Torch killer pest id

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I had a torch die and then a hammer started to degrade so I did a coral dip and these came off what are they?? IMG_2063.jpeg IMG_2067.jpeg
 

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Those are amphipods - they are harmless, and even beneficial scavengers/detritivores/algae eaters. There are hundreds of them in most tanks.
I’d be looking at a param issue for what killed your corals.
 
Those are amphipods - they are harmless, and even beneficial scavengers/detritivores/algae eaters. There are hundreds of them in most tanks.
I’d be looking at a param issue for what killed your corals.
Agree amphipods- beneficial.
 
Thanks for the replies I will have to see what else it may be all my other corals are doing great
 

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