EWWWW. Worm ID?

[GoFish]

Anyone know what this thing is? Syphoned it out during a water change last night...
Looks like a caterpillar. And not sure if it has one antennae or 2, it was slimy.
1/2" long X 1/16" around (ish)

 

[Vincent100]

Really does look like a caterpillar

 

[Bunnee911]

I saw one of those in my Bc29

 

[Coastie Reefer]

I would freak out if I saw that in my tank!!!!

 

[GoFish]

It was only the size of a large mysis shrimp. So thankfully was able to sleep last night

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Small or not, looks like something from an Aliens movie...

 

[GoFish]

Anyone know what it is? #reefsquad ?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

looks like a catarpillar.
was it alive?

 

[GoFish]

Yes it was alive. It was met with a pair of tweezers mid-body then was placed on a white piece of plastic and was squirming around a little. Just browsed through 63 pages of worms on species-identification.org and was only able to find 2 worms based on drawings that "may" have claws for feet like this (Spiophanes Bombyx and Spiophanes Kroeyeri), but no antennae... thinking I should've kept it in a specimen jar but threw it in the trash

 

[redfishbluefish]

There actually is an aquatic moth....but I thought they were freshwater??? Their larval stage....caterpillar stage....is in water. Google aquatic moth and see what you find.

 

[dbl]

Sorry no help, but that is one creepy looking creature!!!

 

[Chris Adams]

nasty

 

[melypr1985]

No idea. Probably a good thing you got it out of there.