Possible pest?

[WickedReefs]

Can I get a Id on these. My tank has thousands of them. They looks like mites to me (I know what pods looks like) little white circular bugs. I wish I had a macro lenses for a better picture. Thanks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can I get a Id on these. My tank has thousands of them. They looks like mites to me (I know what pods looks like) little white circular bugs. I wish I had a macro lenses for a better picture. Thanks!

I see a couple of what looks like monti eating nudibranch and others hard to make out given the water effect

 

[WickedReefs]

Here’s a better picture 10x magnification.

 

[WheatToast]

My guess is ostracods, which are uncommon in marine aquaria. These can be highly variable and are harmless pods.

 

[WickedReefs]

That’s what they look like. Thank you!

 

[WickedReefs]

So I just noticed that these bugs are starting to eat my acros .

 

[WheatToast]

So I just noticed that these bugs are starting to eat my acros .

Were the Acropora healthy before?
When people have reports of these “white bugs” congregating on coral, the usual response is that these are harmless ostracods attempting to scavenge on dying coral/cleaning their surfaces, but now I am beginning to question if this is really the complete story; sadly there don’t seem to be many articles on this topic. Perhaps this is akin to “red bugs” and “black bugs” which are actually pest copepods.
@vetteguy53081
@ying yang
@blaxsun

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a known parasitic copepod that lives in polyps of stony coral known as tegastes acroporanus. Only thing that takes them down is interceptor pill with multiple treatments

 

[WheatToast]

Looks like a known parasitic copepod that lives in polyps of stony coral known as tegastes acroporanus. Only thing that takes them down is interceptor pill with multiple treatments

Take my advice with a grain of salt since I haven’t dealt with either of these pests.
Not sure if it’s Tegastes acroporanus (red bugs) since these seem to more yellowish-red, at least from the online images I am seeing, but perhaps interceptor will work as it is said to work against a wide range of crustaceans (which ostracods are).

 

[WickedReefs]

Were the Acropora healthy before?
When people have reports of these “white bugs” congregating on coral, the usual response is that these are harmless ostracods attempting to scavenge on dying coral/cleaning their surfaces, but now I am beginning to question if this is really the complete story; sadly there don’t seem to be many articles on this topic. Perhaps this is akin to “red bugs” and “black bugs” which are actually pest copepods.
@vetteguy53081
@ying yang
@blaxsun

Yes all where healthy starting to color up with crazy plyop extension. I’ve seen a lot of post about interceptor doing the job but I don’t have any pets and that’s a prescription from a vet so I’m not sure what I’m going to do.

 

[ying yang]

Black and white bugs eating birds nest polyps ?

Hi hope all is well. Correction green slimer Long video but pretty much same so only need watch first minute or so to get the idea. Had this birds nest about 5 weeks now and after a week or so noticed the little black bugs at base of coral and same for few weeks after didnt see on actual...

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Not sure if ostracods eat corals as @WheatToast thinks more to the story other than they beneficial pods,imo they probably could and do if they want to/conditions are a certain way,I know in my tank basically a war zone and nearly everything wants to eat everything ha ha
I've got a few different types off ostracods In my tank and mainly see them in sand and on rocks and occasionally see on corals,think they just eating algae and the likes.
Now the little black and white bugs in thread I had above,still unsure what they are and don't see nowhere near the amount I once seen,green slimer still hanging on by a thread with just tips alive but only just.

There's also a Dr g's product that I got suggested in thread above,maybe that's easier for you to get than interceptor.

Good luck

 

[WickedReefs]

Black and white bugs eating birds nest polyps ?

Hi hope all is well. Correction green slimer Long video but pretty much same so only need watch first minute or so to get the idea. Had this birds nest about 5 weeks now and after a week or so noticed the little black bugs at base of coral and same for few weeks after didnt see on actual...

www.reef2reef.com

Not sure if ostracods eat corals as @WheatToast thinks more to the story other than they beneficial pods,imo they probably could and do if they want to/conditions are a certain way,I know in my tank basically a war zone and nearly everything wants to eat everything ha ha
I've got a few different types off ostracods In my tank and mainly see them in sand and on rocks and occasionally see on corals,think they just eating algae and the likes.
Now the little black and white bugs in thread I had above,still unsure what they are and don't see nowhere near the amount I once seen,green slimer still hanging on by a thread with just tips alive but only just.

There's also a Dr g's product that I got suggested in thread above,maybe that's easier for you to get than interceptor.

Good luck

I looked for Dr.G but the product I need is discontinued unfortunately.