Goniopora Worm!?!? (ID)

[Reefdrumz]

Okay help me out here.

This things lives on (or in) my Red Goniopora. This is the best picture I could get of it. I'm not sure if it is doing anything bad, but I can't get it off of it! It's really stuck on there and then retracts into a little hole in the goni.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

[RichT]

Find a guy on RC named Greenbeans. He'll help you out with it. He digs worms.

[Reefdrumz]

I searched that name and then looked at all the names that started with Green. I couldnt find anyone with that name.

[scarletknight06]

Brian,
he's the second poster in this thread.
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=723737
seems like he knows his stuff.

[RichT]

I'll look at lunch. If I find him I'll PM him a link to this thread.

Edit: D'oh....Scarlett beat me to it.

[Reefdrumz]

Damn.. I dont know how I missed him.. I really looked through the user list last night. Thanks Johnathan!

I posted on Dr. Ron's forum to see if he had any ideas. We'll see what happens.

[greenbean36191]

It's a phyllodocid of some sort. You can read about them here: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

I wouldn't worry about it.

[Reefdrumz]

Wow.. That's a fast response!

Thanks!

[Reefdrumz]

Incase anyone was interested in following this;

Here is the thread going in Dr. Ron's forum.

Dr. Ron

[greenbean36191]

Wow.. That's a fast response!

That's because I posted before you PMed me.

I would take Dr. Ron's word over mine. In any case it's probably nothing to worry about

[blange3]

I always enjoy LOOKING at a thread when greenbean is involved!

[Reefdrumz]

Originally posted by blange3
I always enjoy LOOKING at a thread when greenbean is involved!

Yeah sure Bill... You're just trying to pad your post count! lol

I think I might try and get that little guy out of there though.
I don't like the fact that it make all the polyps retract when it comes out.. I don't want to stress the goni out. I couldnt really pick it off because it is attached so well. I even put my Tunze on full blast and put the goni right in front of it to try and blow it off... That didnt work either, that worm is like a magnet!

[RichT]

Originally posted by blange3
I always enjoy LOOKING at a thread when greenbean is involved!

I hear ya Bill!! I wonder what issue that................"thread" was in.

[Reefdrumz]

okay...now you're losing me...but that's pretty easy

[blange3]

One word Brian:

Avatar!

[RichT]

He may be a worm guy but he sure has good taste in avatars!!!

[moose8721]

Either way, pretty cool looking worm!