ID PEST?

Webb098 · Jun 3, 2023

Okay so I think this is asptia but I can also see this little orange and white worm. Any ideas?

vetteguy53081 · Jun 3, 2023

Webb098 said:
Okay so I think this is asptia but I can also see this little orange and white worm. Any ideas?

Looks like a spaghetti worm which if it is will be reef safe and eat uneaten food and detritus
Pic is a little blurry on my phone

Webb098 · Jun 4, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Looks like a spaghetti worm which if it is will be reef safe and eat uneaten food and detritus
Pic is a little blurry on my phone

I took a few more this morning. This coral is crawling with these. I have no idea how they got in my tank. Would you put the coral back in your tank if it was yours?!

vetteguy53081 · Jun 4, 2023

Webb098 said:
I took a few more this morning. This coral is crawling with these. I have no idea how they got in my tank. Would you put the coral back in your tank if it was yours?!

baby bristleworms

Being they are in tight areas like this, a good remover would be a Green Bird wrasse (which may cause damage to frag) or Arrow crab which eats these worms like candy

Webb098 · Jun 4, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
baby bristleworms

Being they are in tight areas like this, a good remover would be a Green Bird wrasse (which may cause damage to frag) or Arrow crab which eats these worms like candy

Thank you. I’ll look into the crab.

Rennurdoar · Jun 4, 2023

Webb098 said:
I took a few more this morning. This coral is crawling with these. I have no idea how they got in my tank. Would you put the coral back in your tank if it was yours?!

Common bristle worms are a good hitchhiker also. That's what it looks like you have. They will help clean the tank as well. I just introduced a big mushroom rock that has these in it. I just see them as an added clean up crew.

Different types of bristle worms and fire worms are bad, but the common bristle worm isn't bad unless you just don't like looking at the.

Webb098 · Jun 4, 2023

Okay as long as they don’t hurt anything it’s okay. I’ll add them back and remove the asptia as I see them. Thank you

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Jun 4, 2023

Rennurdoar said:
Different types of bristle worms and fire worms are bad, but the common bristle worm isn't bad unless you just don't like looking at the.

And really, even most fireworms aren't bad for our systems... There are only a few that bother coral and they are uncommon in our tanks. The rest are all good cuc.