Hitchiker ID *scary pic* lol

[xenon]

Found him on the live rock that my green star polyps was mounted on.

 

[n8rad]

Good job on getting that nasty bugga out of your tank.

 

[Random Aquarist]

I don't even have my tank setup, and even I know that that's a bristle worm.

 

[supervdl]

I am always amazed about the new things you can find on live rock, even after a long time.

 

[xenon]

Wow.. thanks for the ID.

I caught my 1st bristle worm!

 

[Satori]

I like bristle worms. They are great on the cleanup crew.

 

[HippieSmell]

They're not bad (most of them), you might consider tossing it back in the tank.

 

[Candi]

yeah harmless little guy (did you pull him out of a rock? All mine that color are orangey/brown/orangey sort of like a messed up oreo) if you want scary check out the photo I posted earlier of the giant purple/blue one in my tank LOL

 

[plyle02]

Keep the worm, and hope for more.....Those guys are good....lol

 

[xenon]

Your all nuts..

I flushed it!

 

[Sk8r]

They're essential for the health of your reef. Leave them in.

 

[LockeOak]

Regular bristle worm. Quite a few of them in my tank, they keep the rock absolutely pristine. They won't hurt or eat anything in your tank unless it's already dead, and they keep things clean. They're light-averse, so if your lights are on and bright you probably won't see them. They'll also eat Formula 1 food pellets, after I set up the tank and cycled for 3 weeks or so I tossed in a few pellets and they all poured out of the rocks for it, they'd been starving for a while. They came out in full daylight, so I knew they were hungry. If you see any more, don't flush them. Just don't touch them without gloves, the bristles will irritate the skin.

 

[plyle02]

I agree with Sk8r, I would not pull that guy out of my tank. Where did bristle worms get such a bad rap anyway. I have never had a problem in my SPS dominated tank, and have tons of bristles, and big ones too........

 

[Amphiprion]

That individual was entirely harmless and beneficial. Likely a common Eurythoe spp., probably E. complanata.

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Yeah if you dont like them send them my way. Great cleaners.

 

[MikeP471612]

If you found one you likely have lots more. Take a look in your tank with a flashlight after the lights have been out for a while. They are partly why live rock is called live. Don't freak if you see more they are good for the tank.

 

[xenon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9270187#post9270187 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MikeP471612
If you found one you likely have lots more. Take a look in your tank with a flashlight after the lights have been out for a while. They are partly why live rock is called live. Don't freak if you see more they are good for the tank.

Yep, guess what!

Found another one. Gotta love QT tanks!

I am not sure yet if I want this in my tank.

 

[aquarius77]

I added them to my reef twice now. They are GOOD!

 

[reefD]

dude listen to the advice! they are harmless beneficial scavengers! not bad at all unless your tank begins to crap out the will explode in pop. and feed on the excess nutrients and then become epidemic and thus an issue. if you want get a six line wrasse or a coral bandid shrimp as they will eat them but youll always have a few and thats good.

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Mine ate a huge piece of flake in my 5 gal experiment tank. Sucked it back. WOW.

I hate to say it but you will not get rid of bristle worms. They are in your live rock right now. But they are good scavengers.