Help guys! Pest or not?

[ricosneeks]

Hello there! New to this forum and have just recently got back into marine life, took a break for five years!

Anyway, i ordered a new frag online of a Clove Polyp. So far after one day it is already opening up! But today i found something on it.. im not sure if i should be worried or not so thought id ask the members here ! I will attach the pic.. thank you! The white worm is just beneath the polyp

 

[heathlindner25]

Very hard to tell what it is.....I would dip the frag and remove it. If it is a bristle worm, you will have plenty of those in no time anyways.

 

[GimpyFin]

Looks like a small bristle worm. They're good scavengers for your tank.

 

[Sk8r]

If spiky bristles and worm, good guy. If ruffles, it's a nudibranch and not so good esp with zoas.

 

[davocean]

[welcome]

Pretty sure I see a nudi there, check this link for hitchiker ID

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml

 

[ricosneeks]

A Nudibranch ? Judging by that page i dont think it looks like a nudi.. any other opinion

Thanks so far for the help guys

 

[davocean]

Well I know it can be hard to get good close ups and hard for us to see what you are seeing sometimes, that's why I post the hitcher link so you can ID exactly what you are seeing.

 

[ricosneeks]

Thanks for the link i have been looking through it i do not think it is a danger

 

[jminick2]

that's definitely some sort of isopod, some can be bad some are good I cant tell which it is.

After looking further I'm thinking its a bad one. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/isopodcirolanid.shtml


the black eyes would be the give away and I'm not 100% sure I see them in the shade under the coral or not. hope this helps

Thanks for the link i have been looking through it i do not think it is a danger

 

[65Stang]

IMO you should think about dipping any corals before introducing them into your tank. Search for "coral dip Bayer" for an inexpensive and effective method.