Planaria in a vallida

[Melchiah]

Hi all!

Since some weeks my acropora vallida shows signs of not being very well. It was lightening up and some days, at closer look, I saw what seems to me very small bites. I immediately thought in carnivorous planarias. Today I dip it in a solution of tropic marin pro-coral cure and 6 planarias fell off from the coral. I washed it very carefully in the solution with a syringe to be sure that nothing remains in the coral. Than I inspected it carefully to try to identify any eggs but I saw none. I put it again in the aquarium. Should I take it out? I only have another 3 acroporas, can this beings attack other coral than acros? What Should I do more?

Thanx

 

[Logzor]

Sounds like acropora eating flatworms. They will only eat acropora - any type of acropora.

I would recommend position you acropora in your tank to dip weekly. Dip them all weekly for 6 weeks, at least.

Since you have such a low acropora population this should work. You want to take care of this problem now. In larger system with heavily encrusted acropora it is hopeless.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

agreed fw on a valida is likely aefw it is their coral of choice along with millies....turkey baste your other acros and see if more fly off.

If you just started, I'd pull them and waith about 3 mos then proceed with ONE millie and watch it.

Nothing like a large est tank to get them:sad2:

 

[Melchiah]

All my acroporas were bought at the same local shop. Should I assume that the aefw come from this local shop? I bought them many months ago but the signs of unhealth only showed up some 4 weeks ago...