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Nigel View Drop Down
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    Posted: October 14 2002 at 11:35am
I have a colt coral that will not open up and expand. I think the problem may be because of some nudibranches, I have seen two of them at the base of my colt. They are pure white with what looks like polyps on their backs. I also have another colt in my tank which is doing great, so i'm thinking that maybe the nudibranches could be the problem. Any advise would be greatly apreciated.
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Most nubibranchs are specialized eaters.  If you have found some near or on this coral, then most likely they are feeding on your colt.

I would recommend a coral dip in iodine or one of the commercially available coral dips.  After the dip all the nudibranchs should fall off.  You may need to repeat this procedure every week for a month or two to get rid of them all.

P.S.  Identification will be hard because of the vast numbers of nudibranch species, but not impossible.

 
Jake Pehrson

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