Vermatids or Euphilia Worm on Torch Coral

[Minhaj Qazi]

Hi Fellow. Off late i found my Green Torch few heads Receeding while few remained healthy. All Other Corals are healthy. After a month found the streesed heads starts closing till yesterday i took torch out and found Vermatids in its bone and some fleshy worm Or Sponge type things on its Bone . REmoved with Dip REvive and cleaned coral manually.
Questions
a. ID of Pest
b. How to Solve Vermatids Issue Spreading like Fire.
Regards.

My System 2 years Old Stable System.
135 Gallon Mixed Reef
ALk 8.5
Ca 420
Mg 1385
No3 2.5
PO4 .08
ICP. All parameters less Iodine Under Limits.

 

[jerrod]

Vermatids you can break off the tube and put a dab of super glue on. Ive heard that bumble bee snails will also eat them but have no practical experience with them. The others I'm not sure almost look like the beginning of a pineapple sponge or maybe a stomatella, can't be sure with the picture.

 

[Minhaj Qazi]

Thx

 

[Elmer.]

I have been having issues with receeding heads on my torch and other euphyllia as well. The flesh underneeth the heads would typically be eaten away. It turned out to be euphyllia flatworms. Compare yours to this image:

Image credit: https://reefbuilders.com/2020/08/03/watch-out-for-a-new-more-damaging-euphyllia-flatworm/

Dip and scrub, repeat every week.