I have worms! Pics Inside>

clostoyo · 09/11/2012, 12:17 PM

OK , so i recently did away with mi Bio balls and started using a filter sock. I removed the filter sock for cleaning after 4 days of use , when i removed it i found about 5-6 worms. One was redish and smaller ones where tan to clear. Can anyone tell me if these worms will cause problems to my tank or how to get rid of them? I have some Zoas and a few clowns with a yellow tang. My tank is a 92 gallon corner tank. Please let me know if you need any more information, Thanks. Heres some pictures

My tank :

hando562 · 09/11/2012, 01:16 PM

The one worm looks like a fire worm which is beneficial to your tank. Hard to tell by the photos, but the others look like amphipods which are also beneficial. I usually go through my filter socks after I pull them out and put all these critters back in my sump. Tank looks good, keep up the good work.

worm5406 · 09/11/2012, 01:26 PM

Does it look like this up close:

That worm in my video is a beneficial one

clostoyo · 09/11/2012, 01:48 PM

Hando562 , thanks for your inout . I do hope that theyre benefitial to my tank as everytime i pull a filter sock a few more show up .worm5406, It looks similar to the one on your video but red . Thanks

worm5406 · 09/11/2012, 01:52 PM

Yeah they are red... Just the light (camera) washed them out some...

Can you take a closer picture of one...

Just to make sure it is not the dreaded FIREWORM...

Granted they are not as popular as these "Bristle" worms

clostoyo · 09/11/2012, 02:38 PM

I got rid of them after cleaning the filter sock. I will remove the new filter sock in about 3 days. If I see another one I will take closer pictures of it. If its a fireworm how can I get rid of them?

greech · 09/11/2012, 02:59 PM

Don't grab any worm with your bare hand. Use a glove or gently pic them out of the sock with a pair of tweezers (your wife's or GF's pair will work just fine

) and put them back in your tank/sump/fuge.

IME, baby bristle worms have red in them (red bands) and that is what appears to be in your pics. Google pics of fire worms and bristle worms so you can tell the difference before your next sock change out.

worm5406 · 09/11/2012, 02:59 PM

Either fire or bristle.. do not touch.. Those little 'arms' are filaments that will IRRITATE your skin like fiberglass and to some people worse.

Tweezers work... they are quick though... There are some commercial treatments (that some do not like to use)

A spider crab can pick them out. But they also work away at the copepods.

Most say by hand... Just look in the cracks and tweezer them out.

I know some other people will kick in with some ideas here too.

worm5406 · 09/11/2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greech

...pair of tweezers (your wife's or GF's pair will work just fine

) ...

Do not wash it off either.

clostoyo · 09/11/2012, 04:12 PM

Thanks for all the useful information, i will look into my next filter sock so i can determine which one i have in my tank . I think my wife would be delighted if i use her tweezers to get worms out of my filter sock . Thanks again for all the help, ill keep you guys posted on this post.

09/11/2012, 12:17 PM	#1
clostoyo Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 163	I have worms! Pics Inside> OK , so i recently did away with mi Bio balls and started using a filter sock. I removed the filter sock for cleaning after 4 days of use , when i removed it i found about 5-6 worms. One was redish and smaller ones where tan to clear. Can anyone tell me if these worms will cause problems to my tank or how to get rid of them? I have some Zoas and a few clowns with a yellow tang. My tank is a 92 gallon corner tank. Please let me know if you need any more information, Thanks. Heres some pictures My tank :

09/11/2012, 01:16 PM	#2
hando562 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: whittier, CA Posts: 31	The one worm looks like a fire worm which is beneficial to your tank. Hard to tell by the photos, but the others look like amphipods which are also beneficial. I usually go through my filter socks after I pull them out and put all these critters back in my sump. Tank looks good, keep up the good work. __________________ 90 gallon mixed reef, 700 gph glass-holes overflow, mp40w, mp10w, 2 120 watt evolution LED panels, 30 gallon sump with refugium, swc 160 cone skimmer, eheim 1262 return, brs phosphate reactor.

09/11/2012, 01:26 PM	#3
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Does it look like this up close: That worm in my video is a beneficial one __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

09/11/2012, 01:52 PM	#5
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Yeah they are red... Just the light (camera) washed them out some... Can you take a closer picture of one... Just to make sure it is not the dreaded FIREWORM... Granted they are not as popular as these "Bristle" worms __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

09/11/2012, 02:59 PM	#7
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Don't grab any worm with your bare hand. Use a glove or gently pic them out of the sock with a pair of tweezers (your wife's or GF's pair will work just fine ) and put them back in your tank/sump/fuge. IME, baby bristle worms have red in them (red bands) and that is what appears to be in your pics. Google pics of fire worms and bristle worms so you can tell the difference before your next sock change out. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

09/11/2012, 01:48 PM	#4
clostoyo Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 163	Hando562 , thanks for your inout . I do hope that theyre benefitial to my tank as everytime i pull a filter sock a few more show up .worm5406, It looks similar to the one on your video but red . Thanks

09/11/2012, 02:38 PM	#6
clostoyo Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 163	I got rid of them after cleaning the filter sock. I will remove the new filter sock in about 3 days. If I see another one I will take closer pictures of it. If its a fireworm how can I get rid of them?

09/11/2012, 04:12 PM	#10
clostoyo Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 163	Thanks for all the useful information, i will look into my next filter sock so i can determine which one i have in my tank . I think my wife would be delighted if i use her tweezers to get worms out of my filter sock . Thanks again for all the help, ill keep you guys posted on this post.