What kind of worm is this?

[codygarner08]

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Bristle worm

 

[codygarner08]

The good or bad?

 

[codygarner08]

If he is good I’ll put him back in the tank if not I’m going to take him to his grave.

 

[jaxredsoxfan]

bad, they are pests and I would remove. There are several types of bristle worms, the worst being fire worms- so I wouldn't touch to much, they can irritate skin. Also some will target fish while they sleep.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

They are great scavengers. Very helpful to the ecosystem. I personally dont like them and kill them. However, you have one you will have many. Coral banded shrimp will eat em

 

[Hemmdog]

That’s a legit fire worm, it’s bad.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

That’s a legit fire worm, it’s bad.

Forgot fireworks were a bad type of bristle worm 0.0 they arent fun. Getting stung by one feels like fiberglass splinters which alone isnt fun

 

[Dr_fud]

The worst type of hitch hiker. Kill it and remove as many as you see. With 1 that big, you will most prob have more in the tank. They come out quickly if you broadcast reef roids or other food at night in darkness. A couple started to burry in my masterpiece scoly and favia, I blame it for eventually killing them

 

[codygarner08]

I took all my rock out and went through the sand yesterday, I did find out I had a heck of a lot of snails, not worms. Even started poking at all my rocks. I’m not sure how I got the guy in the first place or how he has been able to get as big as he got. Thank DT is only 10 gallons. I think the pistol shrimp was feeding him.

 

[JumboShrimp]

One time I took out a larger size rock to kill all the algae by baking it in the Florida sun. Come to find out, there was a big bristle worm weaved in and out of holes in the rock (like a eel might do). Never knew he was in my tank!

 

[Subsea]

There are hundreds of species of bristleworms, of which fire worms are one species. Bristle worms are excellent opportunistic scavengers. I doubt they can capture a fish.

While I don’t buy them, I find them useful as a sandbed detrivore.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Enjoyed the video

 

[reef lover]

Def a fireworm...very different than a common bristle...eats corals and bristle are venomous ...

 

[lariat8099]

BAD.

 

[codygarner08]

So I ended up seeing 3 small ones today after feeding my clown. I’m going to go to a LFS and get something that eats these guys(worms). I don’t want my little clown fish getting hurt by them. Have they been known to attack clownfish?

 

[reef lover]

That ones special and hardly ever seen. The others are most likely common bristles.