Weird Worm Behavior .

[qwik]

Last night after shuting main lights and putting on night led's I noticed a brown worm,looked like a bristle worm near one of my corals. What was weird was that it had a pice of shell substrate and was dragging it to its hole. When I put a light on it it dropped the piece of shell and fled into its hole. This morning when I checked I noticed it moved a ricordia florida and its base that was near it to the entrance of its hole. It moved it about 2-3 inches .I removed the coral and found the worm had moved and wedged a bunch of little substrate pieces around the hole it came from. I was able to get the worm out,I think it might be alive still so I put him in a safe place for now. Any idea what type of worm does this and why,for food ?? shelter??to drive me crazy ?? I nkow a picture would help alot but cant get one now,sorry,but looking forward to know what it is if anyone can tell me,thanks Paul

 

[Hawkeye]

they use the substrate to build a little tube...this way they can range further away from the LR to scavenge without being food for a fish. I wouldn't worry about it...unless it's really really big.

 

[harryk]

A pic would help to ID it. can you post a pic? In most cases it is probably harmless but without a pic it's hard to tell.

Harry

 

[qwik]

Thanks, I guess he was just trying to build a tube,if he would of told me first I wouldnt of pulled him out of his "home" and banished him to my fuge,oopps.