Over the last week I have been noticing reduce polyp extension on all my birdsnest and stylophora. I removed the green birdsnest colony and tiny black pods came off. I see these guys all over the substrate as well. I don’t know if they are Tegaste pods. I am not sure if they are actually preying on the coral or eating the dying coral. Are these the dreaded black bugs?
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