A worm inside Rhodactis? (pic)

[Chyendra]

Is is possible for Rhodactis to get worms inside of them? I'm not sure if the little white tentalcle type thing I'm seeing inside my rhodactics really is a worm, because it doesn't move alot, but It does seem to moves sort of... Like I'll see it in one tentacle and then I'll see it in two different ones later in the day.

I'm not very familar with this species, and their "bubbles"... Is this just normal for a Rhodactis to have these tentacles inside of them?? See pic.

 

[deacon hemp]

What you have is a Discosoma sanctithomae,although im not sure about the "worms".It could be the guts of the mushroom showing from the inside possibly as it looks white in stringy.Sometimes they puke there insides out if really disturbed.

Awesome morph BTW.

 

[Chyendra]

I just did a water change and stired up the water a bit, could this have caused it?

 

[awcasper]

That would do it.

That species of corallimorph is from the Caribbeans. They do have those bubbles, which makes them unlike most Rhodactis species (awesomely cool). I believe those threads are the mesentery filaments. Corallimorphs expel them when they get upset, but it's no big deal.