Unknown animals on SPS

[prop-frags]

Our A. Tenuis was showing some signs of stress and tissue recession, so we pulled it out for a close inspection. What we saw was both concerning and intriguing at the same time:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryl93/6983942150/" title="nt 2364 by terryl93, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/6983942150_981e32e9c7_b.jpg" width="1024" height="673" alt="nt 2364"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryl93/6983941872/" title="nt 2365 by terryl93, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6983941872_222c415662_b.jpg" width="1024" height="685" alt="nt 2365"></a>

Anyone seen these before?

 

[roni]

Hard to tell from those pics...it's not a fanworm coming in and out of a hole, is it?

 

[JAustin]

Looks like it to me. Your Sps were maracultured or wild cought.

 

[rtbm]

Barnacle. maricultures are full of them. Nothing to worry about. I am afraid your problem lies elsewhere.

 

[Logzor]

The second pic I see a redbug hiding in one of the polyps. I think. Some interceptor might do the trick.

 

[slapshot]

In the second picture you indeed have redbugs. I see a couple to the left but the polyp to the right and then up of the barnicle is full of them. I'd say redbug is your issue.