How to treat Monti eating nudis

row12 · #1 08/15/2007, 06:44 PM

I've read of people dipping there montis to cure the nudis, but are there any known predators that will eat them?

nwrogers · #2 08/15/2007, 07:04 PM

I believe Halichoeres wrasses will eat them but I am not 100% sure…

row12 · #3 08/15/2007, 07:51 PM

yeah I read that too. Anyone with exeperience with this wrasse eating the nudis? Does it have to be a specific type (i.e where it's from)?

Thanks, Roel

lotus02 · #4 08/16/2007, 10:16 AM

I have a Halichoeres chloropterus and I truly believe they do eat the monti nudis. I have dealt with the nudis three times now first was when I bought a frag from a fellow reefer , lost all my monti caps. Five months later bought new caps and found them again , used a dip and picked them off every other night. Then someone told me to buy the wrasse so I did, but still picked them off for a few nights. Then one night there were none to be seen. Kept the wrasse for over a year the got rid of it , what a mistake, 2 weeks later I had nudis again and my clams were covered in pyramidellid snails. Got another and all were gone again. They also eat flat worm like popcorn. My frag/QT was infested with flatworm so I bought another with in a week no more flatworm.
As with all wrasses they are jumpers so keep that in mind.

jwre · #5 08/17/2007, 02:03 PM

I have a pair of coral banded shrimp that like them.