AEFW, Monti pest treatment--Camelback shrimp

[Anonymous]

This is news to me...anyone try this? I assume by "Monti snails" they mean nudibranchs? I have never heard of a Monti eating snail pest.

http://www.korallen-zucht.de/index.php? ... 52&clang=1

 

[cindre2000]

I also have not heard of monti snails, they must nean nudi's. That is a really interesting tip, I have been told that the monti eating nudi's are a real pain and the eggs are really hard to remove (cemented on).

 

[Anonymous]

Some discussion of that is going on about this in the sps forum over at RC as well.

I find it hard to believe at this moment though, I mean if the coral will be gone after 24 hours what's to say they don't start eating the coral initially?

 

[trido]

This topic is running the forums right now. Too bad for me it hadnt come up three months ago. I might have tried it Here is a general sum up of the treatment.

Quote:"the person from KZ said that they tried using these shrimp in a display tank but it wasn't effective. Then they put 150 of them in a 100 gallon tank by themselves, and then they were in business."

Another quote, I tend to agree with the first part. "Maybe they got really hungry and when a coral was introduced they chowed down. I could see applying this theory via qt tank, for incoming corals."

I've also been told that a melanarus wrasse will help to keep the AEFW's populations down. It just goes to show, on a reef natural predation and balance by everything helps to keep the little critters etc. in check.

 

[Anonymous]

Well I'm going to try it. We happen to have a bunch of Rhynchocinetes shrimp here.

 

[Anonymous]

Go Matt Go!

 

[bleedingthought]

Any results yet, Matt?

 

[Anonymous]

Go Matt Go!

Yah, if you don't mind them eating other things as well
(made same comment on the other threads)

I've seen camels mow down a LOT of stuff. Sure, they'll eat the nudis, then polyps and flesh!