Tiny Brown/Orange Spots On Corals

[SkeletonShark]

Hello,

I'd like to figure out what these spots are on a number of my corals. My cyphastrea is covered in them and it is not doing well so I wonder if they are the problem. The spots are invisible to my eye but my cyphastrea is more brown/orange than usual and I think its because of all of the spots.

My red mushroom has some flatworms you can see in the pic- maybe the spots are baby flatworm?

Thanks!

 

[living_tribunal]

Those are some high quality photos, wow.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Definitely high quality photos...not sure what you’ve got though so here is another bump!

 

[living_tribunal]

Oops sorry, forget to respond. Looks like red bugs. They are typically a little larger though.

 

[sfin52]

Hello,

I'd like to figure out what these spots are on a number of my corals. My cyphastrea is covered in them and it is not doing well so I wonder if they are the problem. The spots are invisible to my eye but my cyphastrea is more brown/orange than usual and I think its because of all of the spots.

My red mushroom has some flatworms you can see in the pic- maybe the spots are baby flatworm?

Thanks!

Great Scott thats some detail. Looks like red flat worms. Great pic of the polyps.

 

[living_tribunal]

Great Scott thats some detail. Looks like polyps.

If it was just the disco, I wouldn't be nervous as many develop those spots. The cyphastrea is what has me nervous. Cyphastrea don't develop spots like that.

 

[SkeletonShark]

If it was just the disco, I wouldn't be nervous as many develop those spots. The cyphastrea is what has me nervous. Cyphastrea don't develop spots like that.

Yeah, I've had my cyphastrea die off about 50% over the course of a few weeks and come back to full health, its done that about 5 times now. I've only just today noticed the tiny spots as this is the first time pulling out the macro lens to examine

 

[Sam816]

Yeah, I've had my cyphastrea die off about 50% over the course of a few weeks and come back to full health, its done that about 5 times now. I've only just today noticed the tiny spots as this is the first time pulling out the macro lens to examine

Macro lens on what? Telescope!?!?

 

[SkeletonShark]

Macro lens on what? Telescope!?!?

Hehe, its an Olympus 60mm macro lens on a Panasonic G9 (micro four thirds sensor)