It CAN Happen to you

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 05-15-2009, 05:28 PM

I have found them two of the past three times I have bought and dipped corals from LFS.

xtreme · #2 05-15-2009, 05:30 PM

Seems to be a lot of these going around lately. I'm on the look out thats for sure.

Drock169 · #3 05-15-2009, 05:41 PM

best thing to do is just toss those infected colonies, usually they are very localized.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #4 05-15-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Drock169

best thing to do is just toss those infected colonies, usually they are very localized.

This is what I did with the last one. Hard to toss away $60 but didnt want to risk my tank full of acros and I have no QT.

Delphinus · #5 05-15-2009, 06:22 PM

Any pictures of the damage? Have you seen any flatworms yourself? Just wondering what they look like, because I had a couple frags do well for about 2 months then all of a sudden bam, splotchy and patchy damage (and fairly severe although the impacted corals are not yet total losses - although they may be in time, I don't know). But I don't see flatworms. And I did dip new arrivals so not really sure what to make of things at the moment.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #6 05-15-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Any pictures of the damage? Have you seen any flatworms yourself? Just wondering what they look like, because I had a couple frags do well for about 2 months then all of a sudden bam, splotchy and patchy damage (and fairly severe although the impacted corals are not yet total losses - although they may be in time, I don't know). But I don't see flatworms. And I did dip new arrivals so not really sure what to make of things at the moment.

I don`t have pictures and the ones I found were too small to really see without a magnifying glass. I could see one of them without but most were tiny. They come off right away when you dip in Revive.

They are kind of a clear flat worm that takes on the color of the coral which makes them hard to see. I guess they have a slight tint to them but I dont know how to describe it.

Delphinus · #7 05-15-2009, 06:34 PM

Ok so you can't see them at all on the coral without redipping?

Hmmmmm. Ok, I'll redip and see what comes off. Unfortunately this mini colony has a really pretty acro crab so I guess I'll have to chase him out first before dipping.

Thanks.

And Mark, I know it sucks and I'm sorry, but could you still post a picture of your coral with the damage? It would be good to have a photographic record for reference..

Good luck..

Drock169 · #8 05-15-2009, 06:39 PM

http://www.weatherson.com/photos/672_aefl_stretched.jpg

that should have a good picture
signs of infestation:
browning of the coral, little polyp extension, slow tissue death at the base, yellow egg mashes near the base, square bite marks around or near the base.

Reefer Rob · #9 05-15-2009, 06:40 PM

I caught one of these buggers on a frag from the LFS. Luckily it was in quarantine so I only had to treat one coral instead of my whole tank. I used Tropic Marin Pro Dip, and I could watch it (the one I could see) eventually disolve in the bottom of the dish.

my2rotties · #10 05-15-2009, 06:37 PM

Can you take a couple of pictures of the affected corals by any chance? I don't know what kind of bites to be looking for? I always dips all my corals, but it is always good to know what to look for.

Do they look like fish bites? Are they in the same area, and are being eaten in that area, or is it all over the place?