Worm ID, please?

[Mayesj101]

Hey all.

A few nights ago, I noticed that there were something that looked somewhat like earthworms in some of my rocks that I'm trying to make into a copepod bar for a mandarin. I flipped one of them over, and saw what looks like half a dozen small earthworms in and around the rock! Can any one ID, and possibly give me any tips on what to do? This'd be the first worms in either of my tanks.

 

[Mayesj101]

And sorry about the poor pic quality, these were taken quickly by my cell camera.

 

[charlesr1958]

Going by its coloration only, I would say it is a Eurythoe complanata, one of the most common finds within our aquariums and are good members of any clean up crew.

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html

Chuck

 

[Mayesj101]

Thanks for the site, charles.

By color, it looks vaguely like a E. complanata, but it has either extremely small or nonexistent bristles. They seriously most closely resemble an earthworm.

 

[no_Wedge]

does it have a skinny end and large earthworm looking other end if so probably a Peanut Worm