Disco worm!

[Achilles Tang]

Has anyone seen this worm before in your rocks?

Its 'feathers' is like fibre-optic wires, transparent but when they catch the light, they are like holograms... reflecting mainly red and orange with a bit of green and blue.

I was sitting down watching my tank when this tiny red flash kept catching my eye....

I grabbed my cam... and although I must say it was at maximum zoom... I managed to catch it and here's the pix!

[B|uEc@rpEt]

Dun koe if its the same one u r toking about...but in my X'mas tree rock....I do have this worm with about 1.5cm long fine fishing-line/ optical fibre like tentacles but it does not seem to "move" about....

Though it will hide back into the rock when frightened.

Hmmm.... <_<

[kelstorm]

AT,

very nice leh.. from the pic (not too clear), it look something like a starfish... but from what i know.. it might be predatory.. coz some of this living organism uses such lights to attract fishes...

oh yes, i recall seeing a red flame scallop doing the same.. coz it be the larve of the same thing?

[Achilles Tang]

Nope... its a worm, similar to featherduster worms... except this dusters made of very fine reflective wire.

It doesn't glow on its own...

[hongqixian]

I got that too on a mushroom rock. AT I hope you don't mind but I'mm gonna borrow that pic to post the question at the about salt forum OK?