The worms makes total sense to be honest. The damage to the nem seems consistent to what you had mentioned. It could be a probability since my live rock is very well established and is teeming with life of all sorts.
It would suck if the little guy in my overflow is aiptasia but it really looks like a clear BTA. It has a wide base and nice fat little tentacles. I guess I will know if it survives and comes up towards the light. I'm thinking of putting a little piece of rock down there beside it (if I could reach) and see if it moves onto it. It would be really cool if it was a BTA and then not all would be lost. You never know with this hobby
I guess I need to put out a trap and see what I can catch in it. If it was a big worm, I don't know if I could even come near it to take it out. I have seen pictures of some of them and wish I could leave it alone... I wonder what else they eat if nems are not available.
Thanks for the insight though, since it does make sense compared to other things I have thrown around in my head.
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Originally Posted by BlueAbyss
Hey, whoa, don't be too worried about a worm or something, I just mentioned it because I've come across an account of something like that happening. There's a good chance it was something else, I just thought it might be of some insight. I know most bristleworms wouldn't do something like this unless there was dead tissue on the 'nem, and even then I would think it would stop when it came to healthy tissue... but I could be wrong.
 Just noticed your post about it being a bad type of 'nem, wouldn't that just be insult to injury  |