2 hitchhikers on coral plug

[dimo]

Not sure if these are pests or beneficial. Spotted them on a frag I just acquired while floating the bag. Haven't put in the display just yet. Looking for some advice.

First one looks like some kind of slug. It's pretty small and pink in color.

Second one is a little bigger. Not sure if it's some kind of pod. Hard to see it in pic unfortunately, my camera is terrible.

 

[lewisriverfisherman]

I would dip every coral that you put in your tank, if you don't you will likely acquire some form of a pest that you don't want in your tank.

 

[SAPPER]

First one looks like a stomatella snail not sure on the second, photo is too blurry to see.

 

[SAPPER]

Describe the second one

 

[HB AL]

I would not let them enter your tank, it's not like it's another type of coral growing on it.

 

[SAPPER]

Does the second look like this by any chance

 

[dimo]

It did not. The second had 2 antenna. It could free swim. I did some googling and it may have been an amphipod. But it was too late. I made sure it didn’t make it into tank.

 

[dimo]

Edit: accidental double post

 

[SAPPER]

If it was an amphipod its ok if it got in your tank, same if the first one was a stomatella.