Got Him! ... at least most of him

sculdermut

sculdermut

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Over the past week, I've watched two different sets of zoos suddenly take a turn for the worst, while the rest of my coral thrives.
This moring, I noticed that a third set of zoos in the same part of the tank suddenly looked bad. When I got home today, I found a very fat and fuzzy bristle worm munching on this set of zoos. I assumed it was his fault for how the zoos looked, so I tried getting him out.
In doing so, I think I cut him into three different pieces. I managed to get one end out (which is still poking around in the cup) and what looks to be his head. There was one middle part that floated away.
Can a new one regenerate from this piece?
 
excalibur

excalibur

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Just from what I read I would have to say yes, Luckly I haven't had any problems like that, I thought the worms were good for your reef?
 
tru conch

tru conch

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same thing here as excalibur, as far as ive read they can regenerate. hope its other half doesnt have the same bad habits.
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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It's not one of the common red ones. I've got hundreds of those, and they don't touch my coral. Since I caught him eating the zoos, the one polyp that was open is now all deflated looking; not very promising. Maybe he'll pull through.
 
dacia

dacia

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Maybe you should get something to eat those bristleworms so they won't get more polyps! I have a hermit that loves to eat them as soon as they come out of the rocks.
 
aidos

aidos

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bristle worms are segmented which means that very little section u see on the worm contains all the organs it needs to live, therefore it is very likely that u may now have 2 bristle worms, bit like the brooms the Mickey Mouse chops up lol.
maybe set up a trap to catch them if they cause more trouble. good luck
 
bona42na

bona42na

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Bristle worms are like cockroaches and mice, if you see one you have lots more than that. I have tons of them and they dont bother my corals. Maybe you should try feeding them. That would keep them away from your livestock. Good luck Peter
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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Oddly enough, after I read these last few posts, I saw my banded coral shrimp tearing apart a bristle worm (one of the small red ones). I didn't even know they ate bristles!
 
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