Help idintify good or bad worm??

[lovetoclown]

Found this creature while doing some cleaning and need to know if i should throw him in the fuge ir trash.

 

[lovetoclown]

Pic 2

 

[homer1475]

Harmless detritus eating bristleworm. Don't sump him or or trash him, throw him back in your display.

 

[lovetoclown]

Pic 3

 

[Dkuhlmann]

That doesn't totally look like a bristle worm to me. I think I'd trash it.

 

[jrr98002]

Yeah, bristleworm. Good for your DT. But if you're nervous, it won't hurt to get rid of it either.

 

[homer1475]

That doesn't totally look like a bristle worm to me. I think I'd trash it.

Now that I see the third picture, looks like it could be a fireworm, which is bad. If I wasn't sure, I'd trash it. Always better to be cautious then not.

 

[lovetoclown]

Its about 2 1/2 inches long but very skinny. Like the lead of a mechanical pencil.

 

[Ron Reefman]

It doesn't look like a bristle worm to me. I'd pitch it just to play it safe.

 

[Shaummy]

It's got a fireworm look to it IMHO. Look up some images and see if you can find one similar.

I know they have the reputation of being coral eaters...but not sure if there are specific types they prey on. Research from there.

 

[Bpb]

Bearded fire worms get super thick and chunky. Less like a mechanical pencil lead (common bristleworms) and more like the whole pencil size or bigger.

 

[lovetoclown]

Thanks alot for the info. Definitely better safe than sorry.