What keeps eating my ZOAS?

[350gt]

going to try and do that tonight..... will let you know what happens....

[justahobby]

Good luck!

[randomfish]

also the zoo eating nudis take on the color of the zoos they are eating just fyi

[Regric25]

I caught one a while back and got some macro video of it. Let us know if you find any. They will vary in color depending on the color of zoas they are eating.

http://youtu.be/dmdT19_18lg?hd=1

[350gt]

didnt see anything like that nudi but found tiny snail look object and there is a bunch of them all over my rocks...... Did find a bigger snail which I never put in there either..... Both of with I have never seen before....

[350gt]

its late and I rushed the shot..... but is this anything I need to worry about?

[justahobby]

Big one looks like a tulip snail:
www.3reef.com/forums/coral-health/zoa-eating-tulip-snails-44484.html

List of nuisances and predators to zoanthids:
www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

[350gt]

Bad or good? That forum got confusing.... Lol what about the one on the right, there were a bunch of these all over the rock last night....

[justahobby]

Without a better picture I believe the small ones are "mini turbos." Reef safe and good fish food :-p

Tulips are predatory which can be bad. The one guy was convinced it was not a tulip, but regardless it was eating his zoas. Yours appears to have a prominent spindle shape like a tulip. It is definitely worth trying to find a positive ID on. Wetwebmedia.com is a great tool for IDs

Still keep an eye out for crabs and nudis in the meantime. The nudis can be tricky to spot. The eggs should be easier to find.

[Sherita]

The bigger snail looks like a tulip. not good to have. On another note, I recently banished my Beau Gregory damsel to my sump for ripping some of my corals off the rocks, including zoas. He had been fine for a year, then turned into a jerk. Hope you find the problem soon.