Midas blenny not leaving hole for days, Living woth bristle worm?

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For the past 3 weeks I've noticed my blenny would not come out of his cave AT ALL. I would have to put food infront of him and maybe after 10 minutes he would go for it which is rare for him. just today when I fed him I swear I saw the front end of a bristle worm stick out of his cave but unsure since he has no bristles on him and still feels comfortable going all the way back to his cave. What should I do since I can't tell if he's malnourished since only his head pops out but he is definelty stressed and if they're is a bristle worm in with him would it be the thing causing these issues?
 

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How long have you had him? The bristle worm wouldn’t be on his body unless he were dead.

Maybe he just found a spot he liked and is a bit territorial. Imho if he’s regularly eating then he’s fine.

I’d be more inclined to look at things like changes in light schedule and or a new fish addition.

Have you added any tank mates around the time this behavior started- or added or changed rockwork?
 

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