Pest Help

[leroyjenkins]

I Just bought a ORA Hawkins Blue Echinata and from what i read you aren't supposed to dip them because they will die over night. I dipped all my other corals and was hoping for the best with this one.... But it has some pest attached to the frag plug. What should i do? (I don't have a QT and don't really have the money for one)

 

[flower]

Hi,

Try dipping just the base in some super salty water, the critter will be shocked and come out..be quick and lift your pest free coral out before whatever it is can crawl back in... It could be a good critter, like you may be seeing the arms of a serpent seastar. If it is a good critter you can retrieve it and keep it.

 

[bang guy]

If it were me I would use a turkey baster and squirt boiling RO water at the Aiptasia. It will do some damage to the coral where the water hits it but it will grow back.

 

[flower]

If it were me I would use a turkey baster and squirt boiling RO water at the Aiptasia. It will do some damage to the coral where the water hits it but it will grow back.

I didn't even see the aptasia, I thought he was talking about the little legs sticking out on the left side...O.O