Can this be a pest on my acropora?

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Hello, this morning when the lights where off I saw a strange spot on my acro.
Can you guys please look at it and tell me what this could be?

Thnx!

 

[NatureHold]

I'm no pro, but that looks like AEFW marks and possibly the culprit caught red handed.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

I'm no pro, but that looks like AEFW marks and possibly the culprit caught red handed.

Hmm I don't hope so

This is what it looks with lights on

Haven't moved in 9 hours

 

[Xanthurum]

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[jda]

I agree. Those look like AEFW bites. Sorry.

 

[shblink]

+1 on AEFW. You can see he’s chilling there right in the middle of the spots. That clear brown blob is the flatworm itself

 

[jda]

They are good at blending in...

 

[vetteguy53081]

While its visible- remive with tweezers or dip it to remove and asap before it goes on a journey where you can’t find it

 

[NatureHold]

Did you dip the coral at all before introduction?

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Did you dip the coral at all before introduction?

Nope I don't... Stupid me. Once a sps died after dipping so sometimes I just put them in and now I probably paid the price

 

[Smite]

Been there! I bought a few pieces that were out of my comfort zone financially and paid the price as well from not dipping. I dosed flatworm stop on that system until I upgraded and it helped but was expensive. Cut off all my colonies from the rock at that point and ran a frag tank where I dipped repeatedly.

For dips, bayers is hard to mess up. I've basically made a milkshake from the stuff and haven't lost a piece in a dip to date.

 

[vetteguy53081]

By dipping, if there’s more than one. You will quickly discover that

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Been there! I bought a few pieces that were out of my comfort zone financially and paid the price as well from not dipping. I dosed flatworm stop on that system until I upgraded and it helped but was expensive. Cut off all my colonies from the rock at that point and ran a frag tank where I dipped repeatedly.

For dips, bayers is hard to mess up. I've basically made a milkshake from the stuff and haven't lost a piece in a dip to date.

Thing is, I live in Europe and bayer is not buyable here..

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Here I remove the flatworm, something slimey came off. Hard to see in the video

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

I will dip it soon in coralrx to be sure

 

[Smite]

I always had issues with coral RX stressing sticks but I know a lot of people like it. If you can't get bayer's give melafix a try sometime. Works great.

 

[ocncheffy]

Been there having this issue for most of the year. I got a Timor wrasse and Zeovit Flatworm stop and I haven't seen any damage or flat worms for the past 4 months now. I bought the larger size of Flatworm stop to help strengthen SPS immunity, and I have to attribute the eradication to me blasting the SPS colonies with a turkey baster everyday, and dipping ones that had additional damage. With this habit added to your daily schedule, you should be clear in a few weeks. Oh, and if you can't get a Timor wrasse, get a sixline.

 

[NatureHold]

I used Koral MD for all my dipping. I havent seen a post yet... hopefully never.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Thnx guys for the Information but these are all not available in my country, every "stronger" product with certain medicine in it are not available for people to buy in shops. I would have to get this from a veterinarian.. and would have to know what the active product is in the pest control product

Kz flatworm is available here tho

 

[ocncheffy]

Thnx guys for the Information but these are all not available in my country, every "stronger" product with certain medicine in it are not available for people to buy in shops. I would have to get this from a veterinarian.. and would have to know what the active product is in the pest control product

Kz flatworm is available here tho

Remember though, KZ Flatworm stop simply strengthens the SPS mucus layer, and doesn't actively kill flatworms. You'll need a wrasse, dipping, and blasting with a turkey baster to accomplish this.