Acropora Eating Flatworm ID
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Robert James D
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If they can't identify AEFW.. Don't shop there.. Idiots
"Always dip your corals"
"Always dip your corals"
Aefw I would say too, great pictures. Their tanks must be infested given the amount in the bucket that came off that one frag. I would be furious if my fish store couldn't id aefw, at least if they sold acros all the time. None of mine ever get anything but ora, booooo... If they were straight up with me I would continue but, lying hoping you don't find out it's aefw is just selfish and wrong. Unless they had no clue, still fairly irresponsible.
I don't trust a single person or vendor. I have seen more aefw and bugs on club members and local fish store corals than wild or maricultured shipments by far.
I would tell the store they have them in that system so they are aware.
I don't trust a single person or vendor. I have seen more aefw and bugs on club members and local fish store corals than wild or maricultured shipments by far.
I would tell the store they have them in that system so they are aware.
dwref
Active Member
Just went threw this, they really tour up my SPS tank & yes, those are AEFW.
Please, dip your corals, I learned the hard way & lost many SPS.
If you can find it, Levamisole, its a pig Dewormer. Hard to find though, I got really lucky a little feed store had some by me.
Good luck!!
Please, dip your corals, I learned the hard way & lost many SPS.
If you can find it, Levamisole, its a pig Dewormer. Hard to find though, I got really lucky a little feed store had some by me.
Good luck!!
spidercrab
Active Member
Yes those are killers they can decimate colonies is just a few days.
BristlePad
Well-Known Member
Clip all of your sps bases off and re-glue them down. Keep dipping them every couple of weeks. Take a picture for us of under the sps branches where the light doesn't shine on it. If there is bite marks it's definitely AEFW. Could just be red planarian bleached out from the dip though.
Robert James D
Community Member
Dallas acropora and valida are prone to AEFW.. I had a bad outbreak start of the year. Most usually tear out the colonies and throw them out the back yard.
Be smart. Leave the biggest valida (bonsai) in there and use it as a bait station.. I dipped twice a week for 3-4 months to beat the cycle and clean out any remaining worms. Till this day I might find a bonsai or Dallas with a few bite marks. Will only have the odd bite coming off of it after a good triple dose dip.. It's like herpes haha once you got it .. It's there for life, just be vigilant and don't get complacent once you see even the smallest signs of them.. Don't be lazy, rip that colony out and dip!!!!!
But like I said be smart.. Keep a decent bait station regardless and you'll get in under control in time.
My system was completely infested, ripping out 50 odd colonies was so excruciatingly painful every week and but the coral revive dip I had showed they didn't mind it and in some cases looked more vibrant a week after the dips before the next round.
In the end I beat it the old fashion way and it paid off
Be smart. Leave the biggest valida (bonsai) in there and use it as a bait station.. I dipped twice a week for 3-4 months to beat the cycle and clean out any remaining worms. Till this day I might find a bonsai or Dallas with a few bite marks. Will only have the odd bite coming off of it after a good triple dose dip.. It's like herpes haha once you got it .. It's there for life, just be vigilant and don't get complacent once you see even the smallest signs of them.. Don't be lazy, rip that colony out and dip!!!!!
But like I said be smart.. Keep a decent bait station regardless and you'll get in under control in time.
My system was completely infested, ripping out 50 odd colonies was so excruciatingly painful every week and but the coral revive dip I had showed they didn't mind it and in some cases looked more vibrant a week after the dips before the next round.
In the end I beat it the old fashion way and it paid off
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spidercrab
Active Member
You can also use a turkey basted to blow them off and your fish will enjoy the treat
Exactly! I also had them on my coral and did the dipping for several week and they are now gone. If you can not remove the SPS you can use a turkey baster to blast them off, they come off pretty easily. If you don't eliminate them this way you will at least keep them at bay where your corals can thrive. Large public aquariums use a method like this using a water hose and RODI to keep them at bay. Fish love to pick them off as they float around in the current.
