SOS ID needed!

[myreefclub0070]

Just move my gorniapora and saw this guy, look like a long bump worm.
Tell me what it is and if it's good or bad.

 

[myreefclub0070]

Here is a close up!

 

[heathlindner25]

I'm pretty sure its a bristle worm... it's not terribly bad

 

[heathlindner25]

some people consider them part of your clean up crew

 

[heathlindner25]

hang on a minute.. I've never seen a bristle worm look like that!

 

[myreefclub0070]

heathlindner25;958936 wrote: I'm pretty sure its a bristle worm... it's not terribly bad

No, not a bristle worm, I've got those and know what they look like, this one doesn't have any bristles at all.

 

[heathlindner25]

I'm not sure what you got there .... have to get some other people to look at this.

 

[ringo®]

Body segmenting makes it kind of look like a brown Medusa worm.

 

[myreefclub0070]

Just found a picture of it online but no description.

 

[picoreefguy]

from the head of the last pic i would say bobbit but ive never seen one in person so i couldnt be sure. either way i would take the coral out and place it in some type of coral dip to try and kill the worm. anytime i see a worm on the soft tissue of a stony coral and its not just crawling over it to get somewhere i consider it a bad worm and try to get rid of it. and from the looks of it it doesnt look like that one is just trying to get somewhere.

 

[picoreefguy]

from the head of the one in that last pic i would say bobbit but ive never seen one in person so i couldnt be sure. either way i would take the coral out and place it in some type of coral dip solution to try and kill the worm. anytime i see a worm on the soft tissue of a stony coral and its not just crawling over it to get somewhere i consider it a bad worm and try to get rid of it. and from the looks of it it doesnt look like that one is just trying to get somewhere.

 

[declanisadog]

Picoreefguy;958968 wrote: from the head of the one in that last pic i would say bobbit but ive never seen one in person so i couldnt be sure. either way i would take the coral out and place it in some type of coral dip solution to try and kill the worm. anytime i see a worm on the soft tissue of a stony coral and its not just crawling over it to get somewhere i consider it a bad worm and try to get rid of it. and from the looks of it it doesnt look like that one is just trying to get somewhere.

+1. I wouldn't risk it when it comes to worms. I would remove it while have the chance.

 

[camellia]

Remove it ASAP!

 

[myreefclub0070]

Well what ever it is, it sure didn't like reef dip, it out and I'm feeling better.