What is this white stuff on my monti? Also a vermetid snail on the sidem

[Philly Reefer]

Hey all. Got this plating monti few weeks back. Dipped on bayers and coral pro.

Today I just realized it has these white spots on it and a white thing next to it. I suspected its vermetid snail for the thing next to it. But what is the white stuff above? Just detritus?

 

[DDenny]

Hard to tell with all the blue light could you get a shot with more white lights?

 

[Philly Reefer]

Hard to tell with all the blue light could you get a shot with more white lights?

Ok I think the white stuff just detritus.. I was able to blow if off.

I decided to pull the frag out.
This is under my daylight bulb

 

[DDenny]

Could be but that would mean you don't have enough flow over the corals.

 

[Philly Reefer]

Could be but that would mean you don't have enough flow over the corals.

Yeah. For the mean time I'll just scrape it off and move it to higher flow area.

Ty

 

[DDenny]

Lets see what others say just in case.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Just make sure theyre not nudibranchs. They dont look it in the pictures but make sure those white spots dont move or anything. You can also google search montipora eating nudibranchs so you know what they look like.

 

[Philly Reefer]

Just make sure theyre not nudibranchs. They dont look it in the pictures but make sure those white spots dont move or anything. You can also google search montipora eating nudibranchs so you know what they look like.

Dipped it in bayer again and these falls off

Not sure if this nudibranch or just detritus.
Or worse.. eggs...

So I scrapes some off and here we are.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

I dont see anything that looks like them. The eggs are usually extremely tiny. I would check all your montis at night with a flashlight just to be safe. I dont think you have them but better safe than sorry

 

[Philly Reefer]

I dont see anything that looks like them. The eggs are usually extremely tiny. I would check all your montis at night with a flashlight just to be safe. I dont think you have them but better safe than sorry

Thank you. I will take a look tonight