What is this worm?

JCOLE · Apr 28, 2019

Hello everyone,

I dip all my corals so I was surprised to see this guy. I filmed the worm then went to wash my hands. When I came back a minute later it was gone. It is a small clear worm next to the turbo snail.

Does anyone know what this is?

KJ · Apr 28, 2019

Dorvilleidae good CUC.

JCOLE · Apr 28, 2019

KJ said:
Dorvilleidae good CUC.

Cool. Thank you. Glad I didnt go a hunting expedition to get it out. How do they typically get in the tank? Can they survive the coral dips?

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

I am starting to see more now. I lost two frags due to my new tank move and unstable parameters. Now I see these worms. Are these the same worms and should I leave them???

Sorry about the shaky footage. Zoom was all the way out and hard to keep steady.

KJ · May 9, 2019

Hard to tell from the video!

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

KJ said:
Hard to tell from the video!

Do you see the two worms crawling around? They do look similar to the first worm I posted. I will try and upload a picture I took.

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

Nevermind the pictures are not as clear as the video...... :-(

samnaz · May 9, 2019

Looks like the same kinda worms as in the first video.

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

samnaz said:
Looks like the same kinda worms as in the first video.

I think they are. They move the same as well. Just never seen them before besides the last couple of weeks.

KJ · May 9, 2019

Look like the clean dead flesh from the coral. Nothing to worry about.

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

Here is a better video of them.

JCOLE · May 9, 2019

And some pics

samnaz · May 9, 2019

Definitely a polychaete worm - dorvilleidae as KJ mentioned, it is a good guy. Leave em be.

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/polychaete-dorvilleidae/

JCOLE · May 10, 2019

samnaz said:
Definitely a polychaete worm - dorvilleidae as KJ mentioned, it is a good guy. Leave em be.

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/polychaete-dorvilleidae/

No doubt that is them. Thank you.

JCOLE · May 11, 2019

I went to clean my glass last night and seen the worms and other critters running around the magnet. Can anyone ID the other critters besides the worms?

KJ · May 11, 2019

h2oh2o said:
I went to clean my glass last night and seen the worms and other critters running around the magnet. Can anyone ID the other critters besides the worms?

Copepod good CUC and fish food