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[marki24]

I found a dead colony of zoas in my tank and while taking it out there was this "worm" looking creature on it. It had multiple legs on each side and it was orange in color and the center was black. Thank you in advance.

 

[NYreefNoob]

photo ?

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Bristleworm most likely, they will go to town on anything that is dead

 

[MatthewScars]

check for zoa pox also just incase.

 

[daaznmofo]

bristle? nudibranch?

 

[tomtoothdoc]

if it looks like A. in this pic. then it's bristle worm. they are scavengers, they didn't kill you zoa. but they would probably eat the already dead zoa.

 

[marki24]

yeah it looks like the one in pic A. Thanks.

 

[Master Shake]

bristle worm, fire worm, take out any way. when in doubt take out.

 

[sjsoto]

keep the bristle in... "when in doubt..." always ask.:smash: they are scavengers as tom mentioned earlier. when i over feed pellets they come out and grab pellets (pretty cool). keep them in

 

[aquagardener]

notice I'm a newbie here... what I've observed in my tank with bristleworm is that when I've seen them in my sandbed (up against my glass) near my long tentacle anemone, they seem to irritate it. If I see one there and my anemone has been sad, I will remove the worm (carefully, so as not to hurt the anemone or myself!)... within a few days the anemone perks back up. Maybe it's just part of the natural cycle of the anemone, maybe it's related to bristleworm removal. I'm careful to use tweezers with them myself as I've been "stung" by the bristleworms before and it can be irritating. However, I agree with the leave them in and let them eat the nasty stuff, just as long as they don't irritate anyone I paid for!