Finally figured out why my stylophora was dying need help identifying what bug it is

ArnelP

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2023
Messages
46
Reaction score
5
Location
Miami lakes
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I’ve been having problems with my stylophora for a while and was blaming myself and checked everything and tried to change the lights/ flow/ nutrients slowly for almost 2 months to see what is was. Now that it is completely gone I can see some bugs on the stylos. Before adding to tank I used coral rx but didn’t seem to stop the bugs. Need help identifying them to then see what I should do. I’m pretty new to reefing it was my first set of sps.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_3684.MOV
    75.9 MB
OP
OP
A

ArnelP

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2023
Messages
46
Reaction score
5
Location
Miami lakes
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
More videos to help
 

Attachments

  • IMG_3685 2.MOV
    82.4 MB
  • IMG_3685 4.MOV
    98.3 MB
  • IMG_3685 3.MOV
    86.6 MB

Cell

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2019
Messages
14,400
Reaction score
22,100
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Research interceptor for your red bugs.
 

Cell

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2019
Messages
14,400
Reaction score
22,100
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Your movies aren't working for me, but I see red dots on the coral in the pictures. I haven't dealt with red/black bugs before so I can't help too much.
 
OP
OP
A

ArnelP

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2023
Messages
46
Reaction score
5
Location
Miami lakes
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
should I compleletly remove that bleached stylophora or can it recover after treatments?
 

Cell

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2019
Messages
14,400
Reaction score
22,100
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hold off for someone else to confirm an ID please I'm not certain. The pics I can see are pretty blurry, the more I look the more unsure I am of what I'm looking at.
 
Last edited:

ryanjohn1

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 22, 2020
Messages
1,690
Reaction score
3,186
Location
quakertown
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Can’t see any of the pictures. Ive had red bugs before.
 
OP
OP
A

ArnelP

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2023
Messages
46
Reaction score
5
Location
Miami lakes
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hold off for someone else to confirm an ID please I'm not certain. The pics I can see are pretty blurry, the more I look the more unsure I am of what I'm looking at.
Oh ok I’ll hold off to see
 
OP
OP
A

ArnelP

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 18, 2023
Messages
46
Reaction score
5
Location
Miami lakes
Rating - 0%
0   0   0


Can’t see any of the pictures. Ive had red bugs before.
Can you see these?

 

Cell

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2019
Messages
14,400
Reaction score
22,100
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Not well enough to ID with certainty. Try looking up acro bugs and compare them with what you have.
 

Tentacled trailblazer in your tank: Have you ever kept a large starfish?

  • I currently have a starfish in my tank.

    Votes: 47 33.8%
  • Not currently, but I have kept a starfish in the past.

    Votes: 36 25.9%
  • I have never kept a starfish, but I hope to in the future.

    Votes: 28 20.1%
  • I have no plans to keep a starfish.

    Votes: 27 19.4%
  • Other.

    Votes: 1 0.7%
Back
Top