Rhodactus eating a bristle worm

[Rython]

When the lights came on this morning I discovered one of my rhodactus mushrooms was eating a live bristle worm. I thought it was interesting so I snapped a few really terrible photos with my phone and thought i'd share them. I can't imagine how the worm wandered into the mushroom's mouth.

 

[Reeferdood]

Awesome shot, kudos to the shroom! :)

 

[P-Dub]

NICE!

 

[Bob Escher]

Wow, amazing

 

[Halal Hotdog]

Great job getting photos. Never heard of this happening. Usually it's people stating their bristle worms are irritating the corals.

 

[Reefpuck]

Very cool!

 

[Dancingmad]

I bet that worm was SPICY

 

[Rython]

Before everyone rushes out to buy mushrooms to clean up their "bristle worm problem" I'm sad to report this guy isn't putting much of a dent in the population :)

I just want to know how he tricked him into coming over. I imagine him tucking away a piece of mysis, and when the lights went off he did a little fishing.

 

[CenlaReefer]

That is a beautiful mushroom.... and useful! One of my LPS ate one recently.

 

[Rython]

That makes me wonder... I'm tempted to collect a dozen or so from the sump and see what all will eat them.