acro eating nudibranch??
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My heart sunk when I saw the title. The base does look like it's been eaten away. Those little things look like more baby nudis, rather than eggs.
If you're not super attached to the coral it's probably easiest to just toss them and let the nudis die out for a few months before adding more SPS. If you want to keep them hit up Schnitzelreef for how to beat them. It took him months of dipping often to get rid of them but he did.
If you're not super attached to the coral it's probably easiest to just toss them and let the nudis die out for a few months before adding more SPS. If you want to keep them hit up Schnitzelreef for how to beat them. It took him months of dipping often to get rid of them but he did.
I can't exactly describe what's on your frag. Telltale signs of AEFW are usually bite marks on coral and then egg bundles near base.
Most pictures that I have seen show AEFW bite marks not really the destruction in your photo. Acropora eating flat Worms are really hard to see on coral---again I have never even seen good pictures of them on coral because they tend to take up coral color and become almost perfectly camouflaged. The rolled up one in your bottom of container looks like it has some type of colored fringes at its edges and that is not what I would expect either. But I am no expert by any means. Tektite on r2r is pretty darn knowledgable.
In terms of prevention: 1) inspect carefully looking for bite marks and egg bundles. 2). Cut off plug from frag. 3.). Dip in Bayer. 4). Quarantine if possible Oh, and did I say dip in Bayer
Most pictures that I have seen show AEFW bite marks not really the destruction in your photo. Acropora eating flat Worms are really hard to see on coral---again I have never even seen good pictures of them on coral because they tend to take up coral color and become almost perfectly camouflaged. The rolled up one in your bottom of container looks like it has some type of colored fringes at its edges and that is not what I would expect either. But I am no expert by any means. Tektite on r2r is pretty darn knowledgable.
In terms of prevention: 1) inspect carefully looking for bite marks and egg bundles. 2). Cut off plug from frag. 3.). Dip in Bayer. 4). Quarantine if possible Oh, and did I say dip in Bayer
I just reread this and I need to apologize. I meant to say "most definitely NOT AEFW." I can't seem to edit my post. All the AEFW eggs I've seen are greenish brown in color, and they usually start out around the base of the acro. I've never seen them bright white like those in your picture. Anyway, good luck figuring out what they are and getting rid of them.
