Black spots on torch

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Hey!

I've noticed on my torch coral that there are black dots on it. I don't believe they are pests. I have a gold torch right next to it and it looks perfectly fine.

(One of the bumps has a short tentacle, maybe a quarter of an inch, sticking out of it)

The torch has always looked weird and reminded me of a Duncan.

Thanks for any help!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

@VintageReefer ? have any tips for walker?

 

[Shirak]

I can't see anything in those pictures. Blurry and not close enough to see black dots. Brighter white light and focus closeup please!

Is weird looking but don't think it's a duncan.

There are bugs that Euphyllia can get..

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I can't see anything in those pictures. Blurry and not close enough to see black dots. Brighter white light and focus closeup please!

Is weird looking but don't think it's a duncan.

There are bugs that Euphyllia can get..

I edited the first post with some better pictures, hopefully.

I know that it's not a Duncan, just the way the torch looks reminded me of one.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Anything it could be getting stung by?

 

[Shirak]

Have you tried dipping to see if anything comes off? I can kind of see something but still pretty blurry when I zoom in. Black bugs are pretty tiny and would see tiny specks all over moving around. Flatworms can be pretty hard to see as they lay flat on the flesh but are bigger and would come off in a dip.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Anything it could be getting stung by?

Nope.

 

[Remi]

Walker maybe something stupid but it is black or is it inflated like a bubble (on the 2nd pics).

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Have you tried dipping to see if anything comes off? I can kind of see something but still pretty blurry when I zoom in. Black bugs are pretty tiny and would see tiny specks all over moving around. Flatworms can be pretty hard to see as they lay flat on the flesh but are bigger and would come off in a dip.

I don't currently have anything to dip the coral in, but I'll try to get some more dip.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Nope.

I'm not sure what it is, but my hammer had something similar recently, on the flesh band and polyps. It went away after I did a lugols solution dip.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Walker maybe something stupid but it is black or is it inflated like a bubble (on the 2nd pics).

Not Stupid, Remi! It's inflated, like a little bubble, almost. I at first thought that it may be splitting, but there's 2 black bubbles on the polyp and the mouth. Plus, it just finished splitting a week or two ago.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I'm not sure what it is, but my hammer had something similar recently, on the flesh band and polyps. It went away after I did a lugols solution dip.

I'll try that! Thank you!