Parasites?

Are these spots on the lobo parasites? It has had them for months and I thought it was due to poor lighting but I think the spots are moving. Lobo has been acting normal and doing fine otherwise.

 

Moving spots is very possibly flatworms.

 

Coral rx?

 

Yeah you can try it. I doubt the flatworms are only limited to that coral though.

By coincidence I just read this article last week.

Feature Article: Epizoic flatworms impair coral feeding: evidence for parasitism — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

 

Oh my! Those are the worse ones. They can smother your corals. I forget the name.... begins with W. Lemme look it up.

 

Waminoa sp. You don't see those very often. Where did you get that coral from?

Go into this link and scroll down to flatworms. LionfishLair.com - Hitchhiker Guide to your Aquarium

 

I don't know where the parasite came from but coral rx made him pretty again.

 

I wonder what I should do with the rest of the tank.. ...?

 

I got it from a LFS. Any ideas on ridding my tank of these? Salifert has a flatworm exit . Anybody have success with it treating reef tank?

 

Bump.