red worm with blue hairs? BAD or GOOD?

[surfsharkus]

I just saw a worm that was red and had a blue tuft on its head and tail. Anyone know what this is? It is about 1/4 in long.

 

[mbbuna]

sounds like a common bristle worm to me but with out a photo thats only a guess.

 

[LeslieH]

I won't even guess without a photo, sorry!

 

[jccash]

Lets say it is a bristle worm. Are they good, bad or just ugly?

 

[LeslieH]

They're beautiful and most of them are beneficial. Large eunicids, Oenone, and Hermodice carunculata are the main exceptions that make it into tanks. At 1/4" long your worm is harmless.

 

[surfsharkus]

That's the answer I was looking for! Sorry I could not post any pics.
Thanx,
Josh

 

[RumLad]

Did it look like these worms (at the base of the rock, not the one on the rock)?

Those are your everyday, run of the mill bristle worms. A real benefit to your tank.
Why, if you work with them long enough, and have patience, they will do all of your tank maintenance, except water changes :lol: