aefw???

[tanklife3]

Noticed a table I have had a little rtned branch yesterday and so I pulled it out of the tank this morning to find more rtn and these "bite marks" on the side of it I touched then and they feel slimy.

Sorry for the bad pics but can anyone confirm or deny my fears of aefw:/

 

[luke33]

Did you dip it in bayer or an iodine solution? That does look like some bite marks. On a positive note it looks pretty early if it is AEFW. But you need to dip it to confirm

 

[Blue Lip]

If you put your coral in a white bowl & use melafix they will come off. They are semi transparent but are easier to see against a white background. They also lay egg clusters. Look for the egg clusters.

 

[tanklife3]

Did you dip it in bayer or an iodine solution? That does look like some bite marks. On a positive note it looks pretty early if it is AEFW. But you need to dip it to confirm

No I haven't yet but I will start.

If you put your coral in a white bowl & use melafix they will come off. They are semi transparent but are easier to see against a white background. They also lay egg clusters. Look for the egg clusters.

what do the eggs look like? Easy to see?

 

[luke33]

The first thing you should do before freaking out is dip your coral and see if you have any aefw's fall off, if you do then you can freak out : )

Eggs are usually on the base of the coral or on the plug, very small orange, do a google image search, not super easy to see though sometimes.

 

[Blue Lip]

If you see any clusters of eggs in a piece of coral that has defleshed you may be in trouble. Look at your coral at night with a flashlight to see if their are copepods eating it too. More than one pest in this hobbie.