Bristle worms releasing red "goo"

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Did a water change in my nano and watched 2 bristle worms release a red film into the water. Looked almost like bleeding...but definitely was an intentional release. Any ideas? I was thinking some kind of reproduction or some type of defense toxin.

 

[goodtimes]

I've heard of them releasing white goo in a spawning event but never red.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

This was very red

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

And thick

 

[evolved]

Sounds like a spawning event to me; a water change ofter precludes such with motile inverts (I don't have the science as to why, just anecdotal).

 

[NanaReefer]

Or pooping!