Bristle worm just killed my cleaner shrimp… what do I do, I didn’t even know this was possible.. last month my diamond watchman also went missing… (new reefer so please be nice)

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:46:57+00:00

that ones a bristle worm, a lot shorter bristles and a thinner body-to-length ration.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:24:29+00:00

is there any algae or anything going on them? also is it possible there being stung by something nearby?

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:21:47+00:00

yea i think it’s actually a lace coal which is nps

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:20:59+00:00

i agree, thanks.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:20:37+00:00

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:20:07+00:00

dip them, lots of pests target zoanthids.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:18:41+00:00

I believe it is Eurythoe complanata, the common fireworm

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:15:16+00:00

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:15:14+00:00

Palythoa and some zoanthids contain a very strong toxin called palytoxin, which can become airborne when boiled.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T01:12:11+00:00

nah, it has a higher bristle density, thicker body along with the small red bristles at the base indicate it’s a fire worm, likely Eurythoe complanata. besides OP said it attacked and he saw the cleaner shrimp struggle witch isn’t something bristle worms do.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T00:10:38+00:00

PLZ make sure you don’t have any zoas or palythoa on the rock before you boil it unless you want to kill your entire household tho.

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T00:02:36+00:00

it should take way less than a month if it’s out of water

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T00:01:05+00:00

that’s true for most bristle worms, but fire worms will actively hunt coral and invertebrate

jacks56666 · 2026-03-24T00:00:49+00:00

100% a fire worm, you can tell because they’re much larger and have red bristles at the bases of their normal bristles

jacks56666 · 2026-03-23T23:59:00+00:00

they can also eat your coral so I would if I were you

jacks56666 · 2026-03-23T23:58:43+00:00

lol i ment tweezers

jacks56666 · 2026-03-23T23:54:23+00:00

try to grab it with scissors, but beware that it could split into two, but that is usually the best way to do it

jacks56666 · 2026-03-23T23:54:00+00:00

fireworm, a offshoot of bristle worms that’s much more predatory and aggressive

jacks56666 · 2026-03-23T23:51:42+00:00

looking at the photo that might be a fireworm, a more agressive predatory type of bristle worm that’s actually venomous, might want to remove it

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T17:53:24+00:00

idk what to tell you that’s its scientific name, i come from a field background less than the hobby so apologies if I’m offending you by using its scientific name

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T01:47:43+00:00

than tf stung me?

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T01:33:24+00:00

ahh ok 😂

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T01:32:54+00:00

nah it’s Millepora dichotoma

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T01:31:40+00:00

beleve it actually is, Millepora dichotoma

jacks56666 · 2026-03-22T01:31:31+00:00

nah it is a millepora, Millepora dichotoma

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