Is this a good worm or a bad worm

[thejrc]

Have a few of these guys bopping around the tank, they dont seem to be hurting anything and in fact seem to be helping keep things clean.... managed to suck one into a turkey baster today! ID anyone?


http://copepodgeek.com/pics/worm2.jpg

http://copepodgeek.com/pics/worm1.jpg

[T Man]

It's a bristleworm, they are detrivores and will clean your tank of decaying matter. Check out Melev's ID site here. (http://www.melevsreef.com/id/[/url) TinMan

[thejrc]

awesome thats what I thought, but you know how it is in this hobby.... always want to be sure

[T Man]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10530993#post10530993 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thejrc
awesome thats what I thought, but you know how it is in this hobby.... always want to be sure

Yea, the first one I saw made me dang near junp out of my skin- they are nasty lookin':D T

[o.c.d.]

Bristle Worm ,Contact with skin causes extreme burning sensation and swelling.
They may feed on corals ,clams,anemones. Small ones no so bad , I pulled a 4in one from the bottem of a dieing gargonia . My copperband desimated the sandbed population.

[reefing102]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10531019#post10531019 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by o.c.d.
Bristle Worm ,Contact with skin causes extreme burning sensation and swelling.
They may feed on corals ,clams,anemones.

Contact with skin doesn't always do that - ive touched plenty and have never had that type reaction - usually from my experience that is the fire worm that does that.

Usually when they feed on corals, clams, and anemones they are usually dead or dying.

[o.c.d.]

nevertheless you should know the potential,I've been hit and did't like it.
The gargonias base stopped receeding and bounced back, I still propigate it regularly. I've only read that they prey on other corals

[greenbean36191]

There is no potential for this worm to feed on live corals. Only one species of fireworm feeds on live corals and this isn't it. It's extremely rare.

[Sk8r]

good worm.