Long white worm found

Bikerharold · 10/20/2016, 09:56 PM

I have 4 small pieces of a leather coral which has little green grass like tops. The other night I notice that one of the heads had all its green top retracted. A rather large 3 to 4 inch long white worm was crawling over the surface of the coral. I grab a set of tweezers and was able to remove it from my tank. I should have taken a picture but of course I didn't.

Anyone have any idea as to what I removed. This is a very new tank system about 5 months old.
Any advise would be appreciated as to what else to watch out for.

Ron Reefman · 10/21/2016, 03:15 AM

Hard to say without a great description or a picture. But now you've learned a lesson. A photo of it in the tank is helpful. If you remove it, a photo of it in a small cup with tank water in it is often better.

Get use to your leather showing polyps most of the time, but they can retract if bothered by anything. Sometimes moving one in the same tank (just relocating it) will cause it to not put out polyps for day.

SeaCucumberFan · 10/21/2016, 07:06 AM

Pictures. "Long white worm" isn't good enough.

shadowmonster · 10/21/2016, 06:39 PM

An epitoke perhaps?

shadowmonster · 10/21/2016, 06:40 PM

woops...

Bikerharold · 10/21/2016, 07:52 PM

Ok Thanks. Knew when after I dumped it I should have taken pictures. Live and Learn.

10/20/2016, 09:56 PM	#1
Bikerharold Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Whitby, Ontario Canada Posts: 57	Long white worm found I have 4 small pieces of a leather coral which has little green grass like tops. The other night I notice that one of the heads had all its green top retracted. A rather large 3 to 4 inch long white worm was crawling over the surface of the coral. I grab a set of tweezers and was able to remove it from my tank. I should have taken a picture but of course I didn't. Anyone have any idea as to what I removed. This is a very new tank system about 5 months old. Any advise would be appreciated as to what else to watch out for.

10/21/2016, 03:15 AM	#2
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Hard to say without a great description or a picture. But now you've learned a lesson. A photo of it in the tank is helpful. If you remove it, a photo of it in a small cup with tank water in it is often better. Get use to your leather showing polyps most of the time, but they can retract if bothered by anything. Sometimes moving one in the same tank (just relocating it) will cause it to not put out polyps for day. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

10/21/2016, 07:06 AM	#3
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Pictures. "Long white worm" isn't good enough.

10/21/2016, 06:39 PM	#4
shadowmonster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Haddonfield, IL Posts: 197	An epitoke perhaps?

10/21/2016, 06:40 PM	#5
shadowmonster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Haddonfield, IL Posts: 197	woops...

10/21/2016, 07:52 PM	#6
Bikerharold Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Whitby, Ontario Canada Posts: 57	Ok Thanks. Knew when after I dumped it I should have taken pictures. Live and Learn.