Losing zoo's?

[Finaddict]

hi,mike I lost some zoas to a type of small snail called sundial.

they are more active at night.hth
http://www.thesea.org/reef_aquarium/...sts_snails.php

[OCDP]

I'd take a real hard look for Nudi's .. they can camouflage extremely well.

Also, as Connie suggested.. sundial snails will consume zoanthids. Best to take a good look at night with the lights out ..

Good luck.

[G1GY]

It's a good idea to give them a good freshwater dip to get most of the pests out also.

[seashells]

Hey Mike,

After owning a foxface for several months it took to eating zoos. It especially enjoyed the pink zoos but would nip at some of the others.

Doug

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Unless you spend great amounts of time looking at your tank after lights out, you probably have no real idea how many unknown hitch-hikers are in your live rock. Most of the crabs & other hh only come out at night.

For instance, even the emerald crabs & black porcelain crabs I bought & keep in my wife's reef tank are never seen except once in a blue moon. I see one occassionally but that's only usually after 2am & seen by the blue LED moonlight.

Anthony

[MikeP]

So it sounds like I most likely have an unwanted hitchhiker, I will keep an eye on the tank when the lights are off.

Thanks