Critter id: worm burrowing inside scoly

[malenia]

Can someone identify this thing? I got a very nice and healthy scoly over a month ago, but it's been receding since I got it. Upon inspection of its underside I noticed a hole with a large worm inside! I dipped it and after a few tries I managed to get it out. Can someone identify it?

Could it be the cause of my scoly recession? Rest of my lps are doing good and parameters are in check

 

[MERKEY]

Bristle worm....they try to burrow into all my meats like that.

Once too deep they can definitely cause coral deaths.

 

[DHill6]

I’ve had a couple scoly perish. Now I evict them before attaching scoly to Tonga round. I’ve taken coral cutters to the base to remove some rock, inspected, tweezed them out. Next step I use putty, flatten it out place scoly on this which is also on Tonga round flat rock pieces. Seems to work well, no worms getting in from the bottom. I evict Bristleworms

 

[malenia]

I’ve had a couple scoly perish. Now I evict them before attaching scoly to Tonga round. I’ve taken coral cutters to the base to remove some rock, inspected, tweezed them out. Next step I use putty, flatten it out place scoly on this which is also on Tonga round flat rock pieces. Seems to work well, no worms getting in from the bottom. I evict Bristleworms

Wish I inspected this scoly more closely, sadly it passed away shortly after I discovered the burrow. Expensive mistake!

 

[DHill6]

Wish I inspected this scoly more closely, sadly it passed away shortly after I discovered the burrow. Expensive mistake!

Sorry to hear that. Another thing I’ve done if the base they’re attached to is really thick, I dip that part in 3% peroxide for a minute or two and they come out. Then it’s tweezers