Little Guys on Frag Plug

[David Haldane]

Anyone know what these are? (the dark spots all over the plug) I noticed that if I squash the bag up against them they go flat and then scurry away.

 

[James M]

Flat worms. Those are bad and came from an infested tank

 

[David Haldane]

Thanks, that's what I was expecting. Should I even put these frags in quarantine or trash them?

 

[James M]

I would still QT it but dip and inspect them.

 

[David Haldane]

Thanks man, I appreciate the help.

 

[Hemmdog]

Dip before you do anything. Looks like flatworms for sure, possibly red planaria.

 

[David Haldane]

I can probably leave these in the bags floating overnight and dip them tomorrow afternoon, yeah?

 

[Hemmdog]

I can probably leave these in the bags floating overnight and dip them tomorrow afternoon, yeah?

What kind of coral is it

 

[David Haldane]

Got a couple of zoas, xenia, gsp, and a small leather. I noticed a stomatella and a brittle sea star on two of the frags. You think I can pull them off before I dip or should I just nuke it all with fire?

 

[Hemmdog]

I wouldn’t leave them over night. Leathers for sure can get rancid quick. And gsp, Xenia and even zoas are all coralmorphs and have similar properties to leathers with not being great in bags. At least ime. You don’t have any dip? A quick coral revive dip , then tank water,and then a few weeks in QT will be your best bet.

 

[Hemmdog]

Got a couple of zoas, xenia, gsp, and a small leather. I noticed a stomatella and a brittle sea star on two of the frags. You think I can pull them off before I dip or should I just nuke it all with fire?

Cover the snail with super glue. Brittle stars are fine.

 

[David Haldane]

Negative, dropped by a guy's house on a whim and didn't pick up any Bayer at Menards today. They've only been bagged for 4-5 hours so far. I suppose I could throw them in another temporary tank and run it overnight to hold them, then dip tomorrow. Cover with super glue? I haven't heard of that yet

 

[Hemmdog]

Negative, dropped by a guy's house on a whim and didn't pick up any Bayer at Menards today. They've only been bagged for 4-5 hours so far. I suppose I could throw them in another temporary tank and run it overnight to hold them, then dip tomorrow. Cover with super glue? I haven't heard of that yet

I see. Yea super glue works for lots of pests. If you can get it off the frag plug go for it, mine just usually don’t come off when I happen to get one lol.

 

[David Haldane]

Thanks for the help, much appreciated

 

[ScottR]

Got a couple of zoas, xenia, gsp, and a small leather. I noticed a stomatella and a brittle sea star on two of the frags. You think I can pull them off before I dip or should I just nuke it all with fire?

Stomatella and brittle are ok. But sounds like this guy’s tank is infested. I’d hate to take frags from him. Hard to know what else may be hiding there. Definitely dip them or trash them.

 

[reef lover]

Dont TRASH them they are living animals!! Geez it just flatworms...blow them off and put in qt until you get dip.

 

[Gareth elliott]

So limiting the number of places there could be eggs.

That block that is sitting on top of the plug. Push off with thumbs or with a pair of small pliers. Scrape the plug with new xacto knife or scalpel blade.

Replug with super glue and dip

 

[David Haldane]

Dipped them in Bayer and it massacred everything. They're clean as a whistle! Thanks for the help guys!