Another ID thread

Rjmul · Nov 12, 2020

Are these acropora eating flatworms ? I don't know what I'm looking at

dhanking · Nov 12, 2020

Do they move?

Rjmul · Nov 12, 2020

dhanking said:
Do they move?

Not really ? Wouldn't the dip kill them ?

Devin6871 · Nov 13, 2020

Rjmul said:
Not really ? Wouldn't the dip kill them ?

Usually they squirm around a little in the dip before dying. Could just be flesh that came off the coral. Looks like it is suffering from rapid tissue necrosis, not looking like bite marks.

JGT · Nov 13, 2020

Rjmul said:
Are these acropora eating flatworms ? I don't know what I'm looking at

Impossible to tell from pic but I’m thinking no. It appears to be detritus/skin that is sloughing off from the acro. Also don’t see any oval shaped bite marks on the acro.