Quick pest ID please

TARHEEL78 · Nov 9, 2019

Just got a coral shipment in the mail and it is full of pests. Can anyone id these please?

Sailfin11 · Nov 9, 2019

There are definitely bristle worms and maybe some fireworms in there. I would recommend dipping these corals before putting them in your tank!

ihavecrabs · Nov 9, 2019

Those all look like bristle worms to me

TARHEEL78 · Nov 9, 2019

ihavecrabs · Nov 9, 2019

Normal bristleworm..

Check out this thread below with a larger individual worm for reference.

Fireworm- good or bad?

I know I have alot of this on my tank. How can you eliminate besides manual removal? Thanks!

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RyanSweet · Nov 9, 2019

Looks like bristle worms to me too. Not much to worry about, but not a bad idea to dip all coral JIC

KJ · Nov 9, 2019

ihavecrabs said:
Normal bristleworm..

Check out this thread below with a larger individual worm for reference.

Fireworm- good or bad?

I know I have alot of this on my tank. How can you eliminate besides manual removal? Thanks!

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Agree.

ihavecrabs · Nov 9, 2019

You can always remove the worms and pods with tweezers carefully and introduce to your tank after dipping the corals! Great way to build biodiversity.