Bugs on acros, ID please

[Stick-y]

Hello,
I tried to take pictures of bugs crawling on some acros in my tank. The pictures are a bit blurry, hopefully someone will be able to identify those critters. I hope it's not black bugs :s

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

They probably aren't black bugs, but are definitely looking like red or white bugs, I remember one needs a higher dose of interceptor but idk which one, anything crawling on coral tissue is never a good sign, I'd wait for someone who knows a little more about this than me though, @ISpeakForTheSeas?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

These pics are actually pretty good - I'd say there's a good chance these are coral-parasitic pods (Black/Red/White/Gray "Bugs"), yeah. If you've been seeing sudden decline in these corals, these would be a prime suspect in my book.

Yeah, white bugs, red bugs, black bugs, etc. (coral-parasitic pods) will almost exclusively be found on their host corals. For more info on these and for some closer up pics/drawings:

Aquarium Corals: Stony Coral Parasites: Red and Black Bugs: Identification Guide, Preventive Measures, and a Review of Treatment Protocols

This article is but a small tool for use by serious hobbyists in answering many questions.

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Aquarium Corals: Stony Coral Parasites, Part Two: Copepods: Family Xarifiidae

Dana continues last month's discussion about copepods.

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https://av.tib.eu/media/55499

 

[F i s h y]

They look very similar to acro eating flatworms... im dealing with them currently. If you can pull the colony out and see if you can blow them off with a turkey baster for positive I'd that would be best. Isolate one and use a macro to get a pic.

Bayer will help with most common acro pests but it requires a few weeks of consistency to dip them and get rid of them... you have to break the reproductive cycle and clean them all up.

 

[Stick-y]

These pics are actually pretty good - I'd say there's a good chance these are coral-parasitic pods (Black/Red/White/Gray "Bugs"), yeah. If you've been seeing sudden decline in these corals, these would be a prime suspect in my book.

Thanks !
The decline is more subtle than sudden, some of these corals have less PE or less colors. I can see those bugs moving on some acros with my eyes. I will start a treatment with Interceptor 3 pills/100Gallons, they all survived the first time with a milder dosage.

 

[Stick-y]

They look very similar to acro eating flatworms... im dealing with them currently. If you can pull the colony out and see if you can blow them off with a turkey baster for positive I'd that would be best. Isolate one and use a macro to get a pic.

Bayer will help with most common acro pests but it requires a few weeks of consistency to dip them and get rid of them... you have to break the reproductive cycle and clean them all up.

Sadly, I dipped all those pieces in something similar but I didn't see anything after. Those corals aren't "bitten" so I don't think I'm facing AEFW. Thanks !

 

[Vested]

Get a microscope asap, looks like a grey bug and the symptoms sound similar. Also notice the red dot on the head, millies first to look off? Dip the acro with least polyp extension in KCL, likely will be hundreds of grey dots. Put one under the microscope, and see if it looks like this.

Pictured is Alteuthellopsis Corallina they will kill the acro in high numbers, treat with high dose of interceptor let me know if you need details.

 

[Stick-y]

Get a microscope asap, looks like a grey bug and the symptoms sound similar. Also notice the red dot on the head, millies first to look off? Dip the acro with least polyp extension in KCL, likely will be hundreds of grey dots. Put one under the microscope, and see if it looks like this.

Pictured is Alteuthellopsis Corallina they will kill the acro in high numbers, treat with high dose of interceptor let me know if you need details.

I sent you a pm. I just dipped one millie and they were hundreds grey dots :x