Question about SPS pests

[mightymizz]

So I have read most of the stickys on flatworms and redbugs, and even did more internet research but am left wondering a few questions.

Do the AEFW and redbugs only live on the corals, or do they crawl around and move from rock to rock, coral to coral? Do they only lay their eggs on the corals, or on rocks too?

I ask because I have a few flatworms on my glass panel of my display tank but they definitely do not look like redbugs, but they are a type of flatworm. I am not sure if they might be AEFW since they are on my glass and not on a coral. Treatment of one infected coral would be easier than if they might be crawling around the rocks which don't get dipped.

I have in my system, about 3 months old, a couple birdsnest, a pocilipora, a monti cap, rainbow encrusting monti, and 1 mystery acro that is a gamble as it is only 1/2inch tall, but looks amazing.

 

[mightymizz]

Bump....Anyone have any thoughts? Or am I just missing something?

 

[joker295]

there are a few different flat worm.. the one your probably seeing the planaria flat worm.. if aefw is present it will be difficult to see them since they blend into the color of the coral..

 

[mightymizz]

I would still like more clarification on these questions. Am I to assume if I have one colony of coral with AEFW, that all my colonies are potentially infected, or once I kill the AEFW on that colony, the rest are probably fine?