Need An ID, Please....

SaltwaterGeek · 04-09-2008, 08:16 PM

I was feeding tonight, and I noticed something squirming around just beneath my plate coral. So I lift up the coral thats on the sand bed, and I see something that I can only associate as a worm of some sort. Almost like a bloodworm that you would use for fishing except more translucent. Below is the only shot I could get before I lost it in the substrate....

I need to know not only what it is... But if its harmful in anyway.

Thanks

prow · 04-09-2008, 08:21 PM

looks like a Pareurythoe, aka fireworm. here is a link to worm ID Worm Hitch Hikers

GSELLERS · 04-09-2008, 09:25 PM

bristleworm

SaltwaterGeek · 04-10-2008, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GSELLERS

bristleworm

Yup.... Thats exactly what it is. From what I read after I googled it, there is a split decision on whether these worms are harmful to a reef tank or not. Does anyone have any experience with them?

clairewill4 · 04-12-2008, 05:11 AM

i got one too!!!!! at least one!! and its doubled in size since last seen it! thinkits destroying my xenia??
heard if you put pair of tights in with food in it they get caught in it!

JWarren · 04-12-2008, 05:20 AM

I got a bunch. How many you want?

They are harmless when they are small and help remove waste. Three inches and it's time to go.

Don't touch, them they will give you a bit of a sting.

Triggerjay · 04-12-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JWarren

Don't touch, them they will give you a bit of a sting.

Yeah, and be careful too.. they are like spitting cobras, and will spit venom into your eyes if given the chance...

Just Kiddin!
Weird story on a couple of them though.. I picked up an open brain in my tank a couple weeks ago and put my finger on a huge one (12" long). My finger looked like I touched a cactus, but I had no negative effects after removing the bristles. (used a dish scrubby) There must have been 1000 of the stickers in me! Anyhow, so three days ago, I was cleaning out my fuge, and happened to grab ahold of a tiny one.. No biggie.. I thought.. All day the next day, it itched, and I had a red puffed out spot where it got me. (on the side of my finger). The red puffed spot lasted until yesterday. It made my finger numb too!.. Must have been a different species or something. I have millions of them.

Jason

SaltwaterGeek · 04-12-2008, 10:11 AM

LOL.... Thanks for the info.

04-09-2008, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
SaltwaterGeek Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 402 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Need An ID, Please.... I was feeding tonight, and I noticed something squirming around just beneath my plate coral. So I lift up the coral thats on the sand bed, and I see something that I can only associate as a worm of some sort. Almost like a bloodworm that you would use for fishing except more translucent. Below is the only shot I could get before I lost it in the substrate.... I need to know not only what it is... But if its harmful in anyway. Thanks __________________ Thanks for the help, My 150g Envision Acrylic Chronicle

04-09-2008, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,259 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need An ID, Please.... looks like a Pareurythoe, aka fireworm. here is a link to worm ID Worm Hitch Hikers __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

04-09-2008, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSELLERS Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 754 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Need An ID, Please.... bristleworm

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clairewill4 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chilly scotland Posts: 143 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need An ID, Please.... i got one too!!!!! at least one!! and its doubled in size since last seen it! thinkits destroying my xenia?? heard if you put pair of tights in with food in it they get caught in it! __________________ 220g ; hammerhead bubble coral, pulsing xenia green zoas, brown zoas,one flowerpot,one anemone,lawnmower blenny,citron goby,bio colour blenny, zebra goby, neon goby,two black n white nemos, two normal nemo,one baby regal tang, one baby carrabian tang, mandarin, one pijama tang,one scooter blenny, one unknown damsel! several hermit crabs, snails and one blue star fish,two sand sifting starfish and one owner who really cant spell!!! 3 ft sump

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JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Need An ID, Please.... I got a bunch. How many you want? They are harmless when they are small and help remove waste. Three inches and it's time to go. Don't touch, them they will give you a bit of a sting. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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SaltwaterGeek Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 402 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Need An ID, Please.... LOL.... Thanks for the info. __________________ Thanks for the help, My 150g Envision Acrylic Chronicle

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