Worm

[samvanrc]

Can someone please tell me what worm this is (see attached)?

 

[MMacro]

Bristle worm.

 

[samvanrc]

Thanks Reeferplax. Is bristle worm harmful?

 

[malate]

Can someone please tell me what worm this is (see attached)?

That would be a bristle worm. Good scavenger for a tank in most cases. Just ugly.

 

[samvanrc]

Thanks Malate

 

[MMacro]

That would be a bristle worm. Good scavenger for a tank in most cases. Just ugly.

Yup
Reef safe, just eats leftover food and whatnot.

 

[samvanrc]

Thank you all

 

[scuzy]

it can get out of control. i had my first tank 150gallon. I emptied maybe like 3 5 gallon buckets of it when i tore it down

 

[Centurio]

The problem isn't that they are reef safe -- the problem is when they get six feet long they are horrifying to look at!

 

[MMacro]

The problem isn't that they are reef safe -- the problem is when they get six feet long they are horrifying to look at!

Bristles don't grow six feet long... That would be a bobbit worm

 

[Centurio]

Bristles don't grow six feet long... That would be a bobbit worm

Good point. And were those named after Lorena obbitt?

 

[cflow]

Whatever you do don't touch it with your bare fingers. The bristles are like tiny needles and will get stuck in your skin.

 

[yamaha racer]

I just pulled a 8-9 " bristle worm out of my 10g