What is this and is it dangerous?

[drewdb]

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Turbo snail, not dangerous

 

[Malifry97]

Turbo snail, not dangerous

I think he means the worm thing in the sand hole. I don’t know what it is but maybe you do

 

[drewdb]

Turbo snail, not dangerous

i mean the worm thing in sand lol

 

[Reefer1978]

Looks like bristleworm, not dangerous until gets too big.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Lol looks like a bristle worm to me which is a good clean up crew member (but I'm not positive so let's hear from others as well)

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I really enjoy having bristle worms in my tank but they can be dangerous if you touch them!

 

[Reefer1978]

I really enjoy having bristle worms in my tank but they can be dangerous if you touch them!

I've touched mine (accidentally) it wasn't too bad. I am more worried of them hitting fish.

 

[Reefer1978]

I heard that they can kill fish and coral, when should I start to get worried?

I am 3 years in with my current tank - not worried yet.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I've also heard over and over that big ones can kill fish but have never heard of it actually happening so I'm not convinced (unless someone can prove me otherwise)?

 

[Malifry97]

I don’t think bristleworms kill fish, for the mostt part they are detritivores

 

[Reefer1978]

I've also heard over and over that big ones can kill fish but have never heard of it actually happening so I'm not convinced (unless someone can prove me otherwise)?

It happens - but it's an accident in most encounters, so it's rare. But if you google you will see some pics of dead fish with bristles sticking out of their face.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

You may be right, but isn't it their job to eat dead fish? Seeing one eating a dead fish doesn't mean it killed the fish, it means it's cleaning your tank

 

[Reefer1978]

You may be right, but isn't it their job to eat dead fish? Seeing one eating a dead fish doesn't mean it killed the fish, it means it's cleaning your tank

I mean a fish was killed by bristle worm, not a bristle worm eating a dead fish.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Ah, I may have read that wrong. Ya it sounds like an accident/self defense but I suppose it could happen

 

[DSC reef]

I heard that they can kill fish and coral, when should I start to get worried?

This is untrue, yours is a bristleworm and not a fireworm.

 

[Malifry97]

This is untrue, yours is a bristleworm and not a fireworm.

+1 that’s what I was just about to say ( about fireworms)