Alien ID

Daveouthere · Jul 18, 2020

Please help me ID this creature? Should I be worried about this thing?

Spare time · Jul 18, 2020

Bristle worm?

Tahoe61 · Jul 18, 2020

Looks like a bristle worm wondering who the alien looking in the tank is.

Daveouthere · Jul 18, 2020

Spare time said:
Bristle worm?

That’s what I was kind of thinking but wasn’t sure if it was or not or a fire worm. Do you think this guy will bother my corals or anything? Should I try and Get it out? It must of came on a coral or something not sure? I started with dry rock

Daveouthere · Jul 18, 2020

Tahoe61 said:
Looks like a bristle worm wondering who the alien looking in the tank is.

Haha I’m shocked me must have came in on one of my corals or something. Should I worry and it messing with my corals or anything in the tank. Should I try and get it out next time I see it. Today was the first sight of any hitchhiker since the tank was set up 6 months ago since I started with dry rock

Spare time · Jul 18, 2020

Daveouthere said:
That’s what I was kind of thinking but wasn’t sure if it was or not or a fire worm. Do you think this guy will bother my corals or anything? Should I try and Get it out? It must of came on a coral or something not sure? I started with dry rock

Fireworms are red but I can't see the color well. Bristle worms are harmless but their bristles are painful if they get stuck in your hand or what not.

Daveouthere · Jul 19, 2020

Spare time said:
Fireworms are red but I can't see the color well. Bristle worms are harmless but their bristles are painful if they get stuck in your hand or what not.

I hope it’s not a fireworm, and I know it’s hard to see, hope this helps a little more. The head was kind of red but not the body

Spare time · Jul 19, 2020

It is most likely a bristle so I wouldn't worry. You can get an arrow crab to eat them.

brmreefer · Jul 19, 2020

High probability of a bristle worm. My system has them and has not bothered any corals. Good CUC member, but the appearance does bother some people, so they remove them based on that alone.

Auquanut · Jul 19, 2020

Great members of the CUC, but can overpopulate if you feed heavy. I have a melanaurus wrasse in my 125 that keeps them in check. I never see any in the display, but I've got plenty in the sump. They don't really bother me though.

Daveouthere · Jul 19, 2020

brmreefer said:
High probability of a bristle worm. My system has them and has not bothered any corals. Good CUC member, but the appearance does bother some people, so they remove them based on that alone.

Sound like someone like me