Worm that’s multi colored

[|sCRIBe|]

I was doing some husbandry and been finding these things underneath the frag plugs and not sure if they are good or bad, anyone?

 

[wattson]

bobbit worm,,if so,,not a good guy

 

[Gareth elliott]

Tentacles on the head lead me towards predatory hard to see other features in the photo though.

 

[|sCRIBe|]

Tentacles on the head lead me towards predatory hard to see other features in the photo though.

Here’s a better pic

 

[Gareth elliott]

Palola viridis possibly

 

[|sCRIBe|]

Palola viridis possibly

Is that good or bad?

 

[Gareth elliott]

I would say not safe simply because i have no idea of their diet tbh.

 

[reef lover]

Leaning toward dorvellidaes ...harmless.

 

[|sCRIBe|]

Thanks for all the comments guys. While cleaning off frag plugs I found another and tried to get even better macro shots. They don’t appear to be on any corals but rather just hanging out on the plug surface. How are these pics to maybe better identify?

 

[malacoda]

Perhaps a Polychaete Dorvilleidae bristleworm:

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

You'd need to find some other larger, clearer pics to confirm, but, if so, a good (herbivore) hitchhiker.

 

[|sCRIBe|]

Perhaps a Polychaete Dorvilleidae bristleworm:

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

You'd need to find some other larger, clearer pics to confirm, but, if so, a good (herbivore) hitchhiker.

The only thing that doesn’t resemble the reference pic is that mine has colors and the reference photo is solid; otherwise is looks identical. What sort of better photo are you looking for and I will try to take it

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

It's a type of dorvilleidae. Here is a picture of one similar to yours.