Brown dot on speckled Krakatoa zoa help!

[yanni]

Hey all

I was inspecting my new speckled krak frag I got on the weekend, which has been doing well and opening up fully. I took it up to inspect today, and noticed this brown dot on the side of the polyp. Not sure what it is, wondering if anyone may have a clue

Parameters are

1.025
Po4 0.06
no3 10
Ca 460
Mag 1600
Alk 11

 

[Stealthreefer]

unless it starts moving I would assume it's an injury.

 

[yanni]

unless it starts moving I would assume it's an injury.

From what tho? I have two clowns and a redline that avoid that part of the tank, no nems or corals w sweepers near, unless a snail shell could injure it?

 

[littlebigreef]

Could be a baby aiptasia or majano. While unusual for them to land on the stalk it does happen. Coincidentally enough I just removed a tiny baby nem from a speckled krak frag I got at a swap last weekend.

 

[yanni]

Could be a baby aiptasia or majano. While unusual for them to land on the stalk it does happen. Coincidentally enough I just removed a tiny baby nem from a speckled krak frag I got at a swap last weekend.

Whats the best way to remove then? I tried scraping w my fingernail with little success, tweezers or a razor blade maybe?

 

[littlebigreef]

I have a precision pair of tweezers. I just pulled it off and gave the frag a quick lugol’s bath out of caution.

 

[yanni]

I have a precision pair of tweezers. I just pulled it off and gave the frag a quick lugol’s bath out of caution.

It seems to have disappeared today thank god.

 

[littlebigreef]

It seems to have disappeared today thank god.

Nice. Best problems are the ones that take care of themselves.