Help: torch retracting. Worm?

[kronex]

Hi, I have a torch that has been retracting and done polyps falling out. I think there is some sort of worm living on skeleton. Pic below. Any advice?

Alk 9.1
Nitrate 15
Phos 0.07
Salinity 1.025

 

[kronex]

Here another picture.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Coral boring spionid worm.

 

[Troylee]

Looks like a feather duster.. either way pull it out and scrape it off..

 

[kronex]

Coral boring spionid worm.

Any way to get rid of these?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Any way to get rid of these?

Scrape it off

 

[kronex]

Scrape it off

I scraped off the shell it was it but it seemed to retract back into the coral. Didn’t see the worm. Would this cause coral to recede and drop polyps?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I scraped off the shell it was it but it seemed to retract back into the coral. Didn’t see the worm. Would this cause coral to recede and drop polyps?

A torch "polyp" is the entire head. Do you mean tentacles? I wouldn't think these would make those fall off

 

[kronex]

A torch "polyp" is the entire head. Do you mean tentacles? I wouldn't think these would make those fall off

Yeah I mean tentacles. A few have fallen off one side and the torch is overall more closed then when I got it. Tentacles look deflated