IS THIS BAD NEWS FOR MY ACROS?

[Kaljaxias]

Saw this little blemish this morning. Am I freaking out for nothing or is this a flatworm? Is so what do I do about it

 

[PBar]

Hello,
Try to use a flash light during the night to check if there is other spots like this one. It is easier to see.

Depending on the outcome, I would cut the frag and dip into CoralRX, Revive... for a final confirmation.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[PBar]

The last picture seems to be with the lights off already... right?

 

[Kaljaxias]

The last picture seems to be with the lights off already... right?

Correct, I took several with different lighting. The originals are much more clear with great resolution. No option for transferring a bigger file. So far it’s just the one spot in the entire tank but I’d like to jump on it ASAP if it’s a worm. The frag was purchased from the Joe Knows Reefs 10th Annual sale. I think that was back in late October early November. Anyway, I’ll keep an eye out for more. I would hate to cut a newer frag but if it must be done it must be done.

 

[PBar]

Hello,
that is a very tricky situation...
I absolutely agree, in a possibility of a worm like AEFW, I would jump as soon as possible.
At the same time, it is painful to cut a frag unnecessarily.

I can assume that you did not dip the coral before introduce in the tank, right?

After many years wit sps, the bare minimum that I do with a new frag is: cut the base and dip the rest.

There is a math that only you can do it, to access the trade off linked to number of sps in your tank.

My tank today is with rather big amount of sps... and, as an example, I bought recently online one frag which was with red (or black) bugs...
I assume immediately the loss and did not put in the tank: “risk vs return“

Good luck and keep eye on it!

 

[Kaljaxias]

Hello,
that is a very tricky situation...
I absolutely agree, in a possibility of a worm like AEFW, I would jump as soon as possible.
At the same time, it is painful to cut a frag unnecessarily.

I can assume that you did not dip the coral before introduce in the tank, right?

After many years wit sps, the bare minimum that I do with a new frag is: cut the base and dip the rest.

There is a math that only you can do it, to access the trade off linked to number of sps in your tank.

My tank today is with rather big amount of sps... and, as an example, I bought recently online one frag which was with red (or black) bugs...
I assume immediately the loss and did not put in the tank: “risk vs return“

Good luck and keep eye on it!

I actually did dip it before placing. I used Coral RX. Dip time was around 10 or 15 min with a generous rinsing. There’s not a single frag that haven’t been dipped at least once. Would it be a good idea to tap it with a probe, check for movement? Just running through ideas before I cut it.

 

[PBar]

Hello,
that‘s good news then... we all know that dips are not 100% (specially if you did not cut the base) but it decreases significantly the chances of a pests in many cases.

One option, is to blow the acro with a powerhead or a turkey baster and see if somethings comes out of it.
Besides that... I would wait, since you dipped everything.