Just found this

KQuillan · Mar 17, 2023

What is this?

Goaway · Mar 17, 2023

Common bristleworm

vetteguy53081 · Mar 17, 2023

ktfloyd01 said:
What is this?

Pics a little fuzzy but appears to be common bristleworm

KQuillan · Mar 17, 2023

Is it bad or good?

Rick's Reviews · Mar 17, 2023

Did you intentionally buy it? If not... Bad

KQuillan · Mar 17, 2023

Rick's Reviews said:
Did you intentionally buy it? If not... Bad

No. Just found it after a few months.

907_Reefer · Mar 17, 2023

Tons of good info available via search, common hitchhikers. My take: Generally, some smaller BWs can be a good part of your CUC. But, they can get pretty big which is maybe not so good. When I moved my tanks, I discarded the ones that had abandoned rock in a dark tub, but did not make an effort to eradicate them all.

Some wrasses like to snack on them as well.

cww81 · Mar 17, 2023

I personally don’t see any bad in them as they are an important part of detritus removal.

Sidsreef · Mar 17, 2023

ktfloyd01 said:
No. Just found it after a few months.

thats a bristle worm. dont touch it. they sting. but if you dont like the look of it then you can fish it out. other than that its harmless and will clean your sand and what not. just be aware they get bigger. and bigger. and bigger lol

KQuillan · Mar 17, 2023

Sidsreef said:
thats a bristle worm. dont touch it. they sting. but if you dont like the look of it then you can fish it out. other than that its harmless and will clean your sand and what not. just be aware they get bigger. and bigger. and bigger lol

Good to know, thank you.

KQuillan · Mar 17, 2023

907_Reefer said:
Tons of good info available via search, common hitchhikers. My take: Generally, some smaller BWs can be a good part of your CUC. But, they can get pretty big which is maybe not so good. When I moved my tanks, I discarded the ones that had abandoned rock in a dark tub, but did not make an effort to eradicate them all.

Some wrasses like to snack on them as well.

I know to research, but it startled me and I wanted to make sure if it was a worm and if it was ok. I have had enough issues going on with my tank lately and was stunned to find this. I just wanted to make sure from enough people here. I also have a wrasse, guess he isn't hungry.