Millipede like worm, not bristleworm!

[Trixter227]

Hey caught this litle thing swimming through the water. Yes swimming, like wiggle wiggle in a s curve. Clung to the rockwork and i sucked him out. 100% not a "normal" bristleworm. Any ideas?

The first picture is "in motion" doing the s wiggle to swim away.

Also has what appears to be a very distinct head

 

[mtfish]

Looks like a normal polychaete to me, aka "bristle worm". Look up "epitoke polychaete". This is the swimming form that is part of their reproductive cycle. Common occurance, you just happened to catch it in the act.

 

[Paullawr]

Looks like a normal polychaete to me, aka "bristle worm". Look up "epitoke polychaete". This is the swimming form that is part of their reproductive cycle. Common occurance, you just happened to catch it in the act.

Agree! Its as keep. Just thin out the population every now and then. Most effective CUC I've ever known - but then I have a tonne of them!

 

[Trixter227]

Looks like a normal polychaete to me, aka "bristle worm". Look up "epitoke polychaete". This is the swimming form that is part of their reproductive cycle. Common occurance, you just happened to catch it in the act.

Oh wow okay! Never seen them in the swim form. Im half ok what the heck bristleworms its a wrasse dominant tank ao i doubt they will ever be seen durring the day lol.
Thank you