Red hairy worm

ssunthar · Jan 29, 2022

Hi Expert,

Found this worm while dipping... anyone can tell if it is reef safe? It is so cool and dont feel like throwing it away...

ssunthar · Jan 29, 2022

Hi @vetteguy53081, could you please help to ID this worm? It looks super cool... not sure if it is safe to put it back in my mixed reef DT?

vetteguy53081 · Jan 29, 2022

ssunthar said:
Hi @vetteguy53081, could you please help to ID this worm? It looks super cool... not sure if it is safe to put it back in my mixed reef DT?

Its a young Fulgida worm which represents a millipede. These are Very bad news as they will kiil shrimp, snails, fish with no hesitation. get rid of it and tomorrow go to church and ask the Lord " please not let there be anymore " lol

ssunthar · Jan 29, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Its a young Fulgida worm which represents a millipede. These are Very bad news as they will kiil shrimp, snails, fish with no hesitation. get rid of it and tomorrow go to church and ask the Lord " please not let there be anymore " lol

Thank you very much @vetteguy53081. Glad that I asked you... no questions in getting rid of it now...
Yup, will do that too.

Rtaylor · Jan 29, 2022

Don’t think it’s a fulgida worm, looks more like a syllidae worm. Not a lot of info readily available on them.

Karen00 · Jan 29, 2022

If in doubt toss it out or give it its own tank (like a 5g or something small). I have read a lot of worm threads on here and have not seen this one before. It is pretty though.

Rtaylor · Jan 29, 2022

Here’s a pic of a similar looking worm.

BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Syllis pigmentata {species}

vsolovyev · Jan 29, 2022

+1 on the syllidae worm, in the same family as bristle worms, refer to the thread

Not convinced this is a bristle worm...

Hello everyone! This little guys has been in my tank for few months but only tonight was I able to catch him- My reasons for thinking this isn't a bristle worm are as follows- It appears to be pretty much the same size as when it arrived a few months ago (about 1 centimeter), It has not...

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