Bite marks?

[Spartan76]

Not sure what make of these lighter areas? AEFW bites? New frags from a nationally known vendor. Nothing came off in dip (DipX). I cut the plugs off along with part of the encrusted perimeter.

 

[fishguy242]

Hi ,do you have a magnifying glass ? I would QT, and look for red/black bugs,
agree looks like something is eating coral, JMO
@Big G ? #reefsquad

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

That does not look like bite marks. Those are probably areas where it was slightly shaded. Bite marks are smaller and more round. Dip in a solution of 2 Tbs of Potassium Chloride to one gallon of water for 7 minutes. If there's any AEFW it will kill them and you'll see them float off. This will not kill any eggs though. Here's a good example from a Google search:

 

[Spartan76]

yes, it doesn’t look like typical bites. I’m debating just tossing them but they otherwise look really good (famous last words). I’ll try to get another look today with different lighting.

 

[Spartan76]

cannot see it w tank lights.

 

[Huskymaniac]

Not bite marks. Maybe start of stn or something irritated that area. When in doubt just dab a bit of crazy glue over those areas.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Any nearby corals to sting or upset it?
What is your Ca and alk levels as well as salinity?

 

[Spartan76]

The frags are 24 hours old, and the pics were taken just after dipping and before put them in. So it’s not caused by my system.