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    Posted: December 03 2012 at 3:44am
So a lil over a week ago I added a pair of Anthias. They were eating 3 times a day ,active and cruising all the time. Last night they both hid and died within hours of each other , I immediately check all params and everything was fine. I started with BRS reef saver rock so it wasnt from there. I have added a bunch of coral and I dipped and inspected everything before adding . All other fish are fine. As I was removing the second fatality I noticed something on my sand , my girlfriend said she saw it fall from the fishes "exit hole" , (charming for sure) so i removed it and thought at first of a bristle worm but no matter where I placed it on me it never would sting me . Any idea if it was from the fish ? And what the heck is it called ?

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Fully extended its about 2" long and the size of a large pencil lead around. Oh and its still alive in a specimen cup on my counter top after 30 hours . Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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That's just a bristleworm cleaning up the remains. Unfortunately a lot of diseases can kill fish that quickly, especially if the disease starts in the gills. Sorry for your loss.
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