New sps frag bug?

[Maxxingout]

Wonder if anyone might be able to help out? I bought some new frags 4 days ago. I dipped them in Bayers @ 10ml/4oz ratio for 10min. All of them seem to be doing fine minus one. I noticed yesterday that on the back side of this sps (sorry not sure what it is, still new to sps) something resembling algae was growing. From my pics it looks like something was on this frag when I got it but didn't notice then. I rotated the frag to try and take better zoomed in shots and noticed something else too. It looks like some type of worm or bug? If you look at the pics you can see the brown dome like thing with arms/claw type things on the sides. You can see that in one shot they're curled but in the other they're straightened out. Anyone have a clue as to what it might be? The algae stuff looks like it might be spreading but I'm not sure? This is the only frag with this problem. I have all the frags on the sand bed acclimating right now.

 

[nemodan]

Hi , I do not have a clue what is that. But, nevertheless, if the frag is in the plug, took it out of the tank and remove the frag and whatever that is (bug + algae or 2 algae ? ).

Unless it is very well encrusted I never introduce the plugs in the DT. I remove them, dip , and glue to the landscape or a small rock.

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Maxxingout]

What would I use to remove that stuff, toothbrush, toothpick?

 

[nemodan]

What would I use to remove that stuff, toothbrush, toothpick?

A small tweezer. Do it before removing the frag so you do not need to touch a lot the Acro. It is very healthy.

 

[Maxxingout]

thank you.

 

[Maxxingout]

Whatever type of bug that it was it was definitely something. When I tried to grab it with my tweezers it pulled itself back into the coral. It's been feeding off of the coral and the decaying tissue is creating algae. I tried pulling it out but ended up squashing it I think. Tried cleaning as much decaying tissue as I could, dipped in Bayers for 5min again and glued it to a empty shell for the moment. I guess it's a waiting game now.

 

[Art13]

I would cut off a healthy piece, dip it and put it in the display and toss the infected piece if the dip does not work.