ID Needed, small white worms

Turpstur · Sep 25, 2022

Hello! I picked up some frags from a local reefer yesterday and I guess the dip didnt do as well this time, have my first outbreak of whatever these little white worms on the glass/frags are, I tried siphoning most of them up but cant seem to get them all. I should have taken a picture before I tried to clean most of them, but here are the best ones I can get. I saw some of them moving around, actually quite faster than I expected. Any help would be appreciated!

fishface NJ · Sep 25, 2022

looks like cops. did you dip you coral? I use bayer and CoralRX. Is it in QT?

Turpstur · Sep 25, 2022

fishface NJ said:
looks like cops. did you dip you coral? I use bayer and CoralRX. Is it in QT?

Yeah I dipped them for ~35 minutes in Red Sea CoralX. I only have a 10 Gallon so dont really have the system for a QT. 30 corals in and this is my first pest

vetteguy53081 · Sep 25, 2022

Turpstur said:
Hello! I picked up some frags from a local reefer yesterday and I guess the dip didnt do as well this time, have my first outbreak of whatever these little white worms on the glass/frags are, I tried siphoning most of them up but cant seem to get them all. I should have taken a picture before I tried to clean most of them, but here are the best ones I can get. I saw some of them moving around, actually quite faster than I expected. Any help would be appreciated!

Pics are somewhat fuzzy but if they are scurrying around the glass quickly, likely copepods. If actually worms, need clearer pics but can be detritus works or flatworms.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 25, 2022

Pods?

minus9 · Sep 26, 2022

A couple things, first, 35 minutes is a long time to dip corals and I would find a better way to dip them in the future with a shorter time. Second, those worms and pods were probably in your tank already and you happen to just notice them. 35 minutes would kill most things except eggs (and certain flatworms) using most available dips. Expel and primer are both great dips and when used in succession provide a pretty strong defense against most pests (minus eggs).
Expel and Reef Primer