Help ID white worms / swim by corkscrew movement

[wil-yuhm]

First time these little white worms no more than quarter inch were discovered in moonlight conditions. Tank is 66 gallon about 6-7 months of age. Difficult I'm sure to identify by low light video but the worms can be seen swimming / corkscrewing quickly in the reef water.
Also note about a week ago my tank experienced a snail explosion hundreds and hundreds of baby snails appeared.

 

[vetteguy53081]

First time these little white worms no more than quarter inch were discovered in moonlight conditions. Tank is 66 gallon about 6-7 months of age. Difficult I'm sure to identify by low light video but the worms can be seen swimming / corkscrewing quickly in the reef water.
Also note about a week ago my tank experienced a snail explosion hundreds and hundreds of baby snails appeared.

These are epitoke worms and fast swimmers they are. Wrasses will generally eat them

 

[wil-yuhm]

These are epitoke worms and fast swimmers they are. Wrasses will generally eat them

Thanks vetteguy53081
Enjoy,
W.T.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

These are epitoke worms and fast swimmers they are. Wrasses will generally eat them

Epitokes of what species though?

 

[wil-yuhm]

Epitokes of what species though?

I had the same question but refrained from worry of flatworms etc.
Only five fish at this time inhabit my 66 gallon tank. None look unhealthy and observing how fast these worms move I doubt these fish might be healthy if the worms were hazardous towards them.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I had the same question but refrained from worry of flatworms etc.
Only five fish at this time inhabit my 66 gallon tank. None look unhealthy and observing how fast these worms move I doubt these fish might be healthy if the worms were hazardous towards them.

No, they would be some sort of polychaete (segmented worms), not flatworms.

My point was, identifying something as an epitoke sounds fancy but really tells you nothing

 

[wil-yuhm]

No, they would be some sort of polychaete (segmented worms), not flatworms.

My point was, identifying something as an epitoke sounds fancy but really tells you nothing

If nothing is the absence of all knowledge
An epitoke might best describe everything "you" say.

Enjoy,
W.T.