Just a heads up

[bigfoot610]

that is an interesting read there kills eggs and nudis and coral lives

 

[Smiley]

I've heard this a few times. What ratio and how long?

i've done 5ml with 4 cups of water, and let soak 15 minutes. Make sure to rinse coral in clean tank water a couple times to remove as much dip as possible.

 

[reef dummy]

I just recently dealt with these, a yellow coris wrasse wiped mine out in a matter of weeks. They couldn't keep up with laying eggs faster than he couold eat them. I'd give it a try, plus they are a neat fish to have. Hunt for pests all day long and have been a good tank mate.

 

[ReefCheif]

All these pests popping up has me concerned. Im doing a thorough inspection tonight

 

[ReeferMatt]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

So it looks like potassium permanganate is a good product to kill nudis and eggs.

 

[Craigar]

Hey Todd will they pick on inverts?

 

[Haulin Oates]

So it looks like potassium permanganate is a good product to kill nudis and eggs.

Yeah, one of my coworkers has freshwater tanks and he said that works really well on all mollusks.

 

[jahmic]

Hey Todd will they pick on inverts?

I know I'm not Todd...but just to throw my .02 in there

My yellow coris ignores most of my snails and cleaner shrimp...he's actually let the cleaner hop on his back a couple times. I had a hermit crab leave his shell to find a new home and the yellow coris pounced on him almost immediately. The only snails he tends to pick on are the smaller nassarius snails, likely because they have much less protection than some of the others in the tank, and they like to stick those feelers out of the top of the sandbed.

All that being said, I started feeding my tank 2-3 times a day rather than once a day, and he's since completely ignored all of my nassarius snails and hermits. I haven't been lucky enough to witness any more hermits switching shells, but I've noticed the 2 that I have did switch shells at one point and survived the ordeal.

 

[cdrewferd]

It looks like they might: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+386&pcatid=386 But you never know as each fish is different. I would think while they are small they would be fine, but full grown they might get a taste for shrimp.

 

[09bumblebee]

I've got a yellow coris and I don't see him messing with snails etc. most wrasse's like to munch on snails and inverts anyway.

 

[ReeferMatt]

So I can't stress the importance of dipping corals you get at this weekends DBTC enough. I myself am going to look into the Bayer advanced dip and the potassium permanganate dips in particular.

 

[reef dummy]

Hey Todd will they pick on inverts?

I've never seen mine pick on any inverts and I have lots of small ones. I haven't seen a monti nudi in months and I stopped dipping and all that stuff after I added him.

 

[Craigar]

It's not only a dip thing though guys you need to thouroughly inpect all corals for eggs. I dip everything that goes into my tank and the dip I used will kill the adults but the eggs slipped through I had no clue it wouldn't kill eggs

 

[Craigar]

I've never seen mine pick on any inverts and I have lots of small ones. I haven't seen a monti nudi in months and I stopped dipping and all that stuff after I added him.

Looks like ill be buying a yellow choris wrasse lol I wonder if it will get along with my six line

 

[CRW Reef]

Looks like ill be buying a yellow choris wrasse lol I wonder if it will get along with my six line

I just put in a request from Nick Ambrosio for one. Hoping he can get it on today's order! Might be worth hitting him up if you wanted one.

 

[09bumblebee]

Craig I think your ok with a large DT tank. They should have enough room to leave eachother alone.

 

[kyuubichan218]

I got my yellow coris wrasse at Aquamart and have seen them there several times since. It's worth looking.

 

[reef dummy]

Looks like ill be buying a yellow choris wrasse lol I wonder if it will get along with my six line

Oh yeah, I have a six line also. They get along fine.

 

[reef dummy]

As big as your tank is Craig I think I would try the wrasse and hold off on other methods that will drive you nuts. Even if he doesn't get all of them he could keep the population under control and you probably would notice only minimal loss. You're monti would probably outgrow what they could eat.

 

[aztecdreams]

So I can't stress the importance of dipping corals you get at this weekends DBTC enough. I myself am going to look into the Bayer advanced dip and the potassium permanganate dips in particular.

I didn't think potassium permanganate was available anymore ? Last I checked it only comes in small amounts in some kind of medication