Use A Tooth Brush On The Under Side Of Corals And Dip In A Iodine Solutions And Brush Bottom And Ad A Yellow Wrasse As They Eat Them,

 

[GQ22]

he has no sand bed for a yellow wrasse. maybe a six line

 

[Alex]

unfortunately the only answer is to do what NYreefnoob stated and then add a yellow wrasse. WHen I had the zoo nudis (three years ago) I cleaned the zoos on a weekly bases until I got rid off all of them, eggs and all. Its tedious but looking at my reef nudi free for two years has been worth the trouble.

By the way I've had a yellow wrasse in my bare bottom tank for about two months and he has been eating very well. is there something I should know about having them in a tank with sand?

 

[House of Laughter]

Rich,

Any halichoeres wrasse - Oh, but wait, they need sand beds - if you're still bare bottom, you're SOL.

I do fresh water and Iodine dips on all entering monti's

House

 

[BroRage]

nudi

I had the same problem - my solution was to get the six line and scrape/pick them off

but heres a question wouldnt intercepting also work for nudis?

 

[KathyC]

By the way I've had a yellow wrasse in my bare bottom tank for about two months and he has been eating very well. is there something I should know about having them in a tank with sand?

Assuming you have a 'yellow' wrasse that requires a sand bed to sleep in, it is stressful to the fish not to have one. Any normal requirement for a fishes care that we don't provide leads to stress for them and that has detrimental effects on the fish such as disease, attempting to jump from the tank and a shortened lifespan.
Ideally you might consider either adding a sandbed or selling the fish and purchasing one that is more appriopriate for your tank. Not all wrasses need a sandbed.

 

[NYreefNoob]

No Red Bug Treatment Doesnt Work On Them, Truely Id Stay Away From F\w Dip's, That Cost Me My Purple Haze Monti, And After Losing About $500 In Monti's I Just Went Without Them For A Few Month's To Let Tank Clear Up, Also You Could If You Have A Spare Little Tank Or Frag Tank Put Them In It, I Also Tried Revive From Hof, And To Be Honest What Seemed To Work The Best For Me As Far As Dips Went I Used Hyrdogen Peroxide And Tried Different Amount Of Times And Found After About 10 Minutes Most Fell Off, But Also Lost A Few Piece's In My Experiments

 

[Alex]

sorry for the off topic ? and thanks kathyc for the reply.

 

[mshur]

Rich,
I have Pro-cure if you wanna do dipping

m

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

Read this article. You could try a remote sand bet but not too sure if that will work for the coris wrasse or not maybe some of our resident wrasse experts could help with that info.

 

[Deanos]

Can you clarify what you mean by 'remote'? Halichoeres wrasses sleep in the sandbed.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Can you clarify what you mean by 'remote'? Halichoeres wrasses sleep in the sandbed.

Sand put into a plastic container placed into the bottom of the display tank approx 3 to 4 inches deep for the wrasse to sleep in and seek shelter/solace in when startled or scared.

 

[Deanos]

Ok, that's what I thought. Remote sand bed usually denotes a location outside the display tank.

 

[meschaefer]

Sand put into a plastic container placed into the bottom of the display tank approx 3 to 4 inches deep for the wrasse to sleep in and seek shelter/solace in when startled or scared.

I was going to make the same suggestion.

 

[NYreefNoob]

the wrasse will not take care of the egg's. rich i had them as well as a few other's here. as stated this is the hardest pest to get rid of, was something on reef central also but here is a link to help you out in maybe dealing with them
http://www.qualitymarineusa.com/article.asp?page=feature&id=FA22AE9A-A335-4F27-A5C5-0913F83DCB60

 

[lfsmarineguy]

This is the first place/time I am posting this information. After Jason posted his work with Hydrogen Peroxide I was hit with these nudis and after trying everything, and I mean everything, I dipped a monti cap in 100% hydrogen peroxide solution for a few minutes. The nudis either fell off in the container, "melted", or stayed on the coral and looked incredibly stressed. After 2 more treatments they appeared to have vanished from the coral entirely. I also had a few in another tank and after introducing an Auriga Butterfly to eliminate my aiptasia problem, I noticed the nudis were all gone as well. I can only assume it was the butterfly since he was the only change to the tank at the time. Personally, I think the Hydrogen Peroxide dip is a better way to go since it will never grow tired of eating nudis or develop a taste for other tank residents. Try it yourself and post your findings. Just keep a constant eye on the coral in order to avoid any problems.

 

[GQ22]

interesting. i read about the hydrogen peroxide, apparently works miracles.