Please help me GSP!

[brandon4432]

Three weeks ago I purchased a GSP coral and the coral came out after a day and consistently opened everyday until over a week ago it closed up. I see little white bugs and occasionally a tiny fast moving work on the coral while closed and I'm not sure what to do! Please help as I'm very concerned I'll lose my coral!

 

[CastAway]

Any chance for picture?

What else is in the tank and how is it doing?

 

[brandon4432]

Pictures:

 

[brandon4432]

Any chance for picture?

I posted a few but I can't photograph the bugs

 

[twilliard]

GSP's are great water indicators
What are your numbers at now?
No3 and po4

 

[brandon4432]

GSP's are great water indicators
What are your numbers at now?
No3 and po4

Hold on I will check now

 

[brandon4432]

Hold on I will check now

I will be getting some better test kits soon

 

[CastAway]

Ten gallon tank, been running since about August, right?
The bugs could be just beneficial copepods.
Might just be an exciting phase of your maturing system.

Watch the glass, see if you can get a closer look at these bugs.

(Very clever with the Velcro caps btw! Love it.)

 

[brandon4432]

Ten gallon tank, been running since about August, right?
The bugs could be just beneficial copepods.
Might just be an exciting phase of you maturing system.

Yes! How did you know? hopefully they are pods but how do I explain the coral closing? My Zoanthids, and Pulsing Xenia are both fully extended and colorful. Also, what about small little works? I've pulled one out of the system that was very minimal in diameter but very long. He slithers like a snake against the Rock and the one I saw on the coral is very minimal in diameter but only 1/4 an inch long

 

[brandon4432]

Ten gallon tank, been running since about August, right?
The bugs could be just beneficial copepods.
Might just be an exciting phase of your maturing system.

Watch the glass, see if you can get a closer look at these bugs.

(Very clever with the Velcro caps btw! Love it.)

Also, the bugs are all over the glass. Little white bugs with two antennas. They don't look like pods I've seen on the internet though.

 

[CastAway]

Do they look like they're kinda crawling sideways?

 

[twilliard]

They are pods
As a note GSP's love no3 and available nutrients

 

[brandon4432]

Do they look like they're kinda crawling sideways?

They seem to be crawling antenna first... You know what I mean?

 

[CastAway]

Hey @twilliard, I've never kept GSP myself, but won't they kind of close up and slough off occasionally?

 

[brandon4432]

They are pods
As a note GSP's love no3 and available nutrients

So will the GSP close if they're isn't much No3? They seem to be crawling all over the GSP wouldn't this agitate it?

 

[twilliard]

If the flesh of the GSP's is deteriorating the pods will eat it.
I think this is the case of the GSP's needing more food

 

[brandon4432]

Do they look like they're kinda crawling sideways?

Btw the Velcro caps work tremendously. Very happy with that one modification

 

[brandon4432]

If the flesh of the GSP's is deteriorating the pods will eat it.
I think this is the case of the GSP's needing more food

So what do you suggest I do?

 

[twilliard]

Raise your nutrients
Not so much po4 though.

 

[brandon4432]

Raise your nutrients
Not so much po4 though.

How so? Limit water changes?