Identification Needed Please

[blueribbon]

What is the green coral in this photo?  It was doing fine, and then it all died within a few days, and there is no trace of it at all.  I did kill some other coral, by grinding with a steel rod.  The coral I killed was encroaching on some real nice coral I wanted to keep.

 

 

What are the worms in the photo?  Are they bad to have in an aquarium?  They do eat dead fish or shrimp very fast.  I imagine they would be very hard to catch.  I wonder if I could trap them in a bottle trap, with shrimp (food) as bait?  Your comments would be appreciated.

[John Ford]

I'm pretty sure that's Green star polyps and bristle worms. If you have two worms in that picture you have hundreds in your tank

[CaptainRon]

I agree with John - Green Star Polyps and Bristle Worms.

 

The Bristle Worms are fine to leave in there - they eat detritus. Just don't touch them! Darn bristles are like a fuzzy cactus.

[JR-Tanked150]

+1

[gmerek2]

GSP. Bristle worms eat the food/poop your fish don't eat. Helps keep water quality good. Great addition to clean up crew. Large populations of them are indication of over feeding

[YHSublime]

All correct, and good info already. OP, if you killed your GSP, congrats! It's pretty in my opinion, but it grows VERY fast, for some it's a problem! I like to keep a little in my tank, isolated.