I have a few zoas and polyps coming in soon. I happened to run across some posts about spiders that eat zoas. Is this something I should take precautions to prevent (FW dips, etc) or is it abnormal to have this happen?
TIA!
TIA!
Zoa spiders?
- Thread starter fishiefishie
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Most people get rid of pycnogonids manually by removing them. Dips in lugol's solution, Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, quick freshwater dips (30s or so), and/or Revive have also been recommended. Either way, you should quarantine infected zoanthids and observe for the re-emergence of more pycnogonids.
I've only run into zoa eating spiders once in the last 4.5 years, but they are something to watch out for all the same. I much more commonly run into zoa eating nudibranchs and red flatworms.
Dipping new coral additions to remove any pests is always a good idea. I don't use fw for any of the dips, I just use some water from the tank they are going in to mix up my dip (be it Lugol's solution, Flatworm Exit, Furan-2, etc.).
Dipping new coral additions to remove any pests is always a good idea. I don't use fw for any of the dips, I just use some water from the tank they are going in to mix up my dip (be it Lugol's solution, Flatworm Exit, Furan-2, etc.).
My above statement was misleading. I didn't mean FW in conjunction with any of the chemicals I mentioned. I meant it as a standalone dip, which can be followed by one of the others.
So I should dip them in tank water with Revive (for about 10-15 min? Longer?), and then will I still need to acclimate them or is that pointless then?
Should I do all corals this way, or just zoas?
Should I do all corals this way, or just zoas?
OgreMkV
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Please keep in mind that when stressed or damaged zoas can emit pretty potent toxins. Use gloves for of the above.