ID this worm please

naperenterprise · 05-24-2008, 07:53 AM

Its a bad photo from my cell phone...

It has two little antenia like a snail would, about 3/4 long.

Can someone tell me what this is, and is it good or bad?
Thanks

It was on the glass...

goldenmean · 05-24-2008, 10:45 AM

Cant really tell from that pic.
There is no detail just a wormy squiggle.

BEELZEBOB · 05-24-2008, 10:59 AM

peanut worm is my 1st guess

naperenterprise · 05-24-2008, 11:24 PM

Here is a better photo.

I think they are bad, I fond a few mixed in with a piece of Clove Poyls that doesn't look good at all.
I think they are eating them.

If they are bad will they eat other corals as well?

How do I get rid of them all?

Its the thing right in the middle of the photo. Above the red algae spot (there are accually 4 all around the big one.)

dobejazz · 05-25-2008, 12:27 AM

Sounds like a Nudi - I still can't really make out the photo though -
If it's a nudi manual removal is the only way I know or a FW dip will help also but won;t get the eggs

Surfnut · 05-25-2008, 01:28 AM

Definitely a Nudibranch of some sort..

LeslieH · 05-31-2008, 01:25 PM

It's a nudibranch in the family Arminidae. They're all specialized predators on various cnidarians; some are known to eat only clove polyps.

naperenterprise · 05-31-2008, 09:54 PM

Yeah I picked at least 12 of them out of my clove polyps... I don't think the clove's will recover, I had to blast fresh water over it numerous times to get all the babies and eggs out... They were a real pain in my butt

Saltysteele · 06-08-2008, 12:47 PM

eeewww, why was it in your butt???

05-24-2008, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
naperenterprise Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 797 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	ID this worm please Its a bad photo from my cell phone... It has two little antenia like a snail would, about 3/4 long. Can someone tell me what this is, and is it good or bad? Thanks It was on the glass... __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ Go check out My Chronicle

05-24-2008, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ID this worm please Cant really tell from that pic. There is no detail just a wormy squiggle. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

05-24-2008, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
naperenterprise Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 797 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ID this worm please Here is a better photo. I think they are bad, I fond a few mixed in with a piece of Clove Poyls that doesn't look good at all. I think they are eating them. If they are bad will they eat other corals as well? How do I get rid of them all? Its the thing right in the middle of the photo. Above the red algae spot (there are accually 4 all around the big one.) __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ Go check out My Chronicle

05-25-2008, 12:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,246 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID this worm please Sounds like a Nudi - I still can't really make out the photo though - If it's a nudi manual removal is the only way I know or a FW dip will help also but won;t get the eggs __________________ Kelli

05-25-2008, 01:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Surfnut Star Polyps Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 157 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID this worm please Definitely a Nudibranch of some sort..

05-31-2008, 01:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
LeslieH Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID this worm please It's a nudibranch in the family Arminidae. They're all specialized predators on various cnidarians; some are known to eat only clove polyps.

05-31-2008, 09:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
naperenterprise Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 797 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ID this worm please Yeah I picked at least 12 of them out of my clove polyps... I don't think the clove's will recover, I had to blast fresh water over it numerous times to get all the babies and eggs out... They were a real pain in my butt __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ Go check out My Chronicle

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Saltysteele Tunicate Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID this worm please eeewww, why was it in your butt???

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