Are these Doraville idea worms?

[AwwNuts]

So my little boy wanted to have his own reef setup in his room as he like my large setup. After setting up a 12 gal aquapod I been seeing tons of these guys popping from substrate and rock. His setup is fish less right b ow so they are comfortable coming out.

Are they good or bad, reef safe or not?

I would guess they are safe like bristle worms as I seen them mowing on the glass with their pincher like inner mouths on algae dust and what not.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Have a look here - http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

 

[AwwNuts]

Took a look at the site and couldn't ID one of them to be exact. The closest one i could find similarity with an exception to color is the Nereids ( White & grey worm which is the last row of pictures within this category).

So far i seen their behaviour is eating detrious all day as it bumps into copepods, my star fish and other living organisms and it just goes around it eating detrious on the rock, glass and what not. I seen it go around baby copepods on the glass so i figure they must not bee too harmful. Also no effects on corals that i could see.

 

[joshky]

Gonna take a stab in the dark and say they could possibly be eunicid worms? If they are, I wouldn't keep them. (I could be wrong, it's really just a guess) Hopefully someone else will know?

Bump

 

[AwwNuts]

I don't think they would be eunicids as I seen them up close against the glass and the front mouth part does not match one of a eunicid. Also they are blue in color with a white band starting in the lower neck area and then each segment has a white dot pattern on its back.

 

[poissonkimbo]

I have a tiny, tiny one that I see on my glass. Does yours move very fast? Mine does not move like. Bristle worm. Hope you don't mind if I tag along?

 

[AwwNuts]

No worries. Tag along. It moves at a decent rate forward but I seen when it tries to retreat it does it by walking backwards and really fast

 

[AwwNuts]

Yesterday I added a six line wrasse into the tank. I know he will find the bristle worms tasty and let's see if he goes after these guys.