SPS pest (not listed in sticky)

[HornetMech242]

So i have been losing my SPS with out explanation until tonight. After lights out i have noticed there are copepod looking creatures crawling on my SPS. Are they the reason for my lost SPS? How did i get them months after my last addition? And how do i get rid of them?

 

[JMalone81]

Was it red?

 

[skibum9884]

Your best bet for small copepod looking creatures would be interceptor in my opinion. It is difficult to get, but the only surefire way to rid your system of them.

However, some form of an ID on here would be best before beginning to treat.

 

[Whisperer]

I think you are seeing amphipods (gammarus). Their eyes reflect red with a flashlight at night. They do not bother coral unless it is on the decline, they are merely cleaning up.

 

[sanababit]

What he said ^

sana