This is a fun one

[Rpc07]

so I think this is why most people dip corals.

I picked up a small frogspawn frag from a lfs I don't go to often, I dipped it as usual 10-15 minutes in coral rx. The usual pods and such came off but when I went to pop it off the plug I found this little guy wedged between the frag base and the plug.






Hard to tell in the pic but it has tony white spines all over it.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Common bristle worm harmless

They get MUCH bigger also at that stage you can touch them but as they get bigger I'd invest in some gloves many fish and members have felt the sting like grabbing one of those furry cactus things they say viniger helps if you get stung fyi

 

[Rpc07]

I didn't think they were red like that

 

[Nibejeebies]

There's a cuz of the bristle worm, called the fire worm. That's what this looks like to me but I'm no worm expert.

 

[Roboson]

Hmmm, can you get a closer picture?

 

[Rpc07]

I tried that's as close as I could get with my phone and still be clear. I've already rinsed it down the drain

 

[Tahoe61]

It's a common Bristle worm.

 

[Rpc07]

Gotcha. Thanks for the response guys thought I had something odd lol. When I setup my new tank I started with all dry rock and everything has been dipped before it enters my tank so I haven't come across any in my display.

 

[Roboson]

That one is actually nicer looking than the average bristle.