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Hi, I got a bunch of these guys on my hammer head the day I got it. They are pretty huge. I did a freshwater dip on the hammer. A bunch of them fell off, but some are still found in my aquarium. New to this forum. Not sure if I posted the picture correctly..

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Six line wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
 
Hi, I got a bunch of these guys on my hammer head the day I got it. They are pretty huge. I did a freshwater dip on the hammer. A bunch of them fell off, but some are still found in my aquarium. New to this forum. Not sure if I posted the picture correctly..

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Did u mean freshwater dip? Generally corals are dipped in coral Rx, revive, interceptor, or even Bayer but I've never heard of freshwater dipping them. Did the coral survive the dip?
 
The dip was about 15 seconds and almost all of them came off. But the coral did not like the dip at all! Almost instantly a slim coat appeared all over the coral. I read a couple of articles online that LPS was ok to dip to up to a minute. But I wouldn't.
 
@KJ is right. They cover soft tissue of coral and block out the light, eventually killing them. I'm not sure what will get rid of them :(
 
I stuck a melanurus wrasse in my tank to take care of any straggling pests.
You can fresh water dip coral. They won't like it much at all, but it can certainly be done and most pests will drop off. Personally, I like Bayer.
 
Flat worm exit. Follow directions, will not harm corals or fish, it might mess with any bristle starfish you have. Suck as many out as you can with a siphon because when they die they throw out a toxin that can harm coral and fish.
 

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