Before I add to DT, are these black critters safe?! please help

[padova335i]

Ok, so im adding several sps mini colonies and I notice that inside the holes in one of my sps there are these little shrimp looking guys popping out. I thought they were feather dusters at first but they aren't.. Here are some pix, please lmk what you guys think,, I have been searching the web for the last hr and found nothing,
thanks guys!

(holes are at the bottom of that sps if you look) bug is in other pic that was in the hole.. Im sure they are going to die after the dip

 

[Andyf30]

If they bored a hole in the coral, I wouldn't trust them in a display full of coral. I'd dip em and get rid of em.

 

[scarface70706]

My rule when I dip... Whats left behind STAYS behind. Yea there might be a few pods here and there but is it worth it?... Nope. Good luck and happy reefing.

 

[padova335i]

If they bored a hole in the coral, I wouldn't trust them in a display full of coral. I'd dip em and get rid of em.

My rule when I dip... Whats left behind STAYS behind. Yea there might be a few pods here and there but is it worth it?... Nope. Good luck and happy reefing.

thanks guys.. I accidentally killed an acro crab too.. managed to save two of them.. I dipped the coral extra long all the little guys came out, i'll keep on eye on them.. no idea what they are

 

[ct_vol]

FYI, There are commensal shrimp. And those look more like barnacle holes to me.

http://singaporenature.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/crustaceans-in-acropora/

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchshrimp.html

 

[padova335i]

FYI, There are commensal shrimp. And those look more like barnacle holes to me.

http://singaporenature.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/crustaceans-in-acropora/

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchshrimp.html

thanks so much! i feel bad i really killed them all. But the corals all look great today in the dt... just have to figure out placement after the adjust to the light