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ReefWhatYouSow
05/29/2014, 08:19 PM
I've been having problems with my zoas closing up and one frag started getting white spots. I assumed it was zoopox, but after I've been treating it with Melafx I have noticed these very small white worms come off of it. I treated my other zoa frags and even more came off. They are all less than a centimeter. Some are much smaller. I tried to take a pic of one after treating the zoas.

It is tan in color with a lot of little legs. It is against the black of the granite in the picture.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/adevyryd.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/are9asu3.jpg

Crooked Reef
05/29/2014, 08:29 PM
Can't see it. Are you sure it's not a zoa eating nudibranch?

triggreef
05/29/2014, 08:35 PM
It almost sounds like your describing an amphipod. The pic is about worthless cant even tell what I should be looking at. Try another pic over a piece of white paper?

ReefWhatYouSow
05/29/2014, 09:03 PM
Pretty sure it isn't a nudibranch. I've seen those (not in my tank) and have never seen one to look like this.

Unfortunately I already flushed the water so I can't take another picture, but it looks like a much smaller version of the pic below. Any idea what that is? I couldn't follow the link on my phone.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/vahajymu.jpg

ReefWhatYouSow
05/29/2014, 09:09 PM
After looking online more, I guess it could be a baby bristle worm. Would those harm the zoas? Or keep them closed up?