elegance coral pests

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wayneg

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hi i have a prob with my elegance coral i have some little bugs in it took 3 of of them out here are the pics any help on what they are would be great thanks wayne. the pics are in my gallery please take a look. wont let me upload the pics
 
lcstorc

lcstorc

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Re: elegance coral

I have no idea what they are but here is the pic. Pretty creepy looking.
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BigJay

BigJay

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Re: elegance coral

look like sand fleas or sand crabs but I don't think thats what they are.
 
sambrinar

sambrinar

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Re: elegance coral

Maybe someone should move this to the HH ID forum, might get a better Id there,,, or PM Boomer.
 
BigJay

BigJay

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Re: elegance coral

wayne can you get a couple more photos like a side view of an individual and a front and bottom view? Then if you don't mind upload it to photobucket and then paste the IMG tag here so i can get a bigger pic. If you don't want to open an account just PM me , I'll give you my email and you can send them to me and I'll post them.
 
lcstorc

lcstorc

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Re: elegance coral

Moved to HH ID to get the attention needed.
Modified the name as well for the same reason.
 
BigJay

BigJay

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btw I thought it may be a juvineille form of some type of slipper lobster but it only has 6 legs instead of 8.

hmm just looked that pics again.. it may indeed have 8 legs. It may indeed be some type of slipper lobster. heres some pics for comparo of adults

Lobsters
 
BigAl07

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What is the coral directly to the left of the elegance coral? Could it be getting "Stung" from something else and the "bugs" are just coincidental?
 
BigAl07

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Man I hate to see it deteriorating like that but there are so MANY things we don't know about this particular coral.

I have a feeling the "bugs" are just taking advantage of an opportunity and not really causing the problem. I have nothing but "gut" to base this one though.
 
BigJay

BigJay

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Not sure what that is next to it. At first I thought it was a feather duster till I cranked up the brightness. It may not even be stinging it just using chemical warefare. Your right there is a lot we don't know. If those indeed are some type of juvenille crustacean they could just be taking advantage of a dying coral.
 
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wayneg

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it is a feather duster next to the elegance coral there is nothing near the coral them pics i took was at night thats why the coral is closed.
 
Dentoid

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BigAl07 said:
Man I hate to see it deteriorating like that but there are so MANY things we don't know about this particular coral.

I have a feeling the "bugs" are just taking advantage of an opportunity and not really causing the problem. I have nothing but "gut" to base this one though.
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Good thinking Al! Could they be Coral Gall crabs?

Chuck from Chuck's Additction would know.
 
cbrownfish

cbrownfish

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I would look into Isopods as well. I know there are several predatory species but I do not know if any attack Elegance corals/LPS.
 
BigJay

BigJay

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the only problem even though they look extremely similar is the Gall crabs shouldn't cause the coral that much damage and they are very small only being 2mm in width. 2 mm is about the diam of a ball point pen tip a the widest part of the metal.
 
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