Coral with black dots and possibly a worm?

[reefo420]

Bought this coral a week ago, it had one spot on it and now it has a few black spots on the coral, i've had the light on 35% so i'm not sure if it was a bit high for it, also there is a worm looking thing on the stem, is it a worm or not?
really worried as i'm getting new corals tomorrow and there are black spots on the gsp coral too that's close to the frogspawn

 

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Bought this coral a week ago, it had one spot on it and now it has a few black spots on the coral, i've had the light on 35% so i'm not sure if it was a bit high for it, also there is a worm looking thing on the stem, is it a worm or not?
really worried as i'm getting new corals tomorrow and there are black spots on the gsp coral too that's close to the frogspawn

Can’t will much from the pictures. Do the black spots move or are they stationary?

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Maybe take the coral out and inspect. Use a blunt needle or tweezers to see it the spots are on the coral or some kind of critter.

Can’t tell much about the “worm” but again you could try to remove with tweezers.

 

[reefo420]

Can’t will much from the pictures. Do the black spots move or are they stationary?

Here is an website that covers a lot of hitchhikers. Might find it helpful.

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Some reef tank hitchhikers are good, while others are bad or neither. Here is a reef tank hitchhiker ID list for the most common hitchhikers.

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Maybe take the coral out and inspect. Use a blunt needle or tweezers to see it the spots are on the coral or some kind of critter.

Can’t tell much about the “worm” but again you could try to remove with tweezers.

Not too sure, they're spreading that's for sure, there was only one on the forgspawn i got from my lfs, and now it's on my gsp that's been in the tank for a month, and there is 3 of them, i'm not sure if they're moving, they're on the flesh of the frogspawn

 

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Not too sure, they're spreading that's for sure, there was only one on the forgspawn i got from my lfs, and now it's on my gsp that's been in the tank for a month, and there is 3 of them, i'm not sure if they're moving, they're on the flesh of the frogspawn

Treatment would depend on what they are. If it was me I would take it out and inspect it.

Do you have any dips?

 

[reefo420]

Treatment would depend on what they are. If it was me I would take it out and inspect it.

Do you have any dips?

i got some rx dip ordered should be here tomorrow, my worry is i'm getting 4 big zoa colonies tomorrow and i don't want to have a pest or something that'll damage them, i just scraped everything off of it

 

[dedragon]

those look like euphyllia flatworms to me (not the clearest photo but thats what it seems to be), a quick dip will fling them off for id but the problem is getting the eggs

 

[reefo420]

thanks for the reply and the help guys! there are red little red algae that was just on it and now it's spreading across my whole coral and tank u can see it in the first picture, does anyone know what it is>

 

[reefo420]

possible id on this?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Bought this coral a week ago, it had one spot on it and now it has a few black spots on the coral, i've had the light on 35% so i'm not sure if it was a bit high for it, also there is a worm looking thing on the stem, is it a worm or not?
really worried as i'm getting new corals tomorrow and there are black spots on the gsp coral too that's close to the frogspawn

I see spinoid worm feeder and what looks like spongy foraminifera which can be scraped offf (best in container of tank water)

 

[reefo420]

how do i get rid of them? will rix dip be enough?

 

[reefo420]

possible id on this?

it was sponge i was able to scrub it off

 

[reefo420]

what are these worms? they keep coming out when i come close they go back in

 

[ying yang]

Spiniod worms look up,as looks like them.
Boring spiniod worms to be exact is my opinion.
I got lots and they pure nuisance as usually set up shop right next to corals then corals go down hill from them,might not be problem but it's looking that way from my opinion for me

 

[WheatToast]

Bought this coral a week ago, it had one spot on it and now it has a few black spots on the coral, i've had the light on 35% so i'm not sure if it was a bit high for it, also there is a worm looking thing on the stem, is it a worm or not?
really worried as i'm getting new corals tomorrow and there are black spots on the gsp coral too that's close to the frogspawn

The texture of the "worm" reminds me of a micro brittle star arm, though it's hard to tell without closeups. These beneficial detritivores conceal most of their bodies within rock and poke their arms out to feed, which can resemble a pair of spionid worm tentacles at first glance. Great CUC!
The reddish growths are benthic foraminifera (ex. Homotrema rubra). These are harmless filter-feeders.

 

[dedragon]

Spiniod worms look up,as looks like them.
Boring spiniod worms to be exact is my opinion.
I got lots and they pure nuisance as usually set up shop right next to corals then corals go down hill from them,might not be problem but it's looking that way from my opinion for me

Im usually not as worried about them as I am other pests, but i think my leopard wrasses or springeri damsels have been eating em as well. They work pretty well together to control most small bugs and worms in the display (i dont think they would go after the large euphyllia flatworms though)

what are these worms? they keep coming out when i come close they go back in

definitely still dip in case you have flatworms, what I was referencing was the larger spots on the frogspawn, mostly seen in the second picture you posted