Platy pest

Fishfinder · Nov 11, 2017

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?
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Shaddow_wolf169 · Nov 11, 2017

Some sort of flat worm

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 12, 2017

It's pretty small to Id

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

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 12, 2017

Fishfinder said:
.... 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 · Nov 12, 2017

Dish with water or without?

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 12, 2017

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

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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 · Nov 12, 2017

I honestly can't tell

Fishfinder · Nov 12, 2017

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 · Nov 12, 2017

Will pods climb on coral or eat coral?

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 12, 2017

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 · Nov 13, 2017

Probably a stimulant response.

Fishfinder · Nov 13, 2017

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

DSC reef · Nov 13, 2017

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

Salty1962 · Nov 13, 2017

Fishfinder said:
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.