Worm type thing!

[cccharliecc]

Can anyone help identify what these are? I just saw them today on one of my cleaning magnets?
Also how to get rid of them too....hoping its not too bad.

Thank you!

 

[Highgrade]

Small bristle worm most likely. Look at getting a wrasse that will eat them.

 

[Dennis McGrath]

Looks like bristleworms to me. You can make yourself a easy trap, there's a bunch of Youtube videos on it.

 

[cccharliecc]

Are they bad for the tank/corals/fish? Is a wrasse the easiest way to get rid of them? I see 3 on the magnet....could there be hundreds?

 

[Dennis McGrath]

If you've got that many on the magnet, you've probably got more hiding in the rock. You'll hear differing opinions on them, but I'd make/get a trap to knock them out.

 

[cccharliecc]

oh boy.....ok...I'll make a trap and get a wrasse.....will a 6 line wrasse do it?

 

[Greybeard]

I consider Bristleworms an essential component of my clean up crew. They quickly consume dead, dying, decaying organic matter. Years ago, I used to actually buy them... until I figured out that they're virtually impossible to avoid. Let 'em be.

Oh, and leaving your velcro type cleaning magnets in the water can be a bad idea. Eventually, you'll get small tube worms or something else hard growing on it, and scratch the heck out of your tank. Been there, done that. I use Tunze magnets these days, and I try not to leave them in the water.

 

[cccharliecc]

Good advice, I'll take the magnets out. I actually have a Tunze also....just put in this magfloat for an additional one.