<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=289327.msg14286426#msg14286426">Quote from: Envious on 20-07-2018, 21:06:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=289327.msg14286280#msg14286280">Quote from: Chanticleer on 20-07-2018, 19:57:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_alternate_quote"><br/>He didn't end up with any surprise shrimp and was disappointed.<br/><br/>Our little headache right now is nudis eating coral. We dip, everything is good for a few months, then they pop up on another coral.<br/><br/>It's not really my hobby, though. I just hold the towels and tongs  :P<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><br/>I had one of those. It was pretty, but problematic. Most of them are VERY species specific, so it will probably die when it runs out of food. On the other hand, you'll lose an entire coral species while that's happening. :/ If you can identify it, you might be able to focus on coral which it can't/won't eat.<br/><br/>Or if you're feeling really daring, try to find a predator for it. Just be aware that anything that eats nudis will probably also eat anemones and some softies.<br/><br/>Also, advise your husband to be super careful about any oddball Palythoa species. Color isn't a definer. Look for a radially ridged appearance when they're closed around food. Smooth Palys are MOSTLY safe. Ridged Palys are POSSIBLY dangerous. Elbow or shoulder length gloves are a good investment anyway, because coral are the chem warfare specialists of the natural world, and a tank you've stuck your hands in with nicks and paper cuts and even open wounds for years can suddenly give you nasty reactions because for once a certain patch of softies had a crab walking through them recently. Lots of carbon, changed often, and a strong skimming system is a good way to remove many of these compounds. I once had my thumb swell up so much the skin split in places. In a tank I'd put nothing new in for half a year.<br/><br/>If you do get any kind of marine invert poisoning, immersing the affected limb in hottest water you can stand, or getting your butt into a hot tub as hot as you can stand, are both good ideas. Most marine toxins break down pretty quickly at human-sustainable (but uncomfortable) temperatures.