Aefw eggs?

[jda]

Scrub those off there with a stiff brush. You will miss some and they will end up hatching, but better to have fewer to kill later, than more.

Be sure and dip the rack. They can be out on a bender while you are dipping and they get missed. Some guys even transfer tank/containers because they don't want to miss one that was in the water or on the glass.

 

[reefndude]

Scrub those off there with a stiff brush. You will miss some and they will end up hatching, but better to have fewer to kill later, than more.

Be sure and dip the rack. They can be out on a bender while you are dipping and they get missed. Some guys even transfer tank/containers because they don't want to miss one that was in the water or on the glass.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Charterreefer]

Picked up two acro mini colonies from a friend today. Dipped and noticed 3 larger flat worms. Hard to get a good picture of the flatworm itself. Not sure if these are eggs or dead flesh underneath?

Throw it away! Not worth the gamble.

 

[Som1else]

If his acro had that many eggs on it i would bet my tank that he has an infestation going on through his whole tank. It'd be wishful thinking that they just stayed in the sump. Also Im not betting my tank, ive been wrong before.

 

[reefndude]

I wouldn't think so either. As of now his acros look great. Time will tell

 

[Ashish Patel]

I found them in my tank on a wild colony 2 months back and removed that piece soon as I spotted the first bite marks and some surround areas. It helped that I had not been adding acroporas but obviously found them after 1 week of adding a acro pack 9 weeks ago. I Have 8 acropora frags I can say with certainty have no AEFW. My valida is growing very fast and I have full view of the underside so if this coral becomes infested I plan on removing 100% of the acros for 8 weeks and sadly having to trash all the healthy acros (some of which are 5" across). Once I move to a house I will setup a designated QT tank identical to my display tank, I want this to serve as a grow out system/QT. No new corals will go into the tank without weekly dips and with this setup I'll have no problem buying wild colonies or things at frag swaps.

My current situation stinks but I am thankful Im using it as a learning experience and boy are these things playing games with my mind. I don't think one gets it until you experience it - how careful you become and finding eggs or signs of pest is like a sense one develops with experience. My original infected colonie had brown gunk near the eggs so now I see some brown gunk near the base of other acro I suspect this is flatworm waste so I remove and dip these to find nothing. Can't find any live flatworms 8 weeks later but Im still on edge since i am taking other stories to the heart and just don't believe I could be this lucky. In my system at least they have not spread in the water colum, they have only infested that original wild colonie, the few sps frags that died I believe died from just going to fast but can't rule out AEFW. Another thing that may have helped is I remove sickly corals fast and the flow in my system was 60X turnover = too much for acro and definately too much for flatworms to swim.

I am now starting to understand why good vendors QT corals for extended time = only way to be 100% sure that a single flatworm doesnt make it in the system. Acros are expensive I never want to deal with these pest again but thankful iam getting it out the way now and learning along the way. If your tank is AEFW free don't put this one in your tank, Its a risk you won't see until later on!

 

[Cnidoblast]

QT frags and dose PZQ as if you were treating a fish for flukes
keep calcium in QT slightly above NSW levels

 

[Ashish Patel]

Here is my AEFW.

Here is my tank now - I don't see the bugs and hoping they have not spread. based on what i've seen I feel studies on them are inconclusive since they are done on adults, I feel they may be able to hiberate or something and for that reason i rather not try to QT what I have.

 

[Ashish Patel]

I just read my post and boy was it messy lol... This is what AEFW does to someone, its cloggs your mind and make you paranoid
If your not an expert at pest management than only prevent and buy for trusted source, you'll reduce you chances greatly.. I introduced them from a LFS in montreal and it was an impulse buy. The coral from your friend was heavily infested compared to my system, I could barely see the eggs until I took a flashlight and camera to the eggs. Your friends tank probably has a lot of flatworms in the tank but species of fish and inverts are controlling the display tank population where the lights don't shine!. good luck

 

[reefndude]

Thanks. One of the two pieces died. I was able to salvage a small frag. Other one is doing good. Looks to be pest free now. I did dose prazi and have a wrasse in the qt with it

 

[Ashish Patel]

Thanks. One of the two pieces died. I was able to salvage a small frag. Other one is doing good. Looks to be pest free now. I did dose prazi and have a wrasse in the qt with it

Be careful with that salvaged piece - I took a piece from the infected colony which I was sure was clean. After replacing the plug and dipping on 2 occasions and still finding no worms I decided hopefully its cleared. 2 weeks later I noticed it was losing color and PE from the base was going so I removed it and found eggs hidden on the underside. I kept this frag just as a tester and it failed the test. This lesson showed me to never trust what you see in the dip bucket and now for a particular coral from an infected coral I only trust after 4-8 weeks QT/dipping period. Luck sometimes works but I rather I need to be 100% sure I have no flatworms before adding more acros.

 

[reefndude]

I totally agree. Not going anywhere near the tank until I am 100% positive it's clean