PODs eating duncan VIDEO

[cpsrqfl]

I couldn’t figure out why my Duncan is receding so I put my camera on it for 9 minutes with flow on and off throughout. Tiny pods like creatures are running around at the base and I think those are what is irritating it. Does anyone know what these are?

 

[ying yang]

Without seeing a video or picture?
,I would guess munnid isopods or ampripods

 

[cpsrqfl]

They move quite fast. I’m hoping this one loads. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zxxx6l7r3fbgyk/AACf1LPsNELM4apSymPH4nyCa?dl=0

 

[Chrisv.]

Get a possum wrasse. Your problem will be solved. Prepare for a whole lot of people to say that amphipods could never eat a healthy coral...

 

[jeffchapok]

Amphipods could never eat a healthy coral.

 

[Garf]

Can’t see the vid, but the OP sais it is receding, not healthy.

 

[cpsrqfl]

I just cropped the video to 1 second. Is there any other way to load a video? Photos aren’t clear enough to see them. So assuming Yang Yang is correct, is a wrasse the only way to get rid of them? I’ve been dealing with this happening to coral for the last 4 months and finally took a video and can see them.

 

[cpsrqfl]

Can’t see the vid, but the OP sais it is receding, not healthy.

I hypothesize it is receding because of the irritation.

 

[Garf]

I hypothesize it is receding because of the irritation.

Can you upload to YouTube?

 

[Chrisv.]

Amphipods could never eat a healthy coral.

There are more than 79,000 species of amphipods. Maybe yours don't :-)

 

[cpsrqfl]

Added a link to my Dropbox

 

[cpsrqfl]

I couldn’t figure out why my Duncan is receding so I put my camera on it for 9 minutes with flow on and off throughout. Tiny pods like creatures are running around at the base and I think those are what is irritating it. Does anyone know what these are?

Dropbox

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[Garf]

Dropbox

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Is your flow always that low, or have you turned off the pumps for the vid?

 

[cpsrqfl]

The video to the Dropbox was cropped from 9 minutes. I recorded with the flow on and off but didn’t watch the 5 minutes long enough to see whether the flow was on at that time. My flow is fine, params are fine, and this is a 10 yr tank.

 

[LIreefguy]

I highly doubt pods are killing your Duncan
You need to check your parameters
And if you aren’t testing once a week. It’s not enough

 

[hollback]

You need more flow for the coral to remove waste and obtain oxygen. It is stressed. The isopods are just a natural part of your system and are not eating or stressing the coral.

 

[cpsrqfl]

Could they be anything other than pods. Like I said this is a mature tank and I’m not concerned about params, they are always spot on.

 

[cpsrqfl]

Could they be anything other than pods. Like I said this is a mature tank and I’m not concerned about params, they are always spot on.

 

[cpsrqfl]

You need more flow for the coral to remove waste and obtain oxygen. It is stressed. The isopods are just a natural part of your system and are not eating or stressing the coral.

See my post above. I turned the flow off for the video.

 

[hollback]

See my post above. I turned the flow off for the video.

Sorry, I missed that. I am sure that the plankton is not hurting or irritating the coral. What is your alk at? Do you have other LPS that are thriving?