Possible pest ID

[cflow]

I noticed that some of my corals look as if they are being attacked by pests (poor pe, brown or off color, little or no growth, and/or thin tissue) so I decided to shake the frags at night to see if anything flies off. I found a few of these guys floating around. I'm pretty sure they're just young bristle worms but I'm not entirely sure. They are less than a centimeter long. I have no evidence of bite marks. I've had aefw in my last tank so I recognize the stress, but I don't know if these are the culprits. No evidence of flatworms, just these little worms. Any ideas?

 

[jlmawp]

Those look like run-of-the-mill bristle worms to me. Good guys. They won't eat anything already living, but do a good job cleaning up decaying matter. It's likely they they were cleaning up the dying tissue on the corals in question. I doubt they are the ones causing the trouble.

 

[billdogg]

Those look like run-of-the-mill bristle worms to me. Good guys. They won't eat anything already living, but do a good job cleaning up decaying matter. It's likely they they were cleaning up the dying tissue on the corals in question. I doubt they are the ones causing the trouble.

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IMHO, bristle worms are a vital part of your CUC. If you begin to see too many, it is because you have provided them with too much food. Cut back on feedings and their population will shrink to match.

 

[cflow]

That's what I suspected. I've just never seen them that small. I have an icp analysis waiting. Hopefully it'll give me some answers.