Worm ID

[Circesfire]

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo206/circesfire/worm2.jpg

I posted this in the newbie forum but never got a clear answer and thought I might get some help here. He was about 1/2" long and I first noticed him clinging to the glass. In the dish he swam around kind of like a snake or crocodile would. Could anyone let me know what he was and if he was good or bad?

Thanks a lot!

[graveyardworm]

Quite possibly what you have is from the Family Phyllodocidae (http://www.seamonsters.noaa.gov/communityDetail.aspx?tsn=65228). You'll find some really cool pictures at Chucks Addiction (http://www.chucksaddiction.com/) plus tons of other creatures. Go to info links and then hitch hikers. Chuch has written some excellent articles as well.

[Circesfire]

Thanks David. That was my first instinct as well. Chuck's website has saved me quite a few sleepless nights wondering what things are. Was it a good idea to remove this worm? It doesn't seem as though they are all that common but he was pretty freaky looking.

[graveyardworm]

Sounds like it eats some of the more beneficial type worms, and little inverts. I would get rid of it.