Need an Id for this worm. Please help

[dinorex1013]

hi. Was cleaning my glass and moved some substrate and then saw this worm come out. Not sure if this is a fireworm or bristleworm? Please help me identify and then what to do. Thanks

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Harmless bristle worm, no worries.

 

[billdogg]

IMHO, no tank is complete without a healthy population of bristle worms. They are one of the very best detritivores you can have in your system.

 

[Sk8r]

Yep.

 

[dinorex1013]

Okay. Thank you guys so much. Was worried it was a fire worm or something that will irrate my corals.

 

[Sk8r]

Fire worms are so rare (depending on source of rock) that in multiple decades of reefing I have never seen one, nor have I seen a live eunicid. OTOH, you can get rock sources that give you waaay many of these. Bristleworms of any sort are good. I treasure my big ones: great cleaners and they don't move much from their 'hole.'