luconi
08/21/2010, 09:25 AM
So I've had some problems with this zoa/paly small colony thing, and I've been trying to understand what is going on. From what I have seen come off of it after a ReVive Coral Cleaner dip and freshwater dips, it seems to me like bristle worms might be agitating them, causing them to close up, and then for some reason some never open again. I just noticed this morning though, that there are some skinny about 1/2 inch-1 inch (maybe I'm off on the lengths a little) worms that, if I remember right, were a slight red color to white. Could they be baby bristle worms? Are they some kind of bad or good worm? Pictures probably won't work well with this because my camera isn't the greatest in the world for close up shots on tiny things like these. (other things that came off after dipping them in the ReVive Coral Cleaner last night would be what I believe to be: amphipods, copepods, maybe 2 isopods but not sure, and there were some tiny red things on the bottom but I don't know if that was just from the rock or if they were actually living. If it was red bugs, wouldn't they only hurt stony corals?) Please help and thanks in advance for answers! ;)