ID - AEFW?

[NanoCrazed]

Did a dip and found two little blobs at the bottom of cup. Does this look like AEFW?

Small as pin heads so pic is under microscope...

 

[Meshmez]

do they move? Kinda looks like AEFW, but could also be junk...

 

[sfsuphysics]

I'll go with the same response, maybe, or maybe some detritus. If they were moving definitely not detritus, but the image seems to be just out of focus

 

[ofzakaria]

They do look lile flatworms. If they fell off coral during dip, high chances its AEFE..

 

[Coral reefer]

Dipping a store bought mariculture piece?

 

[RandyC]

Dipping a store bough mariculture piece?

that’s kind of a very specific question.......

 

[Coral reefer]

that’s kind of a very specific question.......

Not sure what your point is? In my experience they tend to be more likely to have pests...

 

[RandyC]

Not sure what your point is? In my experience they tend to be more likely to have pests...

I thought you were hinting at a specific place of purchase.

 

[Coral reefer]

I thought you were hinting at a specific place of purchase.

No, just a legitimate question.
Other possibilities would be frag from a member(hope he tells that member if so)
Or something from his tank already that was struggling etc...

 

[NanoCrazed]

Dunno if it moved. I used a fairly strong melafix dip which renders worms and pods incapacitated.

Saw some questionable spots on the pink lemonade that went RTN decided to dip just in case. Was next to the dbtc blue milli that went RTN last week or so. So was curious if anything might have hopped around.

Had some red spots in them originally but by time the red was gone. Could be detritus. But was curious since I've never seen any aefw in person before.

I'm religious about dipping though admittedly sometimes my melafix solution is less potent.

 

[Coral reefer]

I would suspect red planaria if there was some red in it. I’m no expert, but I’ve never seen color in aefw

 

[Jonathan Chia]

I've run into AEFW a few times before and haven't seen anything RTN because of it...usually will a trail of circular bit marks and that's usually the giveaway.

I've blased acros before to see them float in containers..and you won't be able to mistaken the adult AEFWs...the smaller ones are way too small to see

 

[NanoCrazed]

Thanks for setting my mind at ease, All!

After seeing molamola's woes with aefw, i want to be extra vigilant !

 

[ofzakaria]

Thanks for setting my mind at ease, All!

After seeing molamola's woes with aefw, i want to be extra vigilant !

Use flatworm stop from zeovit and be at ease!

 

[NanoCrazed]

never had any flatworms at all in that system other than the two suspects thankfully.

I do have 2 other tanks where some got in. will give it a try!

 

[Chromis]

You didn’t focus your microscope on the actual pests in that photo, the (slide glass?) is the only thing in focus. I can’t tell what that is and I’ve seen a lot in my QT.

 

[NanoCrazed]

Actually , it's the bottom of a solo cup... lol

Unfortunately with free handing the cup and the scope, best i could do on focus...

Now if you want focus on a pest.... how's this? From same dip session

 

[Meshmez]

Actually , it's the bottom of a solo cup... lol

Unfortunately with free handing the cup and the scope, best i could do on focus...

Now if you want focus on a pest.... how's this? From same dip session View attachment 17491

99% sure this is Bigfoot.

 

[Coral reefer]

Actually , it's the bottom of a solo cup... lol

Unfortunately with free handing the cup and the scope, best i could do on focus...

Now if you want focus on a pest.... how's this? From same dip session View attachment 17491

Just a pod, no?

 

[NanoCrazed]

Just a pod, no?

Anthropods are pests in my book... cost me a number of highend nems and zoas.