i saw some worms in my tank!

vuanhquoc · 01/19/2009, 03:06 PM

today was looking at the skimmer and i saw two worms, they look like the centipedes and kind of brow-ish, they were hanging on on my heater, are they bad or good? should i destroy them?

Sk8r · 01/19/2009, 03:07 PM

good, generally. Unless they have 5 tentacles on their heads, they're just bristleworms, a valuable though common hitchhiker.

Whys · 01/19/2009, 03:28 PM

Sk8r, what has 5 tentacles on its head? No, not a riddle.

I saw a kind of worm in some of my fuge LR that was a neon pink and had a few white thin tentacles on its head. Is this a bad thing?

reefworm · 01/19/2009, 08:40 PM

Whys - Sk8r is referring to a eunicid worm - known coral grazers. Here's a worst-case scenario [viewer discretion advised

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http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

copeland118 · 02/01/2009, 11:40 AM

that is crazy 7 foot worm

EvilE · 02/01/2009, 12:43 PM

did it look like this?

jherrin215 · 02/01/2009, 12:44 PM

That is scary!! I would Crap my pants if I pulled a 7 foot worm out of my tank. I thought that 3 1/2 inch bristleworm was freaky looking!!

01/19/2009, 03:06 PM	#1
vuanhquoc Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OC, ca Posts: 65	i saw some worms in my tank! today was looking at the skimmer and i saw two worms, they look like the centipedes and kind of brow-ish, they were hanging on on my heater, are they bad or good? should i destroy them?

01/19/2009, 03:07 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	good, generally. Unless they have 5 tentacles on their heads, they're just bristleworms, a valuable though common hitchhiker. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/19/2009, 08:40 PM	#4
reefworm Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Waxhaw, NC USA Posts: 2,139	Whys - Sk8r is referring to a eunicid worm - known coral grazers. Here's a worst-case scenario [viewer discretion advised ] http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm __________________ "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 29 gal. reef/assist with 75 gal. at the school

02/01/2009, 12:43 PM	#6
EvilE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,944	did it look like this? __________________ Targzissians Are Obviously Reptilian Current Tank Info: 55 gallon african cichlid FW, 55 Gallon mixed reef SW

01/19/2009, 03:28 PM	#3
Whys Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,263	Sk8r, what has 5 tentacles on its head? No, not a riddle. I saw a kind of worm in some of my fuge LR that was a neon pink and had a few white thin tentacles on its head. Is this a bad thing?

02/01/2009, 11:40 AM	#5
copeland118 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springfield,NE Posts: 114	that is crazy 7 foot worm

02/01/2009, 12:44 PM	#7
jherrin215 GO COLTS!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 854	That is scary!! I would Crap my pants if I pulled a 7 foot worm out of my tank. I thought that 3 1/2 inch bristleworm was freaky looking!!