Pest ID

Shark888 · 04/05/2018, 11:01 AM

Hello,

I got an intruder with my newly arrived coral, looking to know if it's bad or ok to keep it there ?

By the way is someone can tell me the official name of the coral on the pic, thanks ?

Uncle99 · 04/05/2018, 11:45 AM

I dip in revive for 15 minutes, then brush only the skeleton parts, re dip for 5 and then rinse for 10, every coral to remove anything except the coral itself.....torch coral, not sure the official name....pests are pests....I keep none.

The risk IMO, is just to great for me, lots to lose if I am wrong so it's just a safety thing. Since removing pests, hitchhikers and all that stuff, have not lost a fish, a coral, not even a snail since 18 months and counting.

Bent · 04/05/2018, 01:04 PM

A: amphipod

B: torch

ramseynb · 04/05/2018, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bent

A: amphipod

B: torch

+1

It's not bad, you can keep it. They eat detritus so they're good to have in your tank. Fish like them too.

Shark888 · 04/05/2018, 02:00 PM

Thanks all, as always, very helpful answers.

mcgyvr · 04/05/2018, 02:09 PM

Shark,
Bookmark/browse/study/read this ..
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/
Covers most of the common stuff and lets you know "good/bad"
See the second picture

nereefpat · 04/05/2018, 03:48 PM

Torch = Euphyllia glabrescens for official (Latin) name.

Shark888 · 04/06/2018, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Shark,
Bookmark/browse/study/read this ..
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/
Covers most of the common stuff and lets you know "good/bad"
See the second picture

Thanks for the link, yes its exactly this one I got, Amphipod Gammarid.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nereefpat

Torch = Euphyllia glabrescens for official (Latin) name.

Thanks.

04/05/2018, 01:04 PM	#3
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	A: amphipod B: torch __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

04/05/2018, 02:09 PM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Shark, Bookmark/browse/study/read this .. https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/ Covers most of the common stuff and lets you know "good/bad" See the second picture __________________ Who me?

04/05/2018, 03:48 PM	#7
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Torch = Euphyllia glabrescens for official (Latin) name. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

04/05/2018, 11:45 AM	#2
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I dip in revive for 15 minutes, then brush only the skeleton parts, re dip for 5 and then rinse for 10, every coral to remove anything except the coral itself.....torch coral, not sure the official name....pests are pests....I keep none. The risk IMO, is just to great for me, lots to lose if I am wrong so it's just a safety thing. Since removing pests, hitchhikers and all that stuff, have not lost a fish, a coral, not even a snail since 18 months and counting.

04/05/2018, 02:00 PM	#5
Shark888 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: French in China Posts: 178	Thanks all, as always, very helpful answers.