I think its a bristle worm...is it bad?

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 05:02 PM

I was just lookin in my tank, and there was this worm that was a light red on like, one half of it, and then the other half was like a grey/brown color...then it had a bunch of little spikey/hairy type stuff on it. Like a caterpillar kinda. It was only maybe a half inch. Is this a bristle worm, and is it bad?
srry i dont have a pic...my cam sucks indoors. I'll try to suck it up w/a turkey baster next time it comes out and take a picture of it outside

thanks

angelsj247 · 06/05/2006, 05:16 PM

sounds like a bristle worm. most are not bad, they are good scavengers for your tank, ive got one in my tank, only seen it once.

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 05:25 PM

so how will i tell if its bad? what are some things that it would affect? I mean...i guess i can live w/it, specially if it doesnt show up a ton, which i dont think it will since what i've seen on them it sounds like they're nocturnal usually...but they're gross lookin lol...if i do start having problems, how would i get rid of it? is there a shrimp that will eat it?

thanks

joeycadre · 06/05/2006, 05:30 PM

i just saw one that was almost 2" long in my new tank. i'm glad he's in there, the more scavengers the better, i think.

reefallen · 06/05/2006, 05:33 PM

Trust me, there isn't ONE, there's more like hundreds!!

Teremei · 06/05/2006, 05:33 PM

Yep it's one of those little ones. Some get 6"-'1 long. But all of mine are like 2" long at most. They are baby bristle worms (they seem to be etnerally "baby"). I've got tons of them, and lots of other pods. I don't get cyano anymore. The more natural scavengers, the better.

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 05:47 PM

so leave it? k thats good, i'm not worried about it anymore...also, i say what i think was a pod yesterday..it was a tiny little white bug...VERY tiny. I couldnt really tell, but the short look i got of it, it looked kinda like one of those pincher bugs..you know, with the pinser on its tail? well it was kinda like that, but not as long, and there wasnt really a pincher...more like 2 short little tails..really short tails like it was forked...i'm guessing thats a copepod? it ran away like right away...hopefully i got more of them! (if thats what they are)

ladyfsu · 06/05/2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by Teremei
Yep it's one of those little ones. Some get 6"-'1 long. But all of mine are like 2" long at most. T

...and sometimes they get bigger

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

superman1013 · 06/05/2006, 06:02 PM

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http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

That "thing" is GINORMOUS!!!

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 06:04 PM

psh...i'd auction that off on ebay...someone out there has to be sick enough to want that lol.

twopumpsump · 06/05/2006, 06:56 PM

All- at what rate do these worms grow?
I saw one in my tank a few nights ago. It was about the width of a straw, and not all of it was visible. I did see a good 4" of it

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 08:47 PM

i'd like to know as well...and will they ever attack/eat any of my corals or fish? if so, what do i do to get rid of them?

twopumpsump · 06/05/2006, 08:53 PM

I was checking out another thread and found a guy in oregon had a massive worm. It was like 7 feet. I belive it was a bristol worm but I will have check again. But that thing was eating some of his corals. Check it out at www.oregonreef.com

twopumpsump · 06/05/2006, 08:55 PM

It was an Eunicid worm. But I don't know the difference between them

Infern0 · 06/05/2006, 08:56 PM

Dang...I'd be worry about that thing giving my eel some competition...good lord is right.

sir_dudeguy · 06/05/2006, 10:07 PM

ya i've seen that thread a few times, but i never read it lol. i just look at how nasty that thing is and leave lol.

