Monti bugs

[mark.a.smith405]

Hey came home, lights off, saw these bugs on a couple Monti pieces... Any ideas on what to do?! Any info will be greatly appreciated! I got these a few days ago and didn't see them before hand. Thanks for your time and interest!

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

coral dip the sheesh out of it... do that weekly in case there are eggs and u didnt get 'em all the first round... if its on one monti, its probably on ALL montis

 

[jessesoto33]

+1 on coral dip, if that doesnt help then you need Interceptor!!!

 

[mark.a.smith405]

Alright! FW dip? Will these bugs affect other hard corals? Thank you for your help

 

[bullitr]

If its a montipora eating nudibranch it's very hard to remove

Try coralrx
http://www.coralrx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=15

 

[RTG]

Potassium permanganate
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php

I haven't used some of the newer coral dips on the market but never found one that killed the eggs, potassium permanganate will kill them with the right dosage and duration.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

They were roaming around the top of it, I haven't inspected the bottom for eggs yet but the little I could read about nudis said they are on the bottom of the plate these are on the top. Does that make any difference?

 

[BeanMachine]

What are we looking at here? what do they look like?

Interceptor won't kill nudis or flatworms. Mike T tried to treat with that potassium stuff but he ended up giving up in the end. Its an incredible amount of work.

 

[cymaster007]

They looked like amphipods to me- usually they dont eat coral... if it is an amphipod, you could get a wrasse to hunt them

 

[562Reefer]

+1 on the amphipods. double check to see if they have legs. I had an amphipod population explosion when i got rid of my wrasse.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

I'm not Sure I'd be able to see legs on these guys! They are pretty small but I will definetly look. What else can I look for to determine what these guy are? I'm at work till later, and stopping by coral gazers omw home for some advise! Thanks for all your response!

 

[562Reefer]

Flash a light on them. If they're fast in hiding, then they're some sort of amphipods.


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[mark.a.smith405]

Noticed these growing on them as well

 

[mark.a.smith405]

i am reffering to the tubes on them, if you can see them haha, they are growing underneath the corals even more

 

[lowbudget]

can use plyer to break them off

 

[mark.a.smith405]

but they have nothing to do with the bugs crawling on the montis at night? thank you for the information

 

[mark.a.smith405]

They are amphipods! Thanks for your help. There are hundreds of them

 

[cymaster007]

They are amphipods! Thanks for your help. There are hundreds of them

Get a wrasse and he will get fat quickly

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