Bristleworm?

wsoldier · Dec 10, 2018

Is this one? Good or bad kind? Thanks.

OREGONIC · Dec 10, 2018

Looks like a bristle worm. I used to have tons of them but they died off as my tank matured and or due to the addition of a wrasse. They are harmless.

Rechelle Fleck · Dec 11, 2018

They love eating the crud in my tank so they are good guys. Just don't touch them .

MTBake · Dec 11, 2018

Pretty sure I have the same kind in my tank. Very similar anyway. The longest one I've seen is about 12" stretched out. I haven't noticed any issues from them.

Lovemyreef2015 · Dec 11, 2018

That looks like one. Good cuc

Lovemyreef2015 · Dec 11, 2018

MTBake said:
Pretty sure I have the same kind in my tank. Very similar anyway. The longest one I've seen is about 12" stretched out. I haven't noticed any issues from them.

That looks like a fireworm to me

Dancingmad · Dec 11, 2018

Lovemyreef2015 said:
That looks like a fireworm to me

That was my impression too, but I don't think its fat/wide enough...I had a similar type of bristle worms in my macro tank for about a year (terrible pics below), but that tank never had any fish(so no one really take my word on it lol): Just Macros, dwarf ceriths, sponges, pods, and all the worms (spaghetti, 2 or 3 different bristles, feather dusters, dorvilleidae, etc).

I would totally keep a fireworm in a species only tank. His name would be Ragnar.

MTBake · Dec 11, 2018

Lovemyreef2015 said:
That looks like a fireworm to me

I thought the same. Couldn't find any pics that matched this one perfectly. I've been having a hard time getting a positive id. Since they don't bother anything in my tank, I don't bother them. Just caught that one to get an id which failed in the thread I started last week. I can pull at least 2 out per night with tweezers. There's quite a few in my tank to be honest. I'm watching one right now;Nailbiting