Montipora Eating Nudibranch? (ID request)

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Hi all,
I just brought home a montipora digitata frag. I dipped in CoralRX for ten minutes and these were left over. Just curious, is this MEN, something else, nothing, or can’t tell?

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I'm not very good with differentiating between species of Aeolid nudibranchs yet, but it looks like those might be Monti-eating Nudibranchs.
 

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They appear to be Monti eating nudis. Inspect very carefully for eggs, the dip won’t kill them. If you find any remove them. Dip again in a few days and repeat a few times.
 
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Thanks to you both. I have pulled and dipped a couple of more times. This is my only Montipora, so I will watch it closely. I appreciate the feedback!
 

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