coral parasite?

[pedromatic]

I just noticed this on an acro frag (left). Please let me know if this looks familiar. A couple of days ago I clipped off the tip of this acro frag, the base was dead, but the tip looked OK. The white stuff is super glue gel (OK I went a little overboard). The LR next to it (right) looks like it may have been nibbled.

Sorry the pics are too clear, they were taken with a flash with the actinics on. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow.

The rest of my SPS frags look fine.

 

[gasman059]

Pedrito - does not look like fw or any other known acro killers.

But it sort of look like a type of crab.
better pics perhaps?

 

[Rogger Castells]

Oh NO! that looks like the dangerous and highly elusive "chupa coral" bicho

 

[cubano2480]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11441444#post11441444 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
Oh NO! that looks like the dangerous and highly elusive "chupa coral" bicho

man u make me laugh like a kid hahahaha

pedro maybe was the glue u use a lot,is that side of the coral getting light?? I~m not acro expert just given u some ideas

 

[gasman059]

Pedro it does look like STN to me. No bugs to speak about in that particular pattern..

 

[pedromatic]

Thanks, guys. I will invite un brujo over to the house to exorcise any chupacorals in the neighborhood.

Thanks for the call, gasista. I'm going to keep an eye on it, today it didn't look any worse. I hate to pull it out of there while it still has polyps extending on the tip. If it survives, I'll give you a frag in a few months. I'm pretty sure the chips is a goner, though... shame.

 

[ReefWreak]

Sorry to hear about the chips. Those are nice arse corals too. Dude, I would frag it down to a few polyps and glue those down. I've seen colonies sprout from 2-3 polyps. Granted those were pocillapora, but I still have faith in acros under the right conditions.