Ricordia parasites?

[Rob Martin]

Hi all,
Ive had a pink Ric Fl for months now,a few weeks ago i noticed several small ( 3-5mm) what i thought were babies,they're the same colour as the Ric,even got a lighter patch in the centre like a mouth,but not textured like the Ric.I expected them to leave the Ric & spread but they haven't.The Ric hasn't expanded fully for a while now & i'm wondering if they could be parasites? I cant get a decent pic as they're same colour as the Ric.Any thoughts?
Thanks
Rob.

 

[chrisstie]

Are they on the ric? moving about? I'm not sure I've heard of such a thing. Could you try to post a pic anyway?

I know critters than can be the same color as your coral could be nudibranchs but they are more known to be zoa munchers or monti eaters.

 

[Rob Martin]

Hi Chrisstie,
Thanks for the reply,i really don't think i can get a clear pic of these things,they're well camouflaged.They dont seem to crawl,rather they flip themselves about if you know what i mean.They only occur on the Ric,nowhere else have i seen them.I haven't heard/read about parasites that affect Rics & am stumped as to what they may be.
Regards,
Rob.