What are these white specs eating my coral?

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by nashreef, Jan 30, 2012.

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  1. nashreef

    nashreef Plankton

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    does anyone have any idea what these are. They look like white blobs, not sure if theyre worms, i only see them on the purple polyps no other corals yet :( I did a "Revive" herbal dip on them. Not sure what else to do. Seems like the polyps that have the white stuff are dying.
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  3. sharoleb

    sharoleb Bristle Worm

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    Not sure what they are, but curious. I have tons of blue clove polyps that are taking over my tank, from one teeny tiny frag I bought a couple years ago. I need to find how to kill them. It almost looks like salt creep knocked down onto them, but I doubt I'm seeing that correctly.
     
  4. nashreef

    nashreef Plankton

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    Its not salt creep. Look more like white balls. I added some more pictures here. They were taken with my iphone so not very clear. I will try to get SLR pictures tomorrow. If you right click and press view image you can see them better when fully expanded.

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  5. TritonsGarden

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    Looks like they are spawning. Maybe spawning because they are stressed.

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  6. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    It looks like they are moving but i dont know if its because of the current or the animal itself. Anymore distinguishing features to tell us?
     
  7. nashreef

    nashreef Plankton

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    lol wow, spawning never occurred to me. They have been growing like crazy in my tank. I'll wait and see what happens. They look like tiny clusters of white eggs. Ill keep you guys updated with better macro pictures. Thanks for they reply.
     
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  9. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Dumb question on my part but are they hard or soft looking?