Help meeee! What is this?!

[sandyreefgirl]

OMGGGG 911!!!! what the heck is this and how do I get rid of it?! I was cleaning the sand and water and I sucked this thing up!!

 

[Tired]

Looks like some sort of worm. There are a lot of worms that can pop up in reef tanks, most of them harmless. It's probably fine.

How big is it, and do you see any more?

 

[Rmckoy]

Fol

OMGGGG 911!!!! what the heck is this and how do I get rid of it?! I was cleaning the sand and water and I sucked this thing up!!

Following along .
interested what it is

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Looks like some sort of worm. There are a lot of worms that can pop up in reef tanks, most of them harmless. It's probably fine.

How big is it, and do you see any more?

The length is as long as a dime and skinny like a toothpick… this is the only one I found

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Looks like some sort of worm. There are a lot of worms that can pop up in reef tanks, most of them harmless. It's probably fine.

How big is it, and do you see any more?

 

[vetteguy53081]

OMGGGG 911!!!! what the heck is this and how do I get rid of it?! I was cleaning the sand and water and I sucked this thing up!!

Looks like on my phone, either a detritus worm or baby spaghetti worm

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Looks like on my phone, either a detritus worm or baby spaghetti worm

Are those bad?!

 

[sandyreefgirl]

OMGGGG 911!!!! what the heck is this and how do I get rid of it?! I was cleaning the sand and water and I sucked this thing up!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Are those bad?!

Neither are but detritus worms are a sign of either overfeeding or lack of siphoning/maintenance

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Have a new close up picture

 

[sandyreefgirl]

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Neither are but detritus worms are a sign of either overfeeding or lack of siphoning/maintenance

It looks like it has legs, yuck!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Definitely not a hair worm (what people incorrectly call a "spaghetti worm"), but I'm not sure what kind of worm it is.

 

[vetteguy53081]

It looks like it has legs, yuck!

Hang on- Thanks for better pic- Looks more like a syllidae worm, possibly Syllis pigmentata
Get rid of it

 

[sandyreefgirl]

Hang on- Thanks for better pic- Looks more like a syllidae worm, possibly Syllis pigmentata
Get rid of it

It’s gone, flushed it down the toilet. Are they bad for reef? I heard most worms are reef safe.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I was gonna say that does not look like a "good" worm. Lol
Good ID all
D

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s gone, flushed it down the toilet. Are they bad for reef? I heard most worms are reef safe.

NO but get long, eats sponges and other small inverts sucking the juices out of them

 

[Tired]

Oh, yeah, those particular ones aren't ideal. Not horrible, but they can damage some desirable organisms.