NEED HELP!!!Little bugs crawling on zoas causing them to close!!!

[vexeclipse2007]

Just bought a colony of aromour of gods 2 weeks ago and now half of the zoas are closed and after looking very closely theres little tiny bugs crawling over them...what are these guys and are they the cause of them closing?

[kingfisher62]

I am guessing amphipods and or copepods but with out a pic it is hard to tell! If so I am guessing it is something else bothering them. how are your water parameters?

[vexeclipse2007]

my camera sucks but it resembles to a flea...

[kingfisher62]

do they look like this?

[vexeclipse2007]

no alittle longer in size and they move real fast, trying to take a pic

[kingfisher62]

no alittle longer in size and they move real fast, trying to take a pic

Yeah, good luck with dat!

[The_Codfather]

Critters good and bad http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

[vexeclipse2007]

uh oh looks like nudibranches!!! Took the zoas out and there were like 20 of them on them!!!!

[The_Codfather]

look at the AEOLID NUDIBRANCHS .. They seem to like zoos

[The_Codfather]

uh oh looks like nudibranches!!! Took the zoas out and there were like 20 of them on them!!!!:(

[Lightsluvr]

"really fast moving" nudibranchs?

LL

[vexeclipse2007]

My fing camera SUCKS!!!!!!! Trying to take a closeup but the focus aint working!!!

[The_Codfather]

My fing camera SUCKS!!!!!!! Trying to take a closeup but the focus aint working!!!
No macro?

[vexeclipse2007]

now my brains shriveled up!!!!!!! *** next

[The_Codfather]

now my brains shriveled up!!!!!!! *** nextnext time you buy a cam buy one with macro.. see what i did http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16525032

[kingfisher62]

My fing camera SUCKS!!!!!!! Trying to take a closeup but the focus aint working!!!'

Lol, Camera phones do suck, don't they! Especially for macro shots.
Maybe someone has a digital camera with a macro setting you can borrow.

[kingfisher62]

Good link codfather , thanks!

[The_Codfather]

Good link codfather , thanks!
Thanks! That was the first time i used macro,, now we know the face of our enemy

[kingfisher62]

Thanks! That was the first time i used macro,, now we know the face of our enemy

I was actually talking about the Identification link , but your other one was interesting too! Gotta have a macro in this hobby!

[The_Codfather]

I was actually talking about the Identification link , but your other one was interesting too! Gotta have a macro in this hobby!That and a high powered magnifying glass