Copepods on torch coral

[Eduardo Rosales]

Hello,

A month ago a friend gave me a green torch, although it did not have fleshy tissue on the edge of the head it looked healthy.

For two weeks the tentacles have not fully extended, today I checked with a magnifying glass and I see a lot of copepods in the coral. What can I do to eliminate the copepods and recover the torch?

BEFORE:

NOW:

 

[T-J]

Hard to see in the pics, but those don't look like pods to me. I've also never heard of pods attacking a torch coral before.

 

[Matt Bravo]

I don’t think they look like pods either, if you want to get rid of them just dip and they should come right off

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Copepods wouldn't effect your coral . From what I can see in the picture they don't look like pods either I think you're dealing with something else