flatworm? pods? invader from outer space? hallucination?

gargoylenest · 06/08/2018, 01:53 PM

my blue accro had better days, couldnt see anything wrong with it, until i checked with a magnifying glass. I cant make it any bigger to distinguish clearly, but was hoping someone could help.
I dont know if those little microscopic creepers might be the cause or should I look somewhere else.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZUbgV7KsNLlGXmaI3
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iFvtx5UnGTtPaoWR2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4d7DXiCIsHqGdZIL2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1ZvmROCk0n9sGyv72
https://photos.app.goo.gl/I7i4ekKeGqi5Kn5G3

Tripod1404 · 06/08/2018, 01:54 PM

At least a description would help.

mcgyvr · 06/08/2018, 01:57 PM

Too hard to see.. at one time I "thought" I saw something with the shape of a flatworm.. Then I blinked

gargoylenest · 06/08/2018, 02:03 PM

Yeah that is what I thought...stop blinking! :P
was taking a chance anyway, I dont even know what a real life flatworm looks like, but these creeper are really in the microscopic side (dont even see then with naked eyes, and last check, was 21/20) and I am not equipped with an underwater microscope yet.
but thank for looking anyway

gargoylenest · 06/08/2018, 02:07 PM

tripods; im talking about the white little speck we can see on the accro flesh. they must be around 0.1mm or less in size

mcgyvr · 06/08/2018, 05:24 PM

See here for pics of various flatworms..and other creatures common in our tanks..
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

oshanickreef · 06/08/2018, 05:53 PM

Looks like red bugs kinda. Dragon face pipe fish and a fresh iodine dip will do the trick!

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HBL · 06/09/2018, 12:49 AM

It does look like red bugs, which can be treated in-tank with interceptor. You might have to pull your CUC out during treatment though

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NO3 · 06/09/2018, 08:29 AM

Im going with...... Aliens known as the GREYS" are messing with your tank at 3am

Don't get probed.....

gargoylenest · 06/09/2018, 10:15 AM

from what pictures I could see (google), red bugs are clearly yellow, while mine are white/grey (1 point @NO3). I cannot go and decimate my pods colony, my mandarin would hate me for that. Is it possible those are simply pods walking around on accro? Is there a way to be certain they are red bugs before risking causing a major system unbalance?

oshanickreef · 06/10/2018, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by gargoylenest

from what pictures I could see (google), red bugs are clearly yellow, while mine are white/grey (1 point @NO3). I cannot go and decimate my pods colony, my mandarin would hate me for that. Is it possible those are simply pods walking around on accro? Is there a way to be certain they are red bugs before risking causing a major system unbalance?

If the acro looks dry and has no polyp extension then whatever it is is hurting the acro. Grab a turkey baster and spray off the acro when the mandarin is close by and maybe you will get him interested in the bugs on that coral. I have had AEFW and with the help of a turkey baster, my mandarin learned to eat them.

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gargoylenest · 06/11/2018, 01:26 PM

hey good idea! will try that!

06/08/2018, 01:53 PM	#1
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	flatworm? pods? invader from outer space? hallucination? my blue accro had better days, couldnt see anything wrong with it, until i checked with a magnifying glass. I cant make it any bigger to distinguish clearly, but was hoping someone could help. I dont know if those little microscopic creepers might be the cause or should I look somewhere else. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZUbgV7KsNLlGXmaI3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/iFvtx5UnGTtPaoWR2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/4d7DXiCIsHqGdZIL2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/1ZvmROCk0n9sGyv72 https://photos.app.goo.gl/I7i4ekKeGqi5Kn5G3 Last edited by gargoylenest; 06/08/2018 at 01:58 PM.

06/08/2018, 01:57 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Too hard to see.. at one time I "thought" I saw something with the shape of a flatworm.. Then I blinked __________________ Who me?

06/08/2018, 05:24 PM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	See here for pics of various flatworms..and other creatures common in our tanks.. https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/ __________________ Who me?

06/08/2018, 05:53 PM	#7
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	Looks like red bugs kinda. Dragon face pipe fish and a fresh iodine dip will do the trick! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

06/08/2018, 01:54 PM	#2
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	At least a description would help.

06/08/2018, 02:03 PM	#4
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	Yeah that is what I thought...stop blinking! :P was taking a chance anyway, I dont even know what a real life flatworm looks like, but these creeper are really in the microscopic side (dont even see then with naked eyes, and last check, was 21/20) and I am not equipped with an underwater microscope yet. but thank for looking anyway

06/08/2018, 02:07 PM	#5
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	tripods; im talking about the white little speck we can see on the accro flesh. they must be around 0.1mm or less in size

06/09/2018, 12:49 AM	#8
HBL Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 50	It does look like red bugs, which can be treated in-tank with interceptor. You might have to pull your CUC out during treatment though Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

06/09/2018, 08:29 AM	#9
NO3 In Memoriam Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 269	Im going with...... Aliens known as the GREYS" are messing with your tank at 3am Don't get probed.....

06/09/2018, 10:15 AM	#10
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	from what pictures I could see (google), red bugs are clearly yellow, while mine are white/grey (1 point @NO3). I cannot go and decimate my pods colony, my mandarin would hate me for that. Is it possible those are simply pods walking around on accro? Is there a way to be certain they are red bugs before risking causing a major system unbalance?

06/11/2018, 01:26 PM	#12
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	hey good idea! will try that!