So out of no where my birds nest started to bleach and I couldn't figure out why... then I looked closer and I saw something that looked like a pest maybe someone has had these before or if they even are pest idk.. any feedback would help!
Birds nest being eaten
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Most likely scenario is water chemistry being an issue resulting in RTN, and you're seeing amphipods clean up the decaying tissue.
A near by coral could also be stinging the BN.
A near by coral could also be stinging the BN.
aaron23
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http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/152527-sps-polyp-and-tissue-eating-spiders/
never seen these but this could be it...
never seen these but this could be it...
Tyreef2016
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deff worth its weight in gold! And i haven't had these, not sure if they lay eggs. but if you just take the coral out in some tank water, careful to keep it on the coral. and remove/shake spider off in container of tank water.
Depending on how quick that tissue disappeared will generally tell you how many spiders you have. 1 spider should not be able to do that much damage in a day or two. Unless you haven't noticed it for many days then it is possible.
Coral Revive and Coral RX are not enough to kill all the spiders from my experience and testing. Even at concentrations of 50/50 with the dips, some of these creatures, probably dependent on species, will recover if they are returned to normal water parameters. Meaning if you miss a baby, it will most likely survive. Your best bet is to use something like Bayer. I personally do not use bayer so you would have to check up on their guides for usage. As for freshwater dips, the spiders will survive this as well.
These creatures are generally slow and do not move far from their food sources. I would remove that entire area around it with that frag and observe your tank carefully.
If you manually inspected every piece carefully during dipping and QT and didn't see that adult size spider, odds are you had a ton of baby spiders hidden somewhere and so if your seeing an adult now, odds are, you have many adults somewhere.
Coral Revive and Coral RX are not enough to kill all the spiders from my experience and testing. Even at concentrations of 50/50 with the dips, some of these creatures, probably dependent on species, will recover if they are returned to normal water parameters. Meaning if you miss a baby, it will most likely survive. Your best bet is to use something like Bayer. I personally do not use bayer so you would have to check up on their guides for usage. As for freshwater dips, the spiders will survive this as well.
These creatures are generally slow and do not move far from their food sources. I would remove that entire area around it with that frag and observe your tank carefully.
If you manually inspected every piece carefully during dipping and QT and didn't see that adult size spider, odds are you had a ton of baby spiders hidden somewhere and so if your seeing an adult now, odds are, you have many adults somewhere.
When you dip can you post an image of the spider please. 
I am familiar with pycnogonids, but I would sure like to see the critter clearly.
In the first image you can see the tissue sloughing off, I am puzzled as to why the coral looks to be experiencing rapid tissue necrosis and the presence of an arthropod.
No do not add Revive to the display. You have to remove and dip infested pieces. You could probably treat the display with Interceptor successfully.
I am familiar with pycnogonids, but I would sure like to see the critter clearly.In the first image you can see the tissue sloughing off, I am puzzled as to why the coral looks to be experiencing rapid tissue necrosis and the presence of an arthropod.
No do not add Revive to the display. You have to remove and dip infested pieces. You could probably treat the display with Interceptor successfully.
Old thread but it may be of some assist. Is this the spider you're seeing
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a-r2r-care-spotlight-zoanthid-eating-spiders.7861/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a-r2r-care-spotlight-zoanthid-eating-spiders.7861/
