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greenwind82

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Hello, can someone help me identify these two creature? I just dip my zoa rock with coral rx and found these two jumping around. Are they zoa eating nudibranch? If they are indeed then beside dipping, are there any fish that hunt them for food? Thanks.
 

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Well... Its not a Nudibranch, nudibranches look like slugs, and they do not have an exoskeleton.

some kinda shrimp - pod

did you take that with a point and shoot camera?
 
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Thanks. Oh no I killed the good stuff. My zoa colony closed for the last couple days and I thought something bother them so I did the dip thinking maybe there are nudibranch. Now I am back to square one.
 

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Hi, greenwind.
Those look to me like amphipods.

good luck,
Steve

ding ding ding we have a winner! Those are good guys.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/

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Ok so you killed some good guys.
Now back to square one..................ZOA's still closed up?
Try to feed them some R.O.E or Oyster feast, not to much just a bit.
You can target feed them by cutting in half a plastic water bottle, throw the bottom part in the trash and use the top part.
You slide the top part over the ZOA colony/frag with the top pointing up.
Now release some coral food in there with a turkey blaster, that simple.
Food will stay in there for 5/10 min and than move the halve bottle to the next coral and repeat.

Good luck!.
 
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Thanks everyone for your input. After the dip, this morning I saw some started opening up but just about 5-10% of the whole colony. I will try to feed them tonight.
 
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