Please ID this giant worm suprise!

[Jphoadley]

Upgrading tanks so I coral dipped all my live rock. What do i have here and how bad is it?

 

[WheatToast]

Could you get underwater pictures?
1. Might be a micro brittle star. Harmless detritivore that multiplies over time.
2. Not sure since it is obscured.

 

[ScubaFish802]

spaghetti worm maybe

 

[Brit’s Fish]

I also think this is a brittle star in both photos… was the first picture after being dipped?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

spaghetti worm maybe

Negative, ghost rider

 

[Jphoadley]

Could you get underwater pictures?
1. Might be a micro brittle star. Harmless detritivore that multiplies over time.
2. Not sure since it is obscured.

It fell
out during coralRX dip. It’s dead now i think. Harmless would be awesome tho, lol!

 

[exnisstech]

Agreed kind of looks like brittle star. Did you say you dipped all of your live rock?

 

[Jphoadley]

I also think this is a brittle star in both photos… was the first picture after being dipped?

Yes, First photo is after the dip. 2nd is right after i found it on the bottom side of the rock .

 

[ScubaFish802]

Negative, ghost rider

What is it?
I have no idea

 

[Jphoadley]

Agreed kind of looks like brittle star. Did you say you dipped all of your live rock?

I did do like a 5 min dip
on CoralRX when transferring tanks this evening. Hope that wasn’t a bad idea…

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Agreed kind of looks like brittle star. Did you say you dipped all of your live rock?

 

[exnisstech]

Have never heard of anyone dipping their rock. Hope all goes well.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Brittle star more than likely and would have been a keeper which eats uneaten food and detritus

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Yes, First photo is after the dip. 2nd is rolling the rock right after i found it.

So if it was in fact a brittle star and it went into the dip, that would be my guess as to why it’s all curled in a ball. Bummer if it was a brittle star as most of them are good guys. This guy looks pretty green and while I’m no expert, I think there is a non-reef safe green brittle star… if it has a larger disc in the center, it was a brittle star.

 

[WheatToast]

This guy looks pretty green and while I’m no expert, I think there is a non-reef safe green brittle star…

This individual looks pretty brown, so I doubt it's a green brittle star (even if it was a juvenile), which also has thicker arms. I haven't heard of them hitchhiking either.

 

[Jphoadley]

So if it was in fact a brittle star and it went into the dip, that would be my guess as to why it’s all curled in a ball. Bummer if it was a brittle star as most of them are good guys. This guy looks pretty green and while I’m no expert, I think there is a non-reef safe green brittle star… if it has a larger disc in the center, it was a brittle star.

it’s so coiled up I can’t get to the center. Bummer I found one pest and it wasn’t even probably a pest…

 

[Jphoadley]

This individual looks pretty brown, so I doubt it's a green brittle star (even if it was a juvenile), which also has thicker arms. I haven't heard of them hitchhiking either.

defi not that green or blue. I’d say red/brown with a lil green.

 

[Brit’s Fish]

This individual looks pretty brown, so I doubt it's a green brittle star (even if it was a juvenile), which also has thicker arms. I haven't heard of them hitchhiking either.

I was just hoping to think of a way to not feel too bad about the brittle star. Man, those green guys are pretty though!

 

[Brit’s Fish]

it’s so coiled up I can’t get to the center. Bummer I found one pest and it wasn’t even probably a pest…

There could be others who have survived! All may not have been lost.