Platy pest

[Fishfinder]

i got something on my platy. They are little white round dots. I noticed a lack of polyp extension lately. So I saw these this evening. Are the pods or something worse?
@Lionfish Lair

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Some sort of flat worm

 

[Fishfinder]

If anyone with a microscope is willing to help me out I will gladly ship a couple to you

 

[Fishfinder]

Anyone at #reefsquad able to point me in the right direction?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

It's pretty small to Id

Can you get one out?
It could be a baby stomatella or a collonsta snail.

 

[Fishfinder]

I can get one out but even harder to get a pic of with the phone. I will try again.

 

[Fishfinder]

.... never mind there is not a change to get a phone pic. It will take a microscope I think

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

.... never mind there is not a change to get a phone pic. It will take a microscope I think

Also set it in a dish and let it open up. You can use your eye.
Also don't be afraid to squeeze one. You know pretty quick if it has a shell.

 

[Fishfinder]

Dish with water or without?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

With, tank water.
. So it opens back up and maybe crawls around.

 

[Fishfinder]

I just tried to catch one with a turkey baster. when I blew on it when the baster it went into the skin of the platy. It just went into the flesh and disappeared. Is it possible for a bug to do that? Or is this just some bubble that coral is producing? It was this mark

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I honestly can't tell

 

[Fishfinder]

That spot was in the same place 2 nights in a row. I'm starting to think it's some part of the coral

 

[Fishfinder]

Will pods climb on coral or eat coral?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Nope. The Pods we get don't eat coral. They will crawl on the coral but they are cleaning them.

Sometimes coral will eat the the pods though.

 

[Salty1962]

Probably a stimulant response.

 

[Fishfinder]

Maybe mostly what I'm seeing is pods.
@Salty1962 can you elaborate on the stimulant response?

 

[DSC reef]

I used to get those when feeding the tank with the large platy. It was weird for sure.

 

[Salty1962]

Maybe mostly what I'm seeing is pods.
@Salty1962 can you elaborate on the stimulant response?

When a coral is feeding or senses food. A coral will be stimulated to send out it's method of food capture when it senses something it wants, or senses, to eat.

 

[Fishfinder]

Oh ok. I know what your talking about. Ya that's what made me look closely that this piece. Recently he stopped reacting positively to food