Worm off of coral frag?

[Thor2j]

So I got a few frags from a local guy, did my coral RX dip, Turkey basted with fresh sea water and this falls to bottom of bucket. What is it

 

[dbl]

@Lionfish Lair will know...Renee is a critter expert.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Expert guesser......

How big is that? What kind of frags? Are those dark lines ridges, or markings? If they're markings could it be a peanut worm? If they're actually ridges, could it be a tube worm?

 

[Thor2j]

Expert guesser......

How big is that? What kind of frags?

2" long.

Not sure but think it came off a zoa. Put 5 in yesterday along with 2 others that I would of probably seen them on. One was a frag of Jack o lantern and can't remember want the other was called but very small and flat.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Zoas are not typically corals worms predate on. I also edited my comment above, sorry. I added the questions if those dark lines were ridges, or markings?

 

[Thor2j]

Zoas are not typically corals worms predate on. I also edited my comment above, sorry. I added the questions if those dark lines were ridges, or markings?

I would say markings but not 100% sure. I showed the guy that I got it from and he said looked like some type of bristle worm.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I'm having trouble finding the bristles in photoshop, is the problem. That's why I think it could be a tube worm. They have stubby fleshy protrusions called parapodia with setae, which looks like what could be going on on the region with the markings/ridges. I wouldn't worry about the worm. There are crazy numbers in our tanks, unbeknownst to us. That one looks benign.

 

[Thor2j]

Thanks for your help!!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Your welcome.... this one is just a guess, because unless they are pretty specific worms (or a little better picture), they can be hard to ID more than loosely.