Worm ID?

[marcosnano]

I'm guessing bristtle worm but I want to check with you guys.

I saw 2 of those on my coral, got one, other ran away.

I placed a trap for tonight.

 

[Goaway]

Syllidae. Japan did a study that they ate algae and detritus. Id have to find it.

 

[marcosnano]

Syllidae. Japan did a study that they ate algae and detritus. Id have to find it.

I see.

Can I get rid of them with traps? Do they eat dead fish or shrimp?

 

[Goaway]

Difficult to say if you have a carnivore or detrivore.

Life Cycle of the Japanese Green Syllid, Megasyllis nipponica (Annelida: Syllidae): Field Collection and Establishment of Rearing System

Some polychaete species in the family Syllidae exhibit distinctive life cycles, in which a posterior part of the body of an individual detaches as a reproductive individual called a “stolon”. This type of reproductive mode is known as stolonization or schizogamy. Although a number of...

bioone.org

 

[Goaway]

I see.

Can I get rid of them with traps? Do they eat dead fish or shrimp?

Depends on them. I had one once. Was extremely easy to net. Smaller worms would probably be best to trap.

 

[marcosnano]

Difficult to say if you have a carnivore or detrivore.

Life Cycle of the Japanese Green Syllid, Megasyllis nipponica (Annelida: Syllidae): Field Collection and Establishment of Rearing System

Some polychaete species in the family Syllidae exhibit distinctive life cycles, in which a posterior part of the body of an individual detaches as a reproductive individual called a “stolon”. This type of reproductive mode is known as stolonization or schizogamy. Although a number of...

bioone.org

How to get rid of them if they are detrivore?

I don't mind them that much but I have to get rid of them if I want mu gf to stop screaming everytime she sees them.

 

[Goaway]

How to get rid of them if they are detrivore?

I don't mind them that much but I have to get rid of them if I want mu gf to stop screaming everytime she sees them.

Just set traps with some shrimp and see if you catch em. Sounds like they've propegated for you. If no fish or coral are dead or missing... maybe some fish food in a trap?

 

[marcosnano]

It's interesting how the coral where I found them, large kenya tree, it's not expanding fully last 2 days. Worms are bothering coral.

I gave it a quick FW dip and this guy dropped.

 

[Goaway]

It's interesting how the coral where I found them, large kenya tree, it's not expanding fully last 2 days. Worms are bothering coral.

I gave it a quick FW dip and this guy dropped.

Okay, they're probably munching on the softy. Maybe.

 

[marcosnano]

Update: didn't catch any worms in trap last night, but I saw 2 more same worms in tank on flashlight. The reason I believe worms didn't go near trap is because hermit crabs were on it all night, they just couldn't resist the smell of dead fish inside and they were trying to break the trap whole night. I will try again tonight but I will remove all crabs from tank to the bucket for the night.