I think something may be eating my zoas

[ItouchedThebutt]

He didnt look like the nudibranchs i saw he doesnt have those big of bristles on his back.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What ratio between the two chemicals? And can i just use my normal salt water i use for water changes? Small tank dont wanna waste water that much..

Tank water is better as it's cycled etc.
but not much is needed and it's like a mini water change. It's about a ten to one ratio.
Take a quart out and put a quart back in.

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

How much peroxide?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

He didnt look like the nudibranchs i saw he doesnt have those big of bristles on his back.

Check lionfishlair hitchikers. Lots of pics there. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/ctenophore/

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

How much peroxide?

Estimate ten parts water one part peroxide.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yea sorry that pic is no good to me.
Could just be a bug or pod.

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

Okay ill do that and let it sit for what 5 min? More? And come back.. I just have to get my stomatella off the rock first...

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

Just moments after dip another fell off. My best guess in aperance is a tiny tiny horshoe crab looking thing.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Just moments after dip another fell off. My best guess in aperance is a tiny tiny horshoe crab looking thing.

Hmm. Weird. Did it crunch

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

First kne did. Two other things came off a small black work kinda like a centipeade and a i forget their names but the small small white star fish

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

First kne did. Two other things came off a small black work kinda like a centipeade and a i forget their names but the small small white star fish

Yea I hate losing the good ones. Bristle worm an a brittle star

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

But i didnt see anything that would eat coral in there.. Unless its that star fish. Hes the second one ive plucked out the tank so far but the first one was dead.. This was the first live one i found and when i flashed my light on it he was making his way to the polyps.

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

Asternia star thats what it is!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

But i didnt see anything that would eat coral in there.. Unless its that star fish. Hes the second one ive plucked out the tank so far but the first one was dead.. This was the first live one i found and when i flashed my light on it he was making his way to the polyps.

No they don't eat corals as far as anybody I know has ever said.
Weird.
Could be just a dying or half dying coral and the bugs are eating the dead parts.
Dead parts are a staple food on the reefs.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Asternia star thats what it is!

Yea could be. Some have been known to eat em. Esp if it's dying. Yum.

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

True. It is a uncycled tank and i dont have adaquate lighting for em. May be i just wanna make sure i dont get any bad hitch hikers.

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

Esp?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Esp?

Especially

 

[ItouchedThebutt]

Gotcha okay duh.. Thanks for your help ill keep you updated on here if anything changes. I know i see another polyp on another rock thats a diferent color starting to grow and get ready to open im ready to see what it may be. But ill tell you if they get better or i find the culparate

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Gotcha okay duh.. Thanks for your help ill keep you updated on here if anything changes. I know i see another polyp on another rock thats a diferent color starting to grow and get ready to open im ready to see what it may be. But ill tell you if they get better or i find the culparate

Cool. I'd test the ammonia in there and think about some crabs. They'll eat anything that moves in an empty tank.