Bristol or Fire worm

[Majkman]

I Have Worms

I noticed a couple of worms the other evening in the tank and at the time I thought they were Bristol worms.
So I laid a trap and caught a few .
Now I am looking for confirmation of the type of worms I set a trap and when I caught them I am not sure they are Bristol worms ( as they can be helpful in a tank so I read ) but they might be Fire worms . (Yikes)
(My corals and inverts do not like fire )
I have added 2 pictures of them and hope that you experts can help this saltwater newbie with proper Identification..
Once I Know what they are I can look up Ideas on what to about them.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to help

David

 

[jabberwock]

I Have Worms

I noticed a couple of worms the other evening in the tank and at the time I thought they were Bristol worms.
So I laid a trap and caught a few .
Now I am looking for confirmation of the type of worms I set a trap and when I caught them I am not sure they are Bristol worms ( as they can be helpful in a tank so I read ) but they might be Fire worms . (Yikes)
(My corals and inverts do not like fire )
I have added 2 pictures of them and hope that you experts can help this saltwater newbie with proper Identification..
Once I Know what they are I can look up Ideas on what to about them.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to help

David

Neat trap! I think they are regular old bristle worms.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Agree that they look like common bristle worms.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

For a relatively easy way to tell if they're fireworms when you have them trapped like this - look for a caruncle (a little sensory organ on their head):

To verify if it has one, see the link below:

anyone know what a fireworm really looks like?

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Majkman]

Neat trap! I think they are regular old bristle worms.

thank you ,,that is a relief I will just try and lower the population as best I can

and thank you for the "like " on my trap... it worked

(All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.)
I used to know that poem..lol

 

[Majkman]

Agree that they look like common bristle worms.

thank you .. I am feeling better .... and I have idea what to do

 

[Majkman]

For a relatively easy way to tell if they're fireworms when you have them trapped like this - look for a caruncle (a little sensory organ on their head):

I did not see the the sensory organ on these ... but now I have learned how to tell them are part
thank you

 

[bonniefinnigan]

Hi there, will you be able to share how to did the trap? I saw bristeworms on my live rocks too (got them from a person who took down his reeftank and the tank was neglected for months. But if you can help me identify this zoomed picture of a bristleworm (or fireworm) it would really be a big help! Note: the live rocks are in a separate tank with a UV light on.

 

[Majkman]

Looks like Bristol worm to me but hard to tell until you see the head.
I went to the dollar store and bought a small plastic container. I had the plastic strawsnd after getting the bubbles out just used a small rock to hold it to the bottom I would leave them about 24 .
Using a glue gun I melted the plastic inserted the straws then glued them ... they all should touch the bottom of the tank .. I put a couple algae pellets (Since I had them ) in then some food and after getting the bubbles out just used a small rock to hold it to the bottom I would leave them about 24 - 48 hours .
I have caught about 40 of various sizes and I had only seen 1
i also built a mini one using a toothpick container. (The silver on the bottom is a piece of stainless steal I had just for a weight.)

I hope this helps you
David

PS if you go up to the link from "I speak for the seas", you should be able to identify the type for sure

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Hi there, will you be able to share how to did the trap? I saw bristeworms on my live rocks too (got them from a person who took down his reeftank and the tank was neglected for months. But if you can help me identify this zoomed picture of a bristleworm (or fireworm) it would really be a big help! Note: the live rocks are in a separate tank with a UV light on.

Common bristleworm and no reason to remove them... they are some of the best cuc members you can have

Looks like Bristol worm to me

BRISTLE worm, aka polychaete.

...unless it's a worm from SW England, lol

 

[Majkman]

Common bristleworm and no reason to remove them... they are some of the best cuc members you can have


BRISTLE worm, aka polychaete.

...unless it's a worm from SW England, lol

Mine were from Britol Harbour I am positive ... sorry for spelling error...bristle worms are not bad for the tank . The reason I trapped them was to lower the number and identify them as I was not sure which type of worm they were . SInce my tank has Acans, I have read bristle worms have been to be harmful so more of a precaution