pests

  1. M

    Has Anyone Bought Zoas From Killer Corals Before?

    For starters here is the link to their website: https://killercorals.com/ I was looking for some cool zoas to add to my tank and this company has some that I like and I was wondering if anyone has ever ordered from them before? Since I prefereably want to order from a reputable source as I...
  2. nycfreshreef

    Question about pests on new frags lps

    Hope everyone is doing well , just wanted to get your opinions. I took a very long break from the hobby and recently got back in about a year ago. since then , I have spent nearly 5 figures with a large/popular company that is supposedly quarantining their corals in an attempt to be pest free...
  3. A

    Torch getting eaten alive! Little muncher ID needed! Thanks

    My favorite torch started to retract a bit recently, and after dark I shined a light on it to see these little critters. Gave it a good dip and moving it to the bottom of my sandbed to recover until I get it into a clean tank I'm starting. Does anyone know what these are? I don't have acropora...
  4. M

    question on QT for flatworms

    Welcome your thoughts/advice. I picked up a cleaner shrimp and psammacora frag at my LFS last weekend and put them in quarantine in a small (betta) tank in an abundance of caution: my nano has been running pest free for over two years and I'd like to keep it that way. I am now seeing what I am...
  5. mkereefer

    Weird Worm? in tank.

    So i noticed this weird tenticle pop out of one of my rocks. Kinda looks like a bristke worm but its huge. This is the best video I could get.
  6. blue-thumb

    Rodent's of unusual size ... I don' think they exist.

    I have been in the hobby for five years. I have been able to achieve good growth and color from both soft and hard corals (lps & sps). I was feeling pretty good about myself. Maybe a little cocky. I have never had a significant aquarium pest. I had aptasia and bristle worms. I researched...
  7. seanarino

    Pest 'Nem Questions

    This is literally just to sate my curiosity because I like asking questions - I don't have aiptasia nor majano in my tank so I don't need help eradicating it. Anyway, I have a few pest 'nem questions! I know I could just google these, but I would rather ask people who are actually passionate...
  8. PortMiami

    Weird white tube like structure growing on frag rack

    I have removed this in the past but it keeps consistently growing back, wondering if it could be identified and the best way for me to remove it permanently. (white slimey things in the image)
  9. MyCatHatesMe

    Do blue sapphire damsels eat bristleworms?

    i have heard that blue sapphire damselfish (the peaceful ones) eat flatworms, and i was wondering if they (or any closely related species) have been known to eat bristle worms? obviously im not expecting this random 6 dollar fish to have the appetite of a melenarus wrasse, but i do just want to...
  10. ReeferMadness80G

    My SPS are dying, no clue why!

    I used to be pretty active on here, years ago. Excited to see if some of the OG's are still around. Firstly, thank you for your help in figuring this out! My Tank is a 29 Gal JBJ Cube with Eshopps Nano Cube Refugium Sump Roughly 33-35 gallons overall. Parameters are pretty stable (I will...
  11. MaverickReef

    Red Flatworms in Barebottom LPS tank?

    Hello all, I have a 125 gallon LPS dominant barebottom reef tank. Recently I've started noticing some red flatworms (planaria) on my live rock and want to do something to combat them. They haven't been noticably affecting my corals, but I'm sure it would be better if I get rid of them. I've been...
  12. S

    Id please

    Please help me iD this guy. One of my hammers is struggling and when I decided to cut one of the heads this guy felt from the coral. Thank you in advance.
  13. Hugo Garcia

    Is this Aptasia?

    Hi folks. I need help identifying this pests. I’ve seen them before on my DT on a few rocks, but now they are all over the place and specially on all surfaces of my sump. Please help me confirm this is aptasia or something else? Thanks
  14. matt_work27

    Black bugs?

    Noticed some of my acro frags have head really bad polpy extension lately and decided to dip some of them in coral Rx. I was trying to zoom in on this really small black dots, can anyone verify it is a black bug or do i need better zoom? Hard for me to tell if its just debris or something worse...
  15. Jeff-Ft-Lauderdale

    So how big a deal is Aiptasia really?

    So I asked this when I first started before I knew what Aiptasia was. I have since observed Aiptasia in every single LFS retail location I have visited. They all have it in their systems. It's not a lot. It's not covering everything. But it's present. I understand and agree with the idea that...
  16. MaverickReef

    Can someone tell me what these are and if they are harmful?

    I have quite a few of these over my glass bottom and in my rockwork. They are probably up to 1/4" in size and are hard to scrape off of the glass. Everything in my tank seems to be doing well, just not sure what they are and if I should do anything to remove them.
  17. vaguelyreeflike

    Frag tank full of gross-ness, help!

    So our frag tank is just filled with detritus, algae, hydroids etc. We failed to dip the original frags which was the downfall, new ones will be dipped in reef primer and lugols, but how can we clear the tank of all of this? It looks disgusting struggling with phosphates, calcium and alk...
  18. Yourlocalreefer

    Anyone know where I can buy a manjano anemone?

    Hi i know it’s a very odd question to be wanting a pest anemone but I’m starting a pico tank in a couple months and wanted to add those for it as a species only tank. I got the idea from Reef Dork on YouTube.
  19. MaraRavenous

    There's gotta be a better way to deal with Aiptasia... x.x

    I'm 5 months in, and my little aquarium is happier than ever, with tons of biodiversity. I've got spaghetti worms, amphipods, copepods, bristle worms, and stomatellas.... And Aiptasia. The one thorn in my side lately. dang aiptasia! I've been using Aiptasia F for some time to deal with Aiptasia...
  20. jtone_philthy_aquatics

    Gathering / documenting information / studies on black bugs

    https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/please-help-me-out-any-info-appreciated-very-much.895597/#post-9951997 Worst experience I’ve had in my 13/14 years of reef keeping. This has gone on for almost a full year. I recently set up a Red Sea reefer xl system and I am taking this old system down and...
  21. Townsaquaria

    White Spiders on Anemones

    Hello, I am wondering what these white spider looking pests are on my carpet and condylactis anemones. The carpet has been acting weird and traveling around the tank and settled at the top left corner. It won't eat and was doing fine for months, eating and not moving much. I took some rocks out...
  22. Erik the Red

    Berghia shop in Europe?!

    Hi everyone, do you know a reliable shop for buying Berghia nudibranch here in Europe? Apparently it’s really hard to buy them, at the moment… i have a bad infestation of aiptasia, due to neglecting my tank in the last couple of months, and i need to get back on track. I’m tempted, as an...
  23. S

    Hello Reef Pest

    Hey everyone, So I started out in the reef hobby very careless as I wasn’t too sure if I’d enjoy it and I tried to do this on a budget. Fast forward 8 months in, I never quarantined anything, fish or corals. I had a ich breakout and I really enjoy the hobby so I want to do it right this time...
  24. cabezatuck

    The last resort: Dino X

    I’ve been battling Dinos for about 9 months in two reef tanks: 13.5 gallon LPS 2 years old and 40 gallon mixed 1 year old. In the 13.5 just prior to the outbreak I had used Vibrant which I believe crashed my nutrient levels after rocking my barely established bio filter and eliminating the small...
  25. ChrissFishes01

    Nano Build Chris's 5.5 Gallon Pico Pest Reef!

    Hey guys! So, I recently had a disaster in my hobby. My apartment had to be treated for pests, and I was required to remove all of my tanks from the apartment during treatment. During this time, I ended up losing about half of my livestock - including my beloved Peacock Mantis Shrimp. I do...
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