What is this little critter.. Help

[Delatedlotus]

A starfish mowed over it about about a week ago it didn't look very well. I then hydrogen peroxide dipped it yesterday only because it had some green algae growing all over it, as I wanted to still keep it. A very small portion of it looked ok. This morning I look at picture of this frag. Looky, looky two little antennas peeking out of the frag. What is it and can it infect the rest of my corals..? It's extremely hard to get good pictures of it. Please I need some help on this one.

 

[WheatToast]

Spionid worm:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/id-spionid-worms-how-do-i-get-rid-of-them.370022/

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Looks like a Coral Boring Spionid Worm to me:

Coral Boring Spionid Worms -- an ugly bane to SPS

This is not something I've ever seen before. They are extremely ugly. Mar the appearance of SPS. This is on a "Beach Bum" encrusting montipora. I would take aphasia or even montipora eating nudibranchs over this crap. I've beat those with hard work. Not sure how to eliminate these without...

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[Dan_P]

A starfish mowed over it about about a week ago it didn't look very well. I then hydrogen peroxide dipped it yesterday only because it had some green algae growing all over it, as I wanted to still keep it. A very small portion of it looked ok. This morning I look at picture of this frag. Looky, looky two little antennas peeking out of the frag. What is it and can it infect the rest of my corals..? It's extremely hard to get good pictures of it. Please I need some help on this one.

Are the antennas coming from a little tube?

 

[Delatedlotus]

Thank you Dan. I am not sure.. Better picture of it very soon

 

[Delatedlotus]

Better picture of it.. Are they invasive like in coral killers..?

 

[Delatedlotus]

Are the antennas coming from a little tube?

Yes I believe so...

 

[Dan_P]

Yes I believe so...

I think you just received some suggestions what it might be.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Better picture of it.. Are they invasive like in coral killers..?

They can be invasive - they don’t kill the coral in our tanks, they just bore holes through the skeleton and weaken the structure. So, they kill ocean corals, but they’re just ugly in our tanks.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They use those mucus strings in search of food. Thet can quickly multiply in which I remove any if I see them in my tanks
Spinoids often confused with spirobids due to similar spelling

 

[Delatedlotus]

New picture of this ..

 

[Delatedlotus]

They can be invasive - they don’t kill the coral in our tanks, they just bore holes through the skeleton and weaken the structure. So, they kill ocean corals, but they’re just ugly in our tanks.

It doesn't seam to have a tube, and straight hydrogen peroxide for 3 mins did not kill it yesterday.. wow

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

It doesn't seam to have a tube, and straight hydrogen peroxide for 3 mins did not kill it yesterday.. wow

Yeah, and you have to get the entire worm out because they can regrow when they lose part of their body (even when they lose significant portions of it).

 

[Delatedlotus]

I just removed the frag all together. I don't see any others at all anywhere else, yet that is, praying here. I wont name the suppler but I am very ticked off. Doe's anyone think I should contact them? What would any of you do... ? Just a question..

 

[WheatToast]

They use those mucus strings in search of food. Thet can quickly multiply in which I remove any if I see them in my tanks
Spinoids often confused with spirobids due to similar spelling

The “palps” are part of the worm and I don’t think they use mucus to capture food like vermetid snails, though you did mention elsewhere that they use mucus to form their tubes:

6 line and lunare wrasse should eat them. Coral banded shrimp also known to eat them. Best recourse is to assure no food reaches then and they'll starve. These worms live in tubes that they construct from mucous and sand. They have two white-clear palps that stick out from the top of the structure, these are used to grab small and large food particles which is what you would glue should you go the glue method, by applying gel super glue over their tubes and they will starve to death

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I just removed the frag all together. I don't see any others at all anywhere else, yet that is, praying here. I wont name the suppler but I am very ticked off. Doe's anyone think I should contact them? What would any of you do... ? Just a question..

Nope. They are extremely common and you will likely end up with them regardless of what you do or who you buy coral from.
They aren't all bad... They are filter feeders and can help remove detritus from your rocks and sandbed.

 

[vetteguy53081]

The “palps” are part of the worm and I don’t think they use mucus to capture food like vermetid snails, though you did mention elsewhere that they use mucus to form their tubes:

Spinoids commonly use their two grooved palps to locate prey, but also are capable of interface feeding,(switching between deposit and suspension feeding)

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Nope. They are extremely common and you will likely end up with them regardless of what you do or who you buy coral from.
They aren't all bad... They are filter feeders and can help remove detritus from your rocks and sandbed.

Yeah, most of the time the boring spionids in our tanks just bore through the rocks (which is part of why ocean live rock is so riddled with holes and so beneficial for bacterial growth) and filter feed, so they’re usually harmless/beneficial in our tanks. When they’re boring through corals it can be pretty unsightly, but it’s still mostly harmless.

 

[Delatedlotus]

Thank you guys... I seam to forget that there is always an issue, challenge, surprise, or problem that arises in this hobby that we have never seen, or been exposed to. Thank you for your help. LOL.. 30 years of salt and I am just getting started...lol. Thank you