could I not have AEFW

[Anonymous]

OK so I am still in the panick of the fact I might have the dreaded AEFW. I do have flatworms that are not AEFW. I pulled the coral and dipped it. I do not have a Q-tank so I had to put it back in the tank. It has been almost two weeks since I did this. When I dipped I only had a few (i think I counted 5) flatworms in the dip container. These could have been the others. I have noticed no other damage to other corals. I'm still in wait and see mode. One thing I did notice is I had a fair amout of damage at the tips and relativly little on the base and in the shaded areas. Could it have been a fish picking instead? I have

2 PJ cardinls
bristly tooth tank
purple tank
coral beauty angle (prime suspect)
copper banded butterfly
6-line (added after damage was noticed)

Opinions?

 

[Anonymous]

I swear that my Kole tang (RIP) killed the maze brain.
I never say him pick on anything else - LPS, SPS or softies.

 

[Anonymous]

I'd vote for fish picking, maybe the copperband? AEFW will attack the base of a coral and work their way up, they don't go from top down.

 

[Anonymous]

I have not seen any fish nipping. I should also mention the one coral that is damaged is a Green Millie. Which I have been told is usually not a prime suspect for AEFW infestation.