HELP, It's Infested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Midwest_Killa · 06/05/2009, 10:15 PM

Well i wont name any names but i gotta big colony of Metallic Green polys & when i get home and set it down in my show tank (i dont have a QT tank yet) i am looking at it and i see a bristol worm my tank being less than 2 months old is in really good shape i have seen NO pests yet. Anyways i'm looking closer and i see a bunch of little what it appears to be brittle stars bound up in little nooks of the rock......And yet to my surprise i see these little white flea looking bugs also moving around (flatworms i guess) So i snatch it out of the tank after about 2 or 3 minutes. I didn't know what to do being such a noob so i had heard of "Dipping" them in FW so i snatch so RO water out of the tub which is well under 70 degrees from sitting. I heard chris @ midwest say cold water makes the little brittle stars come out. Anyways as i let it sit in there for about 4 minutes i see 5 or 6 of the little stars falling out & the little flatworms coming out to the edges i leave it for another minute or two Give it a good shake upside down for a minute then put him in a tub of my tanks water and there it now sits. Till i figure something out i hate to waste $40......Anyways i dunno what to do. Do you think it will be ok sitting in the tote till tomorrow? Do you think i can save it from these little bastards?

Tylt33 · 06/06/2009, 12:18 AM

1. The "flea things" are amphipods or copepods, and are great for your tank, not harmful. Flatworms are brown and flat.

2. Bristle worms are beneficial for your tank as well.

3. The tiny star fish are good for your tank as well.

Midwest_Killa · 06/06/2009, 12:22 AM

I know what pods are and these are not them....they are about like a grain of rice with two brown spots on them.

Midwest_Killa · 06/06/2009, 12:24 AM

Little white (flat worm in the middle and another weird brown worm just under and to the left of it

Also found these little white ice cream cone shaped guys but were not moving after the dip.

I did spot a few bristol worms i am aware of what they look like.

VacavilleFC3S · 06/06/2009, 12:45 AM

isopod. but really you just got rid of most the benecial things you want in a rock

Whys · 06/06/2009, 06:23 AM

Bottom pic is likely Rissoid snails. Harmless.

romsoccer12 · 06/06/2009, 10:05 AM

+1 on being careful and dipping it

dettigers77 · 06/06/2009, 11:43 AM

Should be fine.

abulgin · 06/06/2009, 02:35 PM

It's bristle worm, not bristol worm, and they are great for your tank. Don't remove them. Don't know what those white things are--could be some type of isopod, could be a snail, who knows---hard to tell from your picture. I doubt they're harmful, though. I would dip all new corals in an Iodine bath.

06/05/2009, 10:15 PM	#1
Midwest_Killa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 20	HELP, It's Infested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well i wont name any names but i gotta big colony of Metallic Green polys & when i get home and set it down in my show tank (i dont have a QT tank yet) i am looking at it and i see a bristol worm my tank being less than 2 months old is in really good shape i have seen NO pests yet. Anyways i'm looking closer and i see a bunch of little what it appears to be brittle stars bound up in little nooks of the rock......And yet to my surprise i see these little white flea looking bugs also moving around (flatworms i guess) So i snatch it out of the tank after about 2 or 3 minutes. I didn't know what to do being such a noob so i had heard of "Dipping" them in FW so i snatch so RO water out of the tub which is well under 70 degrees from sitting. I heard chris @ midwest say cold water makes the little brittle stars come out. Anyways as i let it sit in there for about 4 minutes i see 5 or 6 of the little stars falling out & the little flatworms coming out to the edges i leave it for another minute or two Give it a good shake upside down for a minute then put him in a tub of my tanks water and there it now sits. Till i figure something out i hate to waste $40......Anyways i dunno what to do. Do you think it will be ok sitting in the tote till tomorrow? Do you think i can save it from these little bastards?

06/06/2009, 10:05 AM	#7
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	+1 on being careful and dipping it __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

06/06/2009, 12:18 AM	#2
Tylt33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chico, California Posts: 1,755	1. The "flea things" are amphipods or copepods, and are great for your tank, not harmful. Flatworms are brown and flat. 2. Bristle worms are beneficial for your tank as well. 3. The tiny star fish are good for your tank as well.

06/06/2009, 12:22 AM	#3
Midwest_Killa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 20	I know what pods are and these are not them....they are about like a grain of rice with two brown spots on them.

06/06/2009, 12:24 AM	#4
Midwest_Killa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kansas City, Mo Posts: 20	Little white (flat worm in the middle and another weird brown worm just under and to the left of it Also found these little white ice cream cone shaped guys but were not moving after the dip. I did spot a few bristol worms i am aware of what they look like.

06/06/2009, 12:45 AM	#5
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	isopod. but really you just got rid of most the benecial things you want in a rock

06/06/2009, 06:23 AM	#6
Whys Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,263	Bottom pic is likely Rissoid snails. Harmless.

06/06/2009, 11:43 AM	#8
dettigers77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sarasota fl. Posts: 143	Should be fine.

06/06/2009, 02:35 PM	#9
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	It's bristle worm, not bristol worm, and they are great for your tank. Don't remove them. Don't know what those white things are--could be some type of isopod, could be a snail, who knows---hard to tell from your picture. I doubt they're harmful, though. I would dip all new corals in an Iodine bath.