Ugly Mother !?

AfricaOffroad

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I'm not feeling the love:hammer:
Spotted this guy twice now. Managed to track him down in the dark last night with a red light, then snapped his pic.
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Type of bristleworm I presume?
Just dont like the look of him/her. Its a good 150mm long (6 inches)It reminds me of a white centipede.
Anyone got experience with these critters? Good or bad?
No small fish/inverts have gone missing in the 2 months the tank has been up and running. Obviously came in with the live rock, which was fresh out the sea.

While observing him, a tiny hermit crab stumbled into him. The worm made a hasty retreat, which I take as a good sign of his non predatory status?:love1:
 
Little bristle worms I leave in the tank as they are good scavengers. Big ones like yours I get rid of because I do not want my hand to touch them when working in the tank, and they just freak me the[profanity]. I have found like a half dozen or so that look like yours and are 6"+. They also look different from the small little guys, they might be a different species.
 
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