okay, what type of bug did I get with my order?

Navarchus · #1 05-31-2009, 07:05 AM

I can’t really tell from the picture….
I wouldn’t take any chance if there is any doubted then there should be no doubted!!!

Drock169 · #2 05-31-2009, 07:32 AM

i have seen those in one of my tanks before too. I assume it was an isopod, not sure where it came from, but what i noticed is that they were only on the underside of my acro frags. i couldnt find an ID on them, however when scanning across dozens of pictures of acro pests I noticed something that looked very similar to them.

As a recommendation, I would dip all of the SPS frags in either revive or pro coral cure.

Navarchus · #3 05-31-2009, 07:41 AM

If it is an amphipod or copepod then the benefit of it to his system would be minor if any. On the other hand if this is some kind of nudibranch then the damage to the system can be substantial.

I personally believe in am aggressive deep of any coral entering my system. Farther more I recommend my friends to do afresh water deep to the frag bases. I started doing it after I hade a flatworm plague in my reef tank and eventually I had to take all the rocks out and wash them in fresh untreated water.