i think i have a pest help!

[PurpleTang]

Hey, one of my acan colonies has been not puffing up for a few days, and to day i saw some of the skeleton is showing, so i lifted up the colony and i saw clear grayish colored bugs running around, does any one know what these are? are they going to eat all my other acans????:irked::irked:

 

[D1J8Z]

sounds like a pod

I will be by your cousins I think sunday so if you want I can check out what u are considering a pest

 

[rookie07]

dont you have a blue hippo tang? They can eat acans...and/or maybe you have gorilla crabs...good luck

 

[Josh]

Are they like small slugs that move slowly or short little gray bugs that are just finding a place to hide?

 

[PurpleTang]

short gray bugs finding a place to hide and they move fast

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sounds like pods

 

[ming]

I agree on the pods, more specifically amphipods

 

[mr_X]

the acan is failing, and the pods are cleaning up the mess. they aren't the reason for the decline of the coral.

 

[stoneriff]

the acan is failing, and the pods are cleaning up the mess. they aren't the reason for the decline of the coral.

Agree. Pods are good. Check your parameters. I lost a couple of acans recently because of an alkilinity fluctuation.

 

[PurpleTang]

a drop in alk or raise caused this for you?