ID on SPS pest. SPS issue? Red planaria?

[wings516]

Came back from vacation, had a bubble algae bloom and my slimer was turning white. I also seem to have a massive bloom of red planaria?

I can't tell if they are what is killing my Slimer, but they only appear to be on the dead portions of it.

I was gone for (2) weeks, so the algae bloom is natural, but I only have (2) blue chromis in the tank.

Radion gen3 xr30w pro @ 80% on 12hr AB+ schedule 23" from water surface.

 

[bif24701]

Came back from vacation, had a bubble algae bloom and my slimer was turning white. I also seem to have a massive bloom of red planaria?



I can't tell if they are what is killing my Slimer, but they only appear to be on the dead portions of it.



I was gone for (2) weeks, so the algae bloom is natural, but I only have (2) blue chromis in the tank.



Radion gen3 xr30w pro @ 80% on 12hr AB+ schedule 23" from water surface.

They are eating your coral, see the bite marks? Can you dip in Bayer?


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[Piper27]

Looks like a huge infestation of red planaria that can cover corals and kill them but won't eat them. Could be other things hurting the acro as well. But looks like you need a huge dose of flatworm exit for sure.

 

[pisanoal]

Looks like a huge infestation of red planaria that can cover corals and kill them but won't eat them. Could be other things hurting the acro as well. But looks like you need a huge dose of flatworm exit for sure.

Agreed. I was successful in eradicating a flatworm problem I had by dosing FWE several times over a few week period. After dosing, I also got a melanarus wrasse and have never seen another flatworm. I'm convinced they were gone before he was introduced, but they are known eaters of flatworms.

I would recommend getting a melanarus or yellow coris wrasse before medicating. Let them destroy the population of your flatworms, and then dose FWE 3-4 times 3-4 days apart. One of the keys to using FWE without losing anything is manual removal of as many flatworms as possible as they release toxins when killed. The wrasse is a great manual removal method... I have also dosed 2-3x the recommended amount without losing so much as a snail. This was on an SPS mixed reef. It would also help to replace your sandbed if possible, as they can hid in the sandbed and some may outlast your treatment.

 

[Scorpius]

Looks like the flatworms are eating dead tissue off your coral. Looks like stn/rtn.

 

[jml1149]

Thats alot of bubble algae as well.

 

[wings516]

It was a pretty crazy return home. Bubble algae around just about everything. The red planaria were literally speckled on everything; I've never seen anything like it. Other algae growth was pretty minimal.

I've got the Flatworm eXit on order; should be here tomorrow.

Do those/most wrasse's jump? It is an open top rimless and I lost a fairy wrasse a while back from the jumps.

 

[johnike]

And with an infestation like that, make sure you can remove the bodies as they die as they release a toxin.
Also, have plenty of new water to do a nice water change afterwards.
And all fish especially Wrasse are potential jumpers. I made a mesh top for my 93 rimless.