bristle worm ID

IowaBoy · 10-21-2009, 08:25 PM

well today when i got home from school these little guys were waiting for me right by the glass. i am really concerned about the one below, he does not look like a bristle worm.

cbrownfish · 10-21-2009, 10:30 PM

That pic doesn't give us much to work with unfortunately. I have hair worms that show up on my glass. Does it look like this?

IowaBoy · 10-21-2009, 10:34 PM

not really, this little thing is just like a snake, just slithers in the water. color is tannish with black spots

BigAl07 · 10-21-2009, 11:52 PM

I think if you'll look close you'll see a "reddish" tint to it also. I have tons of them in all of my tanks and they are just "bristle worms" and not the dreaded FIREworm.

IowaBoy · 10-23-2009, 08:57 PM

k, if i see more of them ill post a pic of them in tank (finally got a card reader)

IowaBoy · 11-01-2009, 01:22 AM

well..here is another pic of a larger one i caught this morning

uploading it took away some of the detail...

tex5620 · 11-01-2009, 11:56 AM

Still alittle hard to tell but looks like a bristle worm to me.

IowaBoy · 11-01-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tex5620

Still alittle hard to tell but looks like a bristle worm to me.

starting to think that to.

lcstorc · 11-01-2009, 03:50 PM

It doesn't really look like a bristle to me.
More like a spaghetti worm.

Reefmack · 11-01-2009, 04:27 PM

IowaBoy - In the last pic, I think I can see what look like bristles along the body?

IowaBoy · 11-01-2009, 06:12 PM

i think that is just some of the sand that got caught in the trap (that being a turkey juicer and sand color being dark blue)

10-21-2009, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	bristle worm ID well today when i got home from school these little guys were waiting for me right by the glass. i am really concerned about the one below, he does not look like a bristle worm.

10-21-2009, 10:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
cbrownfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,626 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID That pic doesn't give us much to work with unfortunately. I have hair worms that show up on my glass. Does it look like this? __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

10-21-2009, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID not really, this little thing is just like a snake, just slithers in the water. color is tannish with black spots

10-21-2009, 11:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: bristle worm ID I think if you'll look close you'll see a "reddish" tint to it also. I have tons of them in all of my tanks and they are just "bristle worms" and not the dreaded FIREworm. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-23-2009, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID k, if i see more of them ill post a pic of them in tank (finally got a card reader)

11-01-2009, 01:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID well..here is another pic of a larger one i caught this morning uploading it took away some of the detail...

11-01-2009, 11:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
tex5620 Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 206 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: bristle worm ID Still alittle hard to tell but looks like a bristle worm to me. __________________ NOBODY TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE PATIENCE FOR THIS!

11-01-2009, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: bristle worm ID It doesn't really look like a bristle to me. More like a spaghetti worm. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

11-01-2009, 04:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,156 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID IowaBoy - In the last pic, I think I can see what look like bristles along the body? __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

11-01-2009, 06:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
IowaBoy Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: bristle worm ID i think that is just some of the sand that got caught in the trap (that being a turkey juicer and sand color being dark blue)

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