very small clear worms?

Necsones · 03-06-2008, 12:38 PM

today i was just looking at everything im my tank, watching my hermits and snails and then i came accross these very very very small clear worms. They are crawling over the rock and some crawl into the rock. are these bad? i tried to get a pic but camera cant zoom in that close. will try to get pics soon with another cam.

djbacon · 03-06-2008, 12:49 PM

Ive had these too, they seem to grow in population then die off, pretty sure thay are harmless. how old is your tank? pics would help - Ive had good luck putting the camera up to a jewelers loupe (get one on ebay for $5)

you can get good blow ups like that -

Necsones · 03-06-2008, 08:28 PM

heres some what of a pic.. theres a bunch of these.

charlesr1958 · 03-07-2008, 03:07 AM

They could be a small species such as the Dorvilleidae or the juveniles of any number of polychaete worms.

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amc78cj7 · 03-07-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Necsones

heres some what of a pic.. theres a bunch of these.

They could be a juvie bristle worm. The purplish/pink color makes me think they may be fire worms similar to the one I have in my tank. Not a problem so long as you don't touch it.

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