06/05/2006, 05:02 PM	#1
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	I think its a bristle worm...is it bad? I was just lookin in my tank, and there was this worm that was a light red on like, one half of it, and then the other half was like a grey/brown color...then it had a bunch of little spikey/hairy type stuff on it. Like a caterpillar kinda. It was only maybe a half inch. Is this a bristle worm, and is it bad? srry i dont have a pic...my cam sucks indoors. I'll try to suck it up w/a turkey baster next time it comes out and take a picture of it outside thanks

06/05/2006, 05:16 PM	#2
angelsj247 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 866	sounds like a bristle worm. most are not bad, they are good scavengers for your tank, ive got one in my tank, only seen it once. __________________ 2 perc clownfish, 2 peppermint shrimp, astrea, turbo, & nassarius snails, 20 lbs Live Rock Current Tank Info: 20gal FOWLR

06/05/2006, 05:25 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	so how will i tell if its bad? what are some things that it would affect? I mean...i guess i can live w/it, specially if it doesnt show up a ton, which i dont think it will since what i've seen on them it sounds like they're nocturnal usually...but they're gross lookin lol...if i do start having problems, how would i get rid of it? is there a shrimp that will eat it? thanks __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/05/2006, 05:30 PM	#4
joeycadre Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: jackson Posts: 1,371	i just saw one that was almost 2" long in my new tank. i'm glad he's in there, the more scavengers the better, i think. __________________ "it's not the heat, it's the humility" Current Tank Info: 90 gal. sps mostly. bubble master 200. pci cl-300 chiller

06/05/2006, 05:33 PM	#5
reefallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 174	Trust me, there isn't ONE, there's more like hundreds!! __________________ Todd at ReefAllen Current Tank Info: 75g fish only; 210 g reef; Euro250 x 2; chiller; 250MH x 5

06/05/2006, 05:33 PM	#6
Teremei Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Chicago (one hour west) Posts: 2,751	Yep it's one of those little ones. Some get 6"-'1 long. But all of mine are like 2" long at most. They are baby bristle worms (they seem to be etnerally "baby"). I've got tons of them, and lots of other pods. I don't get cyano anymore. The more natural scavengers, the better.

06/05/2006, 05:47 PM	#7
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	so leave it? k thats good, i'm not worried about it anymore...also, i say what i think was a pod yesterday..it was a tiny little white bug...VERY tiny. I couldnt really tell, but the short look i got of it, it looked kinda like one of those pincher bugs..you know, with the pinser on its tail? well it was kinda like that, but not as long, and there wasnt really a pincher...more like 2 short little tails..really short tails like it was forked...i'm guessing thats a copepod? it ran away like right away...hopefully i got more of them! (if thats what they are) __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/05/2006, 06:04 PM	#10
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	psh...i'd auction that off on ebay...someone out there has to be sick enough to want that lol. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/05/2006, 06:56 PM	#11
twopumpsump Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alta Loma Ca Posts: 16	All- at what rate do these worms grow? I saw one in my tank a few nights ago. It was about the width of a straw, and not all of it was visible. I did see a good 4" of it __________________ If you don't mind it dosen't matter------<mind over matter> Current Tank Info: new 55g reef tank

06/05/2006, 08:47 PM	#12
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	i'd like to know as well...and will they ever attack/eat any of my corals or fish? if so, what do i do to get rid of them? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/05/2006, 08:53 PM	#13
twopumpsump Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alta Loma Ca Posts: 16	I was checking out another thread and found a guy in oregon had a massive worm. It was like 7 feet. I belive it was a bristol worm but I will have check again. But that thing was eating some of his corals. Check it out at www.oregonreef.com __________________ If you don't mind it dosen't matter------<mind over matter> Current Tank Info: new 55g reef tank

06/05/2006, 08:55 PM	#14
twopumpsump Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alta Loma Ca Posts: 16	It was an Eunicid worm. But I don't know the difference between them __________________ If you don't mind it dosen't matter------<mind over matter> Current Tank Info: new 55g reef tank

06/05/2006, 08:56 PM	#15
Infern0 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 229	Dang...I'd be worry about that thing giving my eel some competition...good lord is right.

06/05/2006, 10:07 PM	#16
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ya i've seen that thread a few times, but i never read it lol. i just look at how nasty that thing is and leave lol. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!