Sps problem

[Viet-Tin]

Ive been noticing one of my a.milles losing tissue and its color. Large patches would be missing and then it would grow back. When I woke up this morning a whole arm was gone. It cant be red bugs or AEFW since this is the only coral that is being affected. Maybe some sort of disease or another pest? I looked at the arm and it has this light jelly like substance like another coral fell upon on. The mille is on top of the tank and isnt touching any of my other sps colonies. I did find a black nudi but havent been able to locate it to remove it but hes not near the mille at all. Can any help me to find out whats killing my mille? All my other colonies and frags are doing good so I know it cant be my water. Is there a website that can help me identify the problem?

[discuspro]

Ge that black nudi out if it looks like the ones in the link:

http://www.maast.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22896&hig hlight=

[discuspro]

here it is:

http://www.maast.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22896&hig hlight=

[Viet-Tin]

I saw that post and replied in that one if your thinking of the same one I am. Ever since I found out it was bad I never saw it again...I was just wondering if it maybe something else. Ill keep trying to find the lil bugger.

[Viet-Tin]

Yep thats the one Thanks. Although mine doesnt have the white line down the back.

[discuspro]

I have also read the red-bugs can take a liking to specific corals in the tank.

Have you ever seen a red bug yourself anywhere? I'm someone elses tank? I have, and they are so much smaller than I even thought.

[Viet-Tin]

Looks like im gonna be up late tonight...this is the only thing I can think of that might be eating the mille.

[discuspro]

can you take a pic of the missing region?

[Viet-Tin]

Yea I just recovered from their attack a few months back. Since then Ive dipped and qt'ed all frags before introducing them into my tank. I didnt even know I had them until I took a close up shot of them with my camera and zoomed in. This time I dont see any at all so I think im red bug free.

[Viet-Tin]

Lemme go grab the camera and take a few shots. I can get the arm that was lost but not sure about the underside.

[Viet-Tin]

battery is dead so itll take an hour to recharge so Ill get pics then.

[fishypets]

Frag a chunk of the affected coral and give it a fresh water dip. After a few minutes blast it with a turkey baster and see what comes off.

[Viet-Tin]

I did frag a few and dipped them and the colony in a small solution of iodine and nothing came off maybe a few pods but nothing out of the normal. The frags seem to be doing ok brown but are growing and have attached to the rocks I put them on.

[Viet-Tin]

heres a few pics. sorry for the bad quality

[discuspro]

Huh, and this happened overnight?

Is there any RTNing at the dead/live tissue edge?

By the way I need to come over and see what you have in the way of sps, even though there is some eaten tissue that coral looks pretty good to me, I'm curious to see other things you have.

[Viet-Tin]

I was thinking that as well. I shot it with the baster and some stuff came out. I have a wavebox and a mag12 for my return but nothing on that side except the overflow. Ill try and see if I can move it into higher flow and see what happens. Sps I dont have much as most died when I had the red bugs. All I have is a green mille, a seriatopora, a red and a brown monti digi, red cap red city aquarium LE A.mille and an unknown purplish acro.

[discuspro]

Well after my aiptasia are gone, maybe I can help you out and get more sps in your tank. Might be a while though.

[Viet-Tin]

Sounds like a plan! Im always looking to expand my collection. I just have to get the fundings...