help plz green poylps getting eaten

i have a 3 gallon nano reef with various corals but one i need help with is the green poylp because it was full and growing at a crazy rate and covered a 6 inch rock completely. Then i started to notice the top getting thinned out. The colony still continues grow tho. I then noticed these little bugs covering the top when i turned the light on. What will help me rid my nano of these bugs? thanks a ton.

 

ive found when my polyps grow, they get a bit thin in parts when expanding. more in the middle. might not be anything nibbling on then. and i dont think copepods would. but i could be mistaken , wouldnt be the 1st time. lol

 

thanks for the input. but im almost sure these little guys are eating my polyps.

 

look up zoanthid eating nudibranches

 

will do thanks a ton. I found out these bugs molt because there exoskeletons are found floating in my water.

 

I have been doing some research and have found they are amphipods. Im pretty sure they are eating my polyps. Mind you its only a 3 gallon with some 50 or more amphipods. I believe they may be running out of food and turned to my polyps.

 

i have about an insane amount of those in my fuge and have some polyps... never had a problem at all.

 

most likely you are talking about Amphipods which dont eat coral. Perhaps you have a hitchhiker crab in there that is eating the polyps.

Post some pics so we can help you better.

 

There are some isopods that are parasitic and have been known to eat coral. Post of picture of your pods if you can.

 

will do soon as i get a better camera. thank you for your generous inputs.