Zoa eating copepods?

[ReyR]

Recently, about a month, one or two zoa have been irritated. At first they would be half closed. Not it spends most days closed. I did a coral revive dip last weekend with no improvement. Last night I recorded this video. You can see several "inch worm " like worms. Look like strands if algae until u look closer and see it move. Then I see what look like copepods. They are fast and crawl along. I don't think they are nudibranch. They have small legs. The one zoa you see is new this month. That's why I wasn't initially concerned. I heard zoa that give bud to new zoas will sometimes be irritated and can close for a bit. Any truth to that? Any help would be appreciated. Worm and copepods id: Worm and copepods id - YouTube<br/>

 

[dlondono]

your tank is dark, polyps close up when dark.

Copepods yes, but not what is making your polyps close up, you need to keep searching and or testing.

 

[650-IS350]

Your thinking about AMPIPODS those are the ones to watch out. Much much larger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kaq0T1gU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThawDPuZKu4

if you google zoanthid eating ampipods, I bet you'll get a lot of hits.