Pest on frags

[BASEDVXO]

Just purchased a small scolly and didn’t notice until I got home that some thing was sticking out of it . Once I got home I thought it was a sun coral attached so to the frag plug until I dipped the coral this thing came out . . .

what kind of worm is this ??? And should I return the coral instead?

 

[Big G]

Bristleworm.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just purchased a small scolly and didn’t notice until I got home that some thing was sticking out of it . Once I got home I thought it was a sun coral attached so to the frag plug until I dipped the coral this thing came out . . .

what kind of worm is this ??? And should I return the coral instead?

It’s a bristleworm. Not not welcomed in my tanks, many cherish them as cleaner crew as they eat uneaten foods and detritus and are harmless…. Until you touch them