ID Critter?

[Sonam]

Hi All,

Our torch coral was looking ill. It went from it's normal color to a pale green with tea colored streaks.

I read online a fresh water dip could help.

I've attached a photo of the water after the dip.

Could these tiny critters be hurting the coral?

 

[Robink]

I can't really tell from photo but that just looks like a bug, amphipod or copepod, (look like sideways tiny shrimp). Good cleanup crew.

 

[Girthrockwel]

The first pic looks like an amphipod. I'm no expert though.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

First good guy second I don't know had one attacking my zoas with no clue what it was.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

@saltyfilmfolks id the second picture I had the samething looks like a worm moves like a centipede with little legs.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Skeleton shrimp in belive.

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Could these tiny critters be hurting the coral?

I don't be think so.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Maybe they just irritated my zoa I flushed them.

 

[Sonam]

Thank you for the responses! They do look like the skeleton shrimp. They are so tiny it was hard to photograph them but the face had a shrimp like quality. And it had those legs like hairs along it's body.


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[thejuice24]

Those SOBs certainly go after zoas!

 

[TheLadyCrash]

Looks like a spaghetti worm to me. @Lionfish Lair ?

 

[cj in sac ca]

@saltyfilmfolks id the second picture I had the samething looks like a worm moves like a centipede with little legs.

Bristle warm from your discription