Bright Yellow worm ID please!

[fyrefysh]

Please help me identify this worm, fairly fast moving; kinda looks like a common bristle worm but only bright yellow. Also is it a pest or a keeper?

 

[J.russell]

Cant help you ID but that thing is pretty cool looking

 

[fyrefysh]

C'mon people, are you scared? TTT ^

 

[fyrefysh]

Well, the image doesn't look like it's coming up anymore, so I'll post a smaller image.

 

[StunnaShadez]

nope, picture isnt working

 

[Twz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12581784#post12581784 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by StunnaShadez
nope, picture isnt working

 

[fyrefysh]

I don't understand why, so I'll post the link! http://www.geocities.com/cody_prather1/P5200037.JPG

 

[Twz]

Not quite sure, very pretty yellow though.

 

[fyrefysh]

^TTT^

 

[mbbuna]

you'll get an id if you post in this forum


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=427

 

[LeslieH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12584068#post12584068 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mbbuna
you'll get an id if you post in this forum
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=427

Yup, questions about critters get much faster responses if they're put in the right forum.

Your worm is a polychaete in the family Phyllodocidae, maybe genus Phyllodoce. They are micro-predators feeding on small worms, crustaceans, and other tiny creatures. harmless to corals and fish.

 

[fyrefysh]

Thank you LeslieH, how big do these worms get? It's about 5-6" long right now. Do I need to be concerned with it decimating my micro star, 'pod and mysis shrimp populations?

 

[LeslieH]

Not to worry. One phyllodocid won't make much of a dent in your populations.