Thoughts on worm?

[saltcats]

Found this worm today, would love to know what it might be!

 

[blaxsun]

Bristleworm. Reef safe - harmless but ugly (won't go after fish, etc). Mostly eats detritus and scavenges. You'll typically see them out at night more than during the day.

 

[AstroCoral]

Found this worm today, would love to know what it might be!

Bristleworm, it’s a nocturnal scavenger. It likely came in on some rock or frags. They are good detritivores but are also quite creepy.

 

[RedReefer]

Bristleworm. Reef safe - harmless but ugly (won't go after fish, etc). Mostly eat detritus and scavenge. You'll typically see them out at night more than during the day.

+1

 

[Louro]

Only one.. wait for lights go out.. and you will see a lot more! A Lot!

 

[Lps_lover12]

Only one.. wait for lights go out.. and you will see a lot more! A Lot!

I don’t look in my tank at night for this reason lol

 

[saltcats]

Bristleworm. Reef safe - harmless but ugly (won't go after fish, etc). Mostly eat detritus and scavenge. You'll typically see them out at night more than during the day.

Bristleworm

Cool, thanks!
Just a regular bristleworm, then? Trying to look at pics online seemed like the generic "bristleworm" (I know it's a group they all fall into) is just brown with evenly distributed spikes... Thought with the red head + the white clumped spikes he might be something more exciting!
Do bristleworms construct sand tunnels? Would this be what has been making these in my tank, sight unseen, since I set it up?

 

[blaxsun]

I don’t look in my tank at night for this reason lol

All the fun stuff seems to happen in my tank at night...

 

[saltcats]

Only one.. wait for lights go out.. and you will see a lot more! A Lot!

I don’t look in my tank at night for this reason lol

It's funny - I look in there with a flashlight most nights and this is the first time in 2 tanks that I've ever seen a bristleworm! During the daylight too... I haven't added anything wet to the tank since November; it's amazing how you can still find something new.

 

[blaxsun]

Cool, thanks!
Just a regular bristleworm, then? Trying to look at pics online seemed like the generic "bristleworm" (I know it's a group they all fall into) is just brown with evenly distributed spikes... Thought with the red head + the white clumped spikes he might be something more exciting!
Do bristleworms construct sand tunnels? Would this be what has been making these in my tank, sight unseen, since I set it up?

Yeah, regular bristleworm. If it's fiery red with white tuffs it's a fireworm - and you don't want those. Yes, they can create those sand tunnels you're referring to - although you'll most see them in or under rocks.

 

[Lps_lover12]

All the fun stuff seems to happen in my tank at night...

Fun for me would be seeing my wrasses and hawkfish go to town on the bristleworms lol

 

[Lps_lover12]

It's funny - I look in there with a flashlight most nights and this is the first time in 2 tanks that I've ever seen a bristleworm! During the daylight too... I haven't added anything wet to the tank since November; it's amazing how you can still find something new.

That’s what I love about this hobby, there’s always something new and Intresting! But there is also those nasty things… like bristleworms lol