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Parasites As Houseguests?

April 26, 2017houseguests parasites

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Parasites As Houseguests?

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Good Morning, I have an unusual situation which involves an unknown parasite… At first I though they were pods, but not too sure now…This past weekend I purchased an additional 10lbs of cured rock for my 2 month old tank. Yesterday, I came home and found a swarm of pinhead size parasites swimming at the top of the tank… what’s unusual about this is they disappear when I turn off the lights. They are quite small but appear to be white/opaque and/or reddish in color (in fact I noticed a red one attached to my Chromis) not sure if the lights in the tank are playing tricks on me. Anyway, my Yellow Tang appears to have white spots on his fins now (not sure if the ich is related to the parasites I just described), and unusually, my cleaner shrimp has been spending his whole time on the new live rock. I tested the water, and everything seems normal… water temp at 78degress… any thoughts what this might be? Andy Volkoff