Some kind of worm eating my zooanthids - treatment? [Archive]

goettemm

04/02/2012, 05:45 PM

Hi,

I have a zooanthid colony that started to retract a bit. The past few days I noticed some were starting to shrivel and detach from the rocks. Today I found some kind of worm with a ring of bristles on its mouth reach to the top of a closed polyp and take a bite. It's whitish in color and doesn't seem to have bristles on the side. It doesn't look like a bristleworm that I've seen before. What is the best treatment?

Thanks,

Mike

agruetz

04/02/2012, 07:02 PM

I would guess a CoralRx or revive type coral dip would may help. But just a guess without a positive ID on the worm.

SushiGirl

04/02/2012, 08:35 PM

Google peanut worm and see if that's it.

MUCHO REEF

04/11/2012, 05:10 AM

Hi,

I have a zooanthid colony that started to retract a bit. The past few days I noticed some were starting to shrivel and detach from the rocks. Today I found some kind of worm with a ring of bristles on its mouth reach to the top of a closed polyp and take a bite. It's whitish in color and doesn't seem to have bristles on the side. It doesn't look like a bristleworm that I've seen before. What is the best treatment?

Thanks,

Mike

Do you have a picture of the worm?