ID please ...

[leeweber85]

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They came on a piece of live rock and I wasn't too worried about them, but it appears that they multiply rather quickly and I think they might have eaten my green star polyps. They have about 10 legs. Friend or Foe?

[leeweber85]

I think they might be spaghettie worms.

[iCam]

Not a true "spaghetti worm" probably, but often called that as well.

They are harmless, pretty good to have, and only an eyesore to some people when in large populations.

[leeweber85]

What does a true spaghetti worm look like?

[Monkey_Bone]

Almost identicle to what you have there only with more tenticles.

I would assume somthing else did your GPS in. maybe you dropped it on a stinging coral while cleaning or somthing?
Maybe a ric or somthing? I know my rics will sting anything encrusting but a galaxea and it WILL die off or look like TOTAL doo-doo for a month where they touched it.

BUT those asterina stars wouldnt be on it munching away if it weres till alive even a little bit. Contrairy to popular belief the asterina stars that are NOT sps eaters ( which you have) will not eat coral unless it is dead.
I would remove it if your tank is small toavoid any spikes, and peal off the dead tissue.

[leeweber85]

Actually this is just in my nano. the only thing in there is xenia, mushrooms, a finger leather, and a couple zoas. If the worms didn't cause them to die, it was probably something to do with the low lighting& flow or else not enough nutrients. There are still a few polyps that poke out... but they slowly keep dissapearing too