Corals looking bad

[BigReefDaddy]

I noticed these things on my hammer at the base and on one of my montiporas this morning. I’m assuming they’re bad. Can someone help ID?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Looks like vermetid snails, fan worms and spirorbid worms. The vermetid are likely what's bothering the corals

 

[BigReefDaddy]

I’ve read the only way to get rid of them is to manually remove them. I appreciate the response!

 

[Nate Chalk]

And pods by your wave maker

 

[Nate Chalk]

I don't think vermited are killing your coral

 

[BigReefDaddy]

I don't think vermited are killing your coral

I’ll have to run water tests when I get home later to check parameters. Biggest pods I’ve seen for sure though

 

[kevgib67]

I’ve read the only way to get rid of them is to manually remove them. I appreciate the response!

Bumblebee snails will decimate them. They cleared my tank of them about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen one since.

 

[Ksturg]

I’ll have to run water tests when I get home later to check parameters. Biggest pods I’ve seen for sure though

I’ve had pods that big in the past and watched them at night completely decimate a huge rock of zoas. I was super unhappy about it.

 

[BigReefDaddy]

I’ve had pods that big in the past and watched them at night completely decimate a huge rock of zoas. I was super unhappy about it.

Wow!

 

[BigReefDaddy]

Bumblebee snails will decimate them. They cleared my tank of them about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen one since.

Bumblebee snails will decimate them. They cleared my tank of them about 2 years ago. I haven’t seen one since.

ill get to the LFS and load up too

 

[kevgib67]

They are pretty cool to look at as well, I still have the originals, they get by on scavenging.

 

[BigReefDaddy]

They are pretty cool to look at as well, I still have the originals, they get by on scavenging.

I have one of my OG bumble bee snails. My wife likes them because of their shells.

 

[Nate Chalk]

I have one of my OG bumble bee snails. My wife likes them because of their shells.

an OG bumble bee snail? Is it also Holy grail?

@F i s h y

 

[BigReefDaddy]

an OG bumble bee snail? Is it also Holy grail?

@F i s h y

OG 24k Holy Grail glitter bomb bumble bee snail

 

[F i s h y]

OG 24k Holy Grail glitter bomb bumble bee snail

Love that you have a sense of humor. Yes i think that there is some irritation caused by your pests, but i think that is only a stressor. We should look at all other aspects as well. tell us about your lighting, def give us some parameters for your water, and hopefully we can figure out whats going on. The pods, ill be honest, damaging coral is typically anecdotal at best (some opinions vary and thats fine) but typically they only go after struggling coral. What types of coral are we specifically dealing with? the green one looks like a wall hammer or elegance, and it appears to have been struggling for some time.

 

[BigReefDaddy]

Love that you have a sense of humor. Yes i think that there is some irritation caused by your pests, but i think that is only a stressor. We should look at all other aspects as well. tell us about your lighting, def give us some parameters for your water, and hopefully we can figure out whats going on. The pods, ill be honest, damaging coral is typically anecdotal at best (some opinions vary and thats fine) but typically they only go after struggling coral. What types of coral are we specifically dealing with? the green one looks like a wall hammer or elegance, and it appears to have been struggling for some time.

This is the best picture I have of the hammer. The other is a plating montipora but was flipped upside down. I have T-5’s over the tank right now, aqua blue special and coral plus bulbs. I’ll get the testing done when I get home tonight.