bristleworm?

[Kigs]

is this a bristleworm? when i caught it out of the tank, it was a lot bigger than standard sized bristleworms i've been seeing around my tank.

 

[LeslieH]

Yup, an amphinomid polychaete which is what most reefers call bristleworms. I'd need a close up of the head to be sure what species it is but I think it's probably one of the harmless ones. There's a good article on them at http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

 

[Kigs]

I guess I freaked out for no reason lol. Thanks Leslie, time to put the poor fellow back to the tank.