Baby bristle worm

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Is this a baby britle worm he’s very small and he has little bristles hard to see in the photo
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I can’t tell anything by the picture but google dorvilleidae worm, and see if it looks like that.
had a look it could be that it’s very small I’m sure it’s a bang the one I have and I think I might’ve seen 2 but I’m not sure how to really tell because it has bristles like both of them but it’s really small is the work you said a good or a bad one
 
Bristle worms are generally considered a good part of the clean up crew.
That’s good I hope it is a bristle worm do they affect corals or should generally be fine with corals I’ve seen people keep them with corals
 
That’s good I hope it is a bristle worm do they affect corals or should generally be fine with corals I’ve seen people keep them with corals
Bristle worms are a part of the saltwater hobby.
You don't add them. They just show up. Even when tanks are started with dry rock.
I have to laugh ( to myself) when I see people go crazy trying to remove them.
For the most part they are reef safe.
 
Bristle worms are a part of the saltwater hobby.
You don't add them. They just show up. Even when tanks are started with dry rock.
I have to laugh ( to myself) when I see people go crazy trying to remove them.
For the most part they are reef safe.
I hope mine is a bristle worm ther actually really cool and ther a good as a cuc and they just look cool under rocks and stuff so I don’t mind them aT all but dose it look like a bristle worm and why is it so small
 
I used to have thousands of bristle worms in the tank — now can’t seem to find one. Believe my damsel took care of them. Yes, they are harmless and beneficial but nasty looking!$$@ oh btw: don’t touch / grab rocks with your bare hands — these suckers sting and you’ll feel it for a day/two.

I believe that they are hitchhikers and multiply as a result of over feeding. If you want to get rid of them, only feed enough that your fish will eat and get a natural predator(s).
 
but dose it look like a bristle worm and why is it so small
A definite positive id is kind of tough with the current picture. But knowing that bristle worms are very common, I would have to say it probably is.
 

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