These two came off new frags today

[Steverd]

These two came off a zoanthid frag I got today.
They came off in the 1st soaking in Flat Worm etc, I then use Coral RX Pro..

These are under 1/4" and do you think they are young bristleworms?
Thank you

 

[Sashaka]

I'm not sure what they are, but the fact that they came off zoanthid frags leads me to believe they like to eat zoanthids. If it were me, I would would remove the zoas from the plugs and remount them on clean plugs, quarantine the frags, and then redo the dipping several times over the next few weeks to kill any animals that might hatch from eggs. It's not worth the headache getting rid of the pests once they get in your DT. I just fought off an awful outbreak of turf algae and Bryopsis that came in on some plugs I purchased during an online auction. It cost me more to get rid of these pest alages than it did for the corals! Lesson learned!

 

[ScottR]

Resembles a chiton

 

[ScottR]

These two came off a zoanthid frag I got today.
They came off in the 1st soaking in Flat Worm etc, I then use Coral RX Pro..

These are under 1/4" and do you think they are young bristleworms?
Thank you

Port Phillip Bay Taxonomy Toolkit

Port Phillip Bay Taxonomic Toolkit

portphillipmarinelife.net.au

 

[Sashaka]

Maybe Scale worms?

Scale worms (Polynoidae) on Singapore shores

Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores

www.wildsingapore.com

 

[Steverd]

More thoughts on these. Chiton or Scale Worms?

Should I be worried?
Soaked the frags in Flat worm Exit for 30 minutes and then soaked in Coral RX Pro for over an hour.

Thoughts please!

 

[reef lover]

I vote baby bristle but if yourworried qt the frag and dip over the next couple weeks.

 

[Sashaka]

More thoughts on these. Chiton or Scale Worms?

Should I be worried?
Soaked the frags in Flat worm Exit for 30 minutes and then soaked in Coral RX Pro for over an hour.

Thoughts please!

Chitons are not usually worrisome unless you have an acrylic tank as their strong mouths can cause deep scratches. I don't know much about Scale Worms but you can google them and determine if you want them in your tank or not. I did google baby bristle worms and your pictures do not look like the pictures in the search to me, but then I am not an expert on worms.

 

[Steverd]

I did google baby bristle worms and your pictures do not look like the pictures in the search to me, but then I am not an expert on worms.

I HATE doing that because there is always a photo of someone's finger with the bristles stuck in them.
I've been there. Arghh

Steve

 

[Sashaka]

I HATE doing that because there is always a photo of someone's finger with the bristles stuck in them.
I've been there. Arghh

Steve

LOL, I hear you!