Frogspawn pest?!

[Chrisv.]

Hello hive mind! I just picked up a frogspawn frag from a local reefer and I noticed some small black specks on the fleshy part of the stem. It looked like some of them MAY have come off when I dipped in revive. I'm not sure if it was THESE black specks, or just random detritus.

I squirted water at them with a syringe and the remaining ones don't seem to be coming off.

Here are some photos. What do you guys think? Am I being crazy or is this a pest?

The frag is sitting in a bowl of tank water for now.

 

[Chrisv.]

Hmm looks like one of them moved...used to be more elongated now shorter and rounded.

 

[fishguy242]

@F i s h y ? @MERKEY ?

 

[Chrisv.]

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[moosevandyke]

looks like flatworms..

 

[Chrisv.]

looks like flatworms..

I don't think so. They seem to have maybe burrowed into the tissue? The didn't come off when basted with a jet of water from a syringe.

They also seem to be at least somewhat resistant to revive.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Looks maybe like Acroporid Eating Red/Black bugs? I am not confident about that because they move around alot.

 

[Chrisv.]

Looks maybe like Acroporid Eating Red/Black bugs? I am not confident about that because they move around alot.

These have essentially stayed in the same place since the second photo. I think they are burrowed into the soft tissue.

 

[fishguy242]

possibly ,hope not EEFW.

 

[Chrisv.]

possibly ,hope not EEFW.

Didn't even know that was a thing...

 

[Chrisv.]

Out of an abundance of caution I've decided to not add this guy to my tank.

It's a big disappointment, but I have had AEFWs destroy an acro dominated system in the past, so I know what it's like to have a single coral purchase tank a while collection.

Hate to toss it, but such is life. It really is to bad. It's a particularly nice green strain.