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Old 01/20/2010, 08:18 AM   #1
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id, pls with pics... worm?

found this on the glass when i turned on the lights this morning.
(please ignore the algae..tomorrow is tank cleaning day)





spaghetti worm? if so, why is is not in the sand? weird


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Old 01/20/2010, 08:25 AM   #2
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Could be a spaghetti worm. Do a google for spaghetti worm, and do a search for bristle worm, see waht turns up and if you can match it up to something.

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Old 01/20/2010, 09:24 AM   #3
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Worms are very difficult to positively identify. Here is a good website with a lot of pictures. Click on the worm section and give it a go.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html


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Old 01/20/2010, 01:58 PM   #4
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It's a hair worm, a harmless detritivore.


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