Honest opinion needed re. frags & AEFW's

[justinl]

honest answer is no. like untamed said, precautions or not, this is one critter that i would not want to mess with. Kudos to you though. it was responsible of you to come clean and ask this; i know there are people who would just sell it all off and not mention the worms.

good luck with the extermination.

[mark]

As well, no.

[Snappy]

I would buy them, dip and quarentine. Unfortunately unless it is something very rare or special I am not in the market.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Snappy

I would buy them, dip and quarantine.

Me too.

[fishmaster]

Originally Posted by justinl

honest answer is no. like untamed said, precautions or not, this is one critter that i would not want to mess with. Kudos to you though. it was responsible of you to come clean and ask this; i know there are people who would just sell it all off and not mention the worms.

good luck with the extermination.

Thanks Justin. I couldn't honestly bring myself to mislead fellow reefers by not telling the whole story.
Bottom line is, people need to quarantine and KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR! The infected corals were quarantined and treated with interceptor incase of red bugs. The AEFW's were missed! An Iodine bath is needed. Use a white bucket so they are easier the see. Blow off the whole coral with a turkey baster. The AEFW's, will fall off. . Some are quite small, so you will need to be looking for them. Also, inspect very carfully for eggs. The iodine will not kill eggs. They need to be scraped off manually. That is why I chose to frag, so I don't miss any eggs. I honestly beleive these things are more common that once thought. People have them and don't even know. If you have a coral that is misteriously browning out & not doing well, dip it and see what comes off. The Tips can still be healthy looking & coloured, but the base is starting to brown out and slowly die. It looks somewhat like STN. Classic symtoms of AEFW's.