Pest ID?

[jstiltne]

Some of my acros are looking a little unhappy, so I Iodine dipped them and about a dozen of these were left in the cup. Any idea what it is?

 

[Coral reefer]

Sure looks like a flatworm from here

 

[jstiltne]

Flatworms are actually one I’m semi-confident it’s not, it had some more buggy appendages that I tried to catch on video but it stopped moving them

 

[Coral reefer]

What’s the scale on this pic?
Any color to it?

 

[jstiltne]

100x under microscope, yellowish color

 

[Chromis]

Maybe an ostrocod, if you found it on acros, and it tucked its buggy little legs into itself once you gave it a hard time?

 

[Meshmez]

+1 for ostracod. I don't believe these are generally considered bad.

 

[Chromis]

+1 for ostracod. I don't believe these are generally considered bad.

I think they’re bad for SPS, in that they seem to be opportunistic feeders and will bother corals. I remove them from my QT and aquariums for dang sure.

 

[Meshmez]

I think they’re bad for SPS, in that they seem to be opportunistic feeders and will bother corals. I remove them from my QT and aquariums for dang sure.

At one point I found these on sps as well, and thought they were an issue. I later discovered there was actually white/gray bugs which we're eating polyps. Not a lot of info out there on ostracods that I could find though, so possible they were bugging corals too.

 

[Chromis]

At one point I found these on sps as well, and those ght they were an issue. I later discovered there was actually white/gray bugs which we're eating polyps. Not a lot of info out there on ostracods that I could find though, so possible they were bugging corals too.

it’s possible ostracods just get a bad rap like ciliates because they jump in to clean up the damaged tissues, but they have those sussy hook shaped pest legs that look like they’re for clinging to a host.

 

[Coral reefer]

it’s possible ostracods just get a bad rap like ciliates because they jump in to clean up the damaged tissues, but they have those sussy hook shaped pest legs that look like they’re for clinging to a host.

Note to self. Don’t let Liz see my legs. Must wear long pants at all meetings.

 

[jstiltne]

Wow thanks for the help everyone! They do look the most similar to ostracods, which could be opportunistic feeders in this scenario. I am wondering if anyone has their hands on some Interceptor just in case they are red/white bugs, but after dipping all my sps most seem happier; the issue could have stemmed from my 2K gyre being down for a day before I bit the bullet and got an MP40. Might just make the coralRx dip a weekly endeavor!

 

[Coral reefer]

It’s not red bugs for sure

 

[jstiltne]

Gameplan for now is just to iodine dip once a week for a month or so. Thanks for the time everyone!