Please help i think these are eating my sps

[Monkeysreef]

I have been fight what I thought was stn for months now but I am starting to believe that is not the case. I pulled all my sps and dipped them this evening and found quite a few of these but couldn't find any info during search.

 

[Mark Novack]

Do they have a color? Are they reddish?

 

[taricha]

these are ostracods "seed shrimp" - I am not sure, but I doubt their likelihood of munching on healthy coral. I know I can find them in my system not on or near corals.

 

[sculpin01]

Agree that these are ostracods. Although the vast majority are apparently detrivores, there are carnivorous ostracods (myodocopid ostracods) that are extremely aggressive. Dipping all of your SPS (serial potassium chloride, interceptor, etc.) is a reasonable option.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree on ostracods which are detrivore and somehow do favor hanging around SPS but eat detritus and uneaten foods. Considered to be harmless