tblue
07/25/2004, 07:34 PM
Dr Ron,
Tuesday I recieved two plugs of Zooanthids and placed them in my new reef tank. I removed them and the substrate they were attached to from the plug and glued them onto some lava rock that I have in my tank. I believe I damaged a small area when I placed it in the tank as a small portion toward the edge turned a pale gray.
Over the course of the last few days, more of the zooanthids have turned gray and half of the specimen is covered in a white cotton looking substance. This afternoon, I came home to find 100's+ little white dots pouring off of this area and on the rocks all around the tanks. They seem to be starting another smaller area of fuzz at the base of another soft coral specimen nerby one of the first.
The white dots move quickly across the rock, seeming to hop quickly from place to place. They are so small, I can't give a good description of their structure. Nothing that I have found in the forum so far has quite matched these little things. If I had to describe them, the first thing that comes to mind is fleas. I'm including a picture of one of the Zooanthids.
Please let me know what you think.....
Am I in trouble here? Is there a natural predator that I can put in here to cut down on these guys?
Thanks in advance,
Tim
Tuesday I recieved two plugs of Zooanthids and placed them in my new reef tank. I removed them and the substrate they were attached to from the plug and glued them onto some lava rock that I have in my tank. I believe I damaged a small area when I placed it in the tank as a small portion toward the edge turned a pale gray.
Over the course of the last few days, more of the zooanthids have turned gray and half of the specimen is covered in a white cotton looking substance. This afternoon, I came home to find 100's+ little white dots pouring off of this area and on the rocks all around the tanks. They seem to be starting another smaller area of fuzz at the base of another soft coral specimen nerby one of the first.
The white dots move quickly across the rock, seeming to hop quickly from place to place. They are so small, I can't give a good description of their structure. Nothing that I have found in the forum so far has quite matched these little things. If I had to describe them, the first thing that comes to mind is fleas. I'm including a picture of one of the Zooanthids.
Please let me know what you think.....
Am I in trouble here? Is there a natural predator that I can put in here to cut down on these guys?
Thanks in advance,
Tim