Red dots on torch skeleton

[d6s]

Any ideas what these red dots may be?
Newer torch I got from a wholesaler, never seen this before.

TIA!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

possibly red planaria, can you blow them off with a turkey baster?

 

[Uncle99]

Agree with @Mr. Mojo Rising
Fast multiplier. Hopefully it just looks the same.

They don’t eat corals but live on them. In quantities, can upset corals ability to photosynthesize.

For control, Six line, Spotted Mandarin, manual vacum.

Flatworm Exit if they get too many but make sure you 30% water change, fresh activated carbon syphon out as many as possible before treatment, when they die, they be toxic, in certain amounts, can kill fish.

Your also need to treat every 7 days, four times to completely eradicate.

 

[VintageReefer]

I have seen these recently also on a torch. They don’t blow off and are hard like a rock. They do not seem alive

 

[Uncle99]

I have seen these recently also on a torch. They don’t blow off and are hard like a rock. They do not seem alive

If they are hard, that rules out worms.
They blow off easily as well.

 

[VintageReefer]

I thought it was a red calcified algae - like coralline. But I admit it’s unlike anything I’ve seen before. Mine came from a wholesaler also. It didn’t want to come off. It didn’t seem alive. I decided - unusual but non-threatening and left it

 

[d6s]

Agree with @Mr. Mojo Rising
Fast multiplier. Hopefully it just looks the same.

They don’t eat corals but live on them. In quantities, can upset corals ability to photosynthesize.

For control, Six line, Spotted Mandarin, manual vacum.

Flatworm Exit if they get too many but make sure you 30% water change, fresh activated carbon syphon out as many as possible before treatment, when they die, they be toxic, in certain amounts, can kill fish.

Your also need to treat every 7 days, four times to completely eradicate.

I have a yellow Coris wrasse currently and they do seem to move now that I’m looking again.

I have flatworm exit but I’m not sure if I can use it as a dip? Was going to pull this 1 torch that is clearly infected and dip it to get any flatworms off.
I can certainly dip it every 7 days that’s easy.

 

[d6s]

 

[VintageReefer]

ok. What you have is not what I have. Appeared similar in pics.

 

[~MD~Reefs~]

ok. What you have is not what I have. Appeared similar in pics.

Maybe yours is this?

Foraminifera

 

[VintageReefer]

Maybe yours is this?

Foraminifera

That looks exactly right! Googling now lol

 

[Uncle99]

I have a yellow Coris wrasse currently and they do seem to move now that I’m looking again.

I have flatworm exit but I’m not sure if I can use it as a dip? Was going to pull this 1 torch that is clearly infected and dip it to get any flatworms off.
I can certainly dip it every 7 days that’s easy.

Yup, I used flatworm exit to “dip” flatworm infected corals. I now use it on every coral in addition to my regular dip.

Used outside of the DT, I not concerned about the worms death toxicity.

 

[d6s]

Yup, I used flatworm exit to “dip” flatworm infected corals. I now use it on every coral in addition to my regular dip.

Used outside of the DT, I not concerned about the worms death toxicity.

I dipped the torch last night. Did 2 drops of flatworm exit in 0.5 gallons of water. Seemed to work well.

 

[Uncle99]

I dipped the torch last night. Did 2 drops of flatworm exit in 0.5 gallons of water. Seemed to work well.

Seeing a lot of FW lately.
Dip everything, smart move by you