What should I keep a look out for?

[jastormont]

Since I have added my Live rock I have seen lots of creatures that I do not even know. I know most are ok but I guess there are some reall nasties that are not good for my reef tank and was wondering if some of the members could give me a list of a few of the ones I should know about.

I saw last night when the lights where out a green worm that seemed to have dark blue strips and was about 15 cm long and moved very slowly. Anybody know what this might be and should I be worried?

Cheers....

 

[scrmbld33]

heres a good site



http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

 

[collective21]

Can you take a picture, it would make it easier to identify.

 

[Andrew]

Melves site will help you alot if you cant get any pictures. Heres the direct link to the ID page:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

 

[Paintbug]

heres another ID page with a good and bad rating for each:
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

 

[jastormont]

Thanks for all the info guys.

I will try nad take a picture of it as I could not find it.

Well I might of but it was in a picture for another creature I think. If you look at xtalworld website there is the peperment snail and there is a green long thing in the pic (I do not think this is it as they refer to a shell and that is the other sanil in the pic) and that looks very similar to what I saw.

 

[Paintbug]

thats a mini britle starfish. great to have and a cool creature to watch when you get to see them. they stay small! theres a better pic on melevs site. they are more greyish to white in color.

 

[jastormont]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6494777#post6494777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paintbug
thats a mini britle starfish. great to have and a cool creature to watch when you get to see them. they stay small! theres a better pic on melevs site. they are more greyish to white in color.

Yea it is not that then.

It is long just like a earth worm, well it is a worm .

 

[Paintbug]

bristle worm maybe? they look like underwater centipedes. they come in lots of colors as well. do they come out only at night?