Possible Bta hitchhiker on frag

[ibob991]

Please help me identify this hitchhiker. Looks like a Bta to me but what do I know.

 

[tcarter1936]

Hard to tell in pic but could be a majano please look them up and if it is get rid of it they are hell to get rid of

 

[Sabellafella]

Those are zoas lol but you should get a closer clear picture of whata in the middle of it. To my eye looks like a nudi

 

[TheEngineer]

Those are zoas lol but you should get a closer clear picture of whata in the middle of it. To my eye looks like a nudi

Me too

 

[ibob991]

Yes I'm aware the thing is on my zoa frag, I'm referring to the purple thing in the middle.

 

[Chris Adams]

I agree the purple thing looks like a nudi.
Can you remove(what looks to be purple nudi) and get better pictures

 

[BoneXriffic]

Majono? A bta wouldnt grow there imo

 

[TheEngineer]

Yes I'm aware the thing is on my zoa frag, I'm referring to the purple thing in the middle.

That's what we are talking about. Looks like a zoa eating nudibrnach.

 

[tcarter1936]

Either outcome would be bad left unattended

 

[ngvu1]

Touch it with a stick/straw.... nems don't walk away when touched

 

[ibob991]

It didn't walk away, it shrunk down when i tried to touch it.

 

[gmneil]

is it aptasia?

 

[ibob991]

I also swear I just saw a little white bug thing crawling around that area

 

[ngvu1]

It didn't walk away, it shrunk down when i tried to touch it.

Hmm it looks really like the nudi. When a nem is touched it can shrink real small right?

 

[ibob991]

should I just freshwater dip this bad boy or what?

 

[ngvu1]

I would "revive" that frag.

should I just freshwater dip this bad boy or what?

 

[Salty1962]

Pull the frag, get rid of the nudi and look for eggs. Definitely looks like a zoa eating nudi. Bad!!

 

[pugcrush]

You just get that frag? I would just toss it honestly, unless you have a good QT ready to go. A zoa nudi that big has probably dumped plenty of eggs already. If it came on another zoa not in the picture, maybe now is the time for a QT.

 

[ibob991]

yes, I just got the frag yesterday. Looking at doing a full lugol dip on every frag in the tank tomorrow when the product shows up. I also have a 6 line in the tank which supposedly eats these, so the problem may resolve itself naturally.

 

[Baby Ray]

Check all your zoas for eggs. They are white and spirally.