Acro black bugs attacking/eating torches? 100% not flatworms

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I’ve treated with interceptor an seems to be doing better I don’t see anymore on them. But has anyone else seen this or dealt with it before? Tanks been up a year an a half no issues. I haven’t had a single acro in the tank. I only house torches, hammers, blastos, acans, Zoa’s. The 24k torch I posted had it the worst of all my torches. The rest seemed unaffected by them but had them on them 100% they ate into the tissue on this 24k though. DA5A232F-223D-4B42-8AED-AB9A5C9A598D.jpeg
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Welcome… maybe flat worms but red bugs and the new black bugs don’t eat torches at least that I’m aware of..
100% weren’t flat worms coral rx did nothing. Someone also thought I had an over load of pods. My LFS “Frag freak” identified them as black bugs an we dosed the tank with interceptor. I don’t see anymore on them now. But it may be too late for it. Dipped in revive yesterday an seems to be melting today. If I don’t see any improvement by tonight/tomorrow morning Im going to pull it from the tank before it dies an infects something else.
 
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I’ve treated with interceptor an seems to be doing better I don’t see anymore on them. But has anyone else seen this or dealt with it before? Tanks been up a year an a half no issues. I haven’t had a single acro in the tank. I only house torches, hammers, blastos, acans, Zoa’s. The 24k torch I posted had it the worst of all my torches. The rest seemed unaffected by them but had them on them 100% they ate into the tissue on this 24k though. DA5A232F-223D-4B42-8AED-AB9A5C9A598D.jpeg
6468A81C-5AD7-4CA3-AE24-41773540C738.jpeg
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Pics are very dark to see any bugs or other pests. Please post under white lighting
 
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