http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/In...FW_eggmass.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...zLp6N_Yo_5ZTSb

They should be pretty easy to spot.

Yikes, Rich, I hope that wasn't from your display or frag tank...:surprise:

That's what they looked like on a dry coral. I tried, but I could never see them in the water. As the coral dried they became visible. Perhaps some strains aren't so stealthy :surprise:

Just some pics I got online. I have seem them in person and they are pretty visible but only put of the water. I had a friend of mine who got infected by aefw and wiped out his collection worth a few thousands bucks. Sigh, such a heart break.

Got these somehow this fall too...
always dipped and inspected new corals and most of the time reglueing on new plugs to lessen the risk of eggs.... but still got them !
QT is the only way to be sure...

BUT many reefers actually lives with them quite well (reefbum was a great example) some blasting and wrasses helps...
I choose no to tear down the tank and just dip the more affected/accessible colonies or frag them... and since december I don't see them anymore, no more bite marks and sps are thriving again... we'll see !

here are some pics I took at the beginning...

adults
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMGP1816.jpg

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...03102805AM.jpg

can you see him on the coral ?
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMGP1814.jpg

eggs
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...ave10516PM.jpg

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMGP1812.jpg

Bite marks

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/a...03102846AM.jpg

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/02/21/r...able-critters/

hope for the future!

So how effective is Coral RX in the prevention and defence against AEFW? I currently dip all my corals using Coral RX, although I only have a couple acros and mostly LPS. I guess what I am getting at would be, what is the best coral dip on the market. I am currently in the building phase of my new tank which will be mostly SPS. AEFW and Dinos scare the ever living **** out of me.

you can go with either coral rx or revive but neither will destroy the eggs which means you will have to inspect the coral even more carefully. From this thread there has been some very good advice given... If you consistently dip and inspect your chances of being infested by these worms would be less. Once I am done with this I plan to do the following.. Buy frags only and dip them. If you have to buy colonies better inspect the base for stn and eggs. They lay eggs only on dead parts of the coral. With all corals cut it off the frag plugs and rocks used and use your own. Set up a quarantine tank if possible. Introduce wrasses that likes flatworm (not guaranteed but if you don't over feed they do look for food off the corals).

heheh, I just saw that article, and my immediate reaction was: Aquattro must know! You beat me to it lol