WHAT is that??? Need ID !! (Pictures)

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 08:45 PM

I turned off my lights approx 45 minutes ago. I looked inside my tank with a little flash light and saw this "worm" looking thing. It look similiar to a centipede and an earthworm. Its not a serpent because there is no legs. Just one "solo worm looking thing".....how is that for scientific?? It must have hitch-hiked from one of my zoo colonies I recently acquired.

What the heck is it? And will it harm my fish and corals????

saltycreefer · 02/08/2008, 08:47 PM

You seriously dont know what that is?

bertoni · 02/08/2008, 08:47 PM

That looks like the typical bristleworm. They most often are useful to have:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by saltycreefer
You seriously dont know what that is?

I know it may seem strange...but yes, I have never came acrossed one of these before.

BLKTANG · 02/08/2008, 08:52 PM

Its a bristle worm,completly harmless.

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 08:54 PM

Sorry, camera is not the best....

_E_ · 02/08/2008, 08:55 PM

Looks like a bristle to me. Detritus feeders unless huge. Don't touch because they sting.
Eric

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BLKTANG
Its a bristle worm,completly harmless.

Quote:

Originally posted by bertoni
That looks like the typical bristleworm. They most often are useful to have:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

Thanks guys. I almost had an anxiety attack. Thank goodness for this website. This is my first coral tank. I started a 14g nano with softies and Zoos. When I saw that thing, all I was thinking, it is going to eat my corals, then my fish, then my LR, then my......yoiu get the point.

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by _E_
Looks like a bristle to me. Detritus feeders unless huge. Don't touch because they sting.
Eric

Yea, it looks like it could do something.

Its is about the size of a large earthworm......certainly not little.

BLKTANG · 02/08/2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by Fishy Business
Thanks guys. I almost had an anxiety attack. Thank goodness for this website. This is my first coral tank. I started a 14g nano with softies and Zoos. When I saw that thing, all I was thinking, it is going to eat my corals, then my fish, then my LR, then my......yoiu get the point.

dileggi · 02/08/2008, 08:57 PM

Definitely a bristle worm. Great clean up crew...I wish I had more that what I have.

BLKTANG · 02/08/2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by dileggi
Definitely a bristle worm. Great clean up crew...I wish I had more that what I have.

Just feed more.

If you feed them they will come.

Fishy Business · 02/08/2008, 09:00 PM

Relief!!!!!

BLKTANG · 02/08/2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by Fishy Business
Relief!!!!!

I totally understand.

I can remember the first time i saw one of those nasty lookin dudes in my reef.

Misled · 02/08/2008, 09:47 PM

My wife can't look in my fuge. The small ones are all over. If anyone needs them and they're out my way, just ask!!!

jrod11 · 02/08/2008, 10:01 PM

dont worry about those guys even though they look kinda scary. They are good to have in your tank. Just dont touch one or it will hurt

chrisqueenz · 02/08/2008, 10:06 PM

I second that!

Diver4life · 02/08/2008, 10:07 PM

bristle worms are safe, I have a couple of them, but if you are feeding to much they will reproduce very fast.

Fishy Business · 02/11/2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by jrod11
dont worry about those guys even though they look kinda scary. They are good to have in your tank. Just dont touch one or it will hurt

Note to self....

Dont pet the worm-like centipede thingy.

Check!

Thanks again everybody....I did freak out when I first saw that thing.

02/08/2008, 08:45 PM	#1
Fishy Business Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 537	WHAT is that??? Need ID !! (Pictures) I turned off my lights approx 45 minutes ago. I looked inside my tank with a little flash light and saw this "worm" looking thing. It look similiar to a centipede and an earthworm. Its not a serpent because there is no legs. Just one "solo worm looking thing".....how is that for scientific?? It must have hitch-hiked from one of my zoo colonies I recently acquired. What the heck is it? And will it harm my fish and corals???? __________________ Here to pick your brain and pick-pocket myself at the same time. Last edited by Fishy Business; 02/08/2008 at 08:58 PM.

02/08/2008, 08:47 PM	#2
saltycreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fairfield,CT Posts: 1,696	You seriously dont know what that is? __________________ I love being a turtle!!! Current Tank Info: Got out of tanks for a little while.

02/08/2008, 08:47 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	That looks like the typical bristleworm. They most often are useful to have: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/08/2008, 08:52 PM	#5
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Its a bristle worm,completly harmless. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

02/08/2008, 08:54 PM	#6
Fishy Business Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 537	More pics Sorry, camera is not the best.... __________________ Here to pick your brain and pick-pocket myself at the same time.

02/08/2008, 08:55 PM	#7
_E_ Professional Lurker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Du Quoin, Illinois Posts: 1,169	Looks like a bristle to me. Detritus feeders unless huge. Don't touch because they sting. Eric __________________ Eric "If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack sufficient imagination." Current Tank Info: 140 DSA with basement sump room

02/08/2008, 08:57 PM	#11
dileggi Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: S. Philly PA Posts: 1,171	Definitely a bristle worm. Great clean up crew...I wish I had more that what I have. __________________ Eric "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist." - Usual Suspects Current Tank Info: 90g w/30g sump; skimmer; 2x175w MH & 2x super white actinic...3g w/.5g fuge 1x150w MH Viper

02/08/2008, 09:00 PM	#13
Fishy Business Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 537	Relief!!!!! __________________ Here to pick your brain and pick-pocket myself at the same time.

02/08/2008, 09:47 PM	#15
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	My wife can't look in my fuge. The small ones are all over. If anyone needs them and they're out my way, just ask!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

02/08/2008, 10:01 PM	#16
jrod11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 347	dont worry about those guys even though they look kinda scary. They are good to have in your tank. Just dont touch one or it will hurt

02/08/2008, 10:06 PM	#17
chrisqueenz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester New York, USA Posts: 2,042	I second that!

02/08/2008, 10:07 PM	#18
Diver4life Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines FL Posts: 482	bristle worms are safe, I have a couple of them, but if you are feeding to much they will reproduce very fast. __________________ We are the minority but we are a proud specie! (Scuba Divers 4 life). Current Tank Info: 90 gal, 110 lb LR, 90 lb LS, 29 gal sump/fuge, ASM G1 skimmer, Mag 9 return pump, solar xtreme 48'' T5, Koralias 1400, Reefkeeper Lite Plus.