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Unread 04/14/2019, 09:09 PM   #26
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This is really cool! Any idea what the small things that seem to be moving around them are?
If you're referring to the small brownish spheres inside the ciliates, they are the zooxanthellae from inside the corals. Without zooxanthellae providing their coral hosts with the organic carbon products of photosynthesis, the corals die.


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Unread 04/14/2019, 09:30 PM   #27
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If you're referring to the small brownish spheres inside the ciliates, they are the zooxanthellae from inside the corals. Without zooxanthellae providing their coral hosts with the organic carbon products of photosynthesis, the corals die.


No, it looks like there’s something else moving around that’s significantly smaller than the ciliates.


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Unread 04/15/2019, 09:18 PM   #28
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I am not a fan of microscope video, that gives me goosebump.


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No, it looks like there’s something else moving around that’s significantly smaller than the ciliates.

I see them as well. Very small worm-like structures. Possibly 1/100th the size of the larger brown creature


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Unread 04/22/2019, 10:12 PM   #30
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I'm not sure but the smaller "worm-like" ones look like spirilla (spiral shaped motile bacteria). They can be found in a variety of environments including seawater.


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There has actually been scientific research done on this:
Assessment of the microbial communities associated with white syndrome and brown jelly syndrome in aquarium corals

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?h...sease&oq=coral

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?h...ostoma+notatum


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A quick tap water rinse should not kill the remaining healthy tissue on the coral but I would adjust the tap to the aquarium temperature. Anyone try treating with an antiprotozoal such as metronidazole?


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