Nudibranch that looks like sympodium ate my sympodium

[Anonymous]

This is what my sympodium looked like before the attack. I had about 10 - 15 polyps. They did well in the tank for about 2 months or so.

[rimg]http://www.saltyunderground.com/images/sympodium%20a%204-25-11.jpg[/rimg]
(not my picture)

Here's a picture of the little nudibranch bastard. He's about 1/2 to 3/4 cm. It's camouflaged to blend in to the sympodium mat when the polyps are closed.

[rimg]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n153/giantclown25/sympodium_nudi2_zpsb2bef873.jpg[/rimg]
(wish I had a better camera)

The nudibranch moves extremely slowly. Even if I sit and stare at him it doesn't look like he's moving at all. This is why he went unnoticed for so long.

Here's another person's experience that proves I'm not imagining things (at least not this particular thing).
http://theprodigalcube.blogspot.com/201 ... dator.html

 

[Anonymous]

Nasty

FWIW I've come to the conclusion that all xeniids have to be quarantined, whether wild caught or aquacultured. Not one I received in the last few years, from any source, was parasite free on arrival.

 

[Anonymous]

bump.