Can anyone tell me what these are?
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I'll see if a video works.. they move quick
shootingstar_reef
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What magnification is this
OP
OP
No sure why? It's not the best scope it's just a cheapo and trying to get a video with my phone is tricky
Not any type of dinos that I am familiar with. Fast little buggers. Might help to know what size these are in microns. Thus the question about mag levels.
OP
OP
Yes, its 4x magnification, these are not dinos they are also not visible without a scope, found on damaged acro tissue .
Well they don't look like tegastes the normal acro predator. Nor are they AEFW clearly.
If you feel certain they are some variety of acro predator pods, you can begin researching Interceptor (milbemycin oxime) treatment methods. Hard to source these days though.
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OP
I wouldn't go down that road, I'll just will them away, they are more than likely always present, but just taking the opportunity of a damaged coral.
I agree with your thinking. There is a real difference between a predator (tegastes, aefw) and a scavenger or clean up crew. Every tank has and needs scavengers. They are the effect of mortality, not the cause.
sculpin01
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Look like ciliates to me. I would consider dipping the affected area in metronidazole (e.g Metroplex or General Cure) for 15-30 minutes. Metronidazole has efficacy against ciliates.
Alternatively, clove oil has significant efficacy against ciliates as well:
www.reef2reef.com
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alternatively, clove oil has significant efficacy against ciliates as well:
Clove Oil Procedure to combat cilliate protozoan infections in reef tanks
Hypothesis: Metroplex-resistant cilliate protozoan can be managed by using a 1500ppm clove oil solution bath dip (e.g. 100% clove oil extract, w/o ethanol) for no longer than 10mins. Background Information: Due to the sensitive nature of dosing medications in a reef-seahorse display tanks/reef...
www.reef2reef.com
Ciliate and bacterial communities associated with White Syndrome and Brown Band Disease in reef-building corals
White Syndrome (WS) and Brown Band Disease (BrB) are important causes of reef coral mortality for which causal agents have not been definitively identified. Here we use culture-independent molecular techniques (DGGE and clone libraries) to characterize ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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It was bayer dipped about 24 hrs ago, I believe that may have helped, it started to stn a few months ago then stopped, I made 2 frags of it, thats where the damage came from, then in the past week it started to stn again. I did not dip the 2 frags but I have not seen any issues with the frags, so today the piece that was dipped is looking good and p.e is pretty good, it was removed from the rock and glued to a tile for easier removal and dipping.Look like ciliates to me. I would consider dipping the affected area in metronidazole (e.g Metroplex or General Cure) for 15-30 minutes. Metronidazole has efficacy against ciliates.
Alternatively, clove oil has significant efficacy against ciliates as well:
Clove Oil Procedure to combat cilliate protozoan infections in reef tanks
Hypothesis: Metroplex-resistant cilliate protozoan can be managed by using a 1500ppm clove oil solution bath dip (e.g. 100% clove oil extract, w/o ethanol) for no longer than 10mins. Background Information: Due to the sensitive nature of dosing medications in a reef-seahorse display tanks/reef...
Ciliate and bacterial communities associated with White Syndrome and Brown Band Disease in reef-building corals
White Syndrome (WS) and Brown Band Disease (BrB) are important causes of reef coral mortality for which causal agents have not been definitively identified. Here we use culture-independent molecular techniques (DGGE and clone libraries) to characterize ...
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C. Eymann
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I agree with @sculpin01 looks like a type of heterotrich ciliate.
I typically find that a potassium chloride dip (1tblsp /gal) knocks them off quite rapidly with basting. Followed by sealing up any substrate or exposed skeleton/ dead spots is good protocol to prevent reoccurrence.
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