Hi I have noticed these strange critters. Almost look like little flatworms but move like copepods they are dark red towards black to look at under blue lights.
I think they are causing some tissue recession at the base of my acros and my candy cane coral? Or they may not be a pest and the recession is something else.
I am dosing phytoplankton and have noticed an explosion of copepods.
I have attached a picture and video you can see the movement in the first video it’s not sped up so they seem pretty fast.
Thanks
![IMG_4176.jpeg IMG_4176.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3539/3539588-28d7a26127e67b97c8898672c958d015.jpg)
I think they are causing some tissue recession at the base of my acros and my candy cane coral? Or they may not be a pest and the recession is something else.
I am dosing phytoplankton and have noticed an explosion of copepods.
I have attached a picture and video you can see the movement in the first video it’s not sped up so they seem pretty fast.
Thanks
![IMG_4177.jpeg IMG_4177.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3539/3539586-cb45ad614f77a1fd5a001d2f18104475.jpg)
![IMG_4175.jpeg IMG_4175.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3539/3539587-079afd7338b81384bbfc9c250b6b355e.jpg)
![IMG_4176.jpeg IMG_4176.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3539/3539588-28d7a26127e67b97c8898672c958d015.jpg)
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