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Fishward
10-08-2009, 04:55 AM
Hey guys, super noob strikes again!
did some evening watching of my tank tonight (cycling with some seed sand and LR) and saw a bunch of little red worms in my sand up against the glass. maybe about an inch long and very thin... what are they? good? bad? did i get some "hitch hikers" as everyone calls them? They're super quick too.. cast a shadow with my flashlight and one scurried away in a real hurry....


trying to learn as much as possible....
PuffLuv
10-08-2009, 05:09 AM
Sounds like bristleworms. For the most part they are good, they feed on leftover food/detritus. Don't touch them with your bare hand if you can help it.
fishytime
10-08-2009, 05:36 AM
spaghetti worms:biggrin:
Myka
10-08-2009, 01:23 PM
Agreed.
Fishward
10-08-2009, 04:18 PM
spaghetti worms:biggrin:


Good? bad? the photo's of them look really gnarly!
fishytime
10-08-2009, 04:35 PM
Here you go http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/12241-spaghetti-worm.html ....you can decide for yourself whether they are good or bad:biggrin:
PuffLuv
10-08-2009, 04:48 PM
You can even buy more if you need some...:biggrin:

http://www.liveaquatix.com/pb/wp_31063dfb/wp_31063dfb.html
Fishward
10-08-2009, 05:06 PM
You can even buy more if you need some...:biggrin:

http://www.liveaquatix.com/pb/wp_31063dfb/wp_31063dfb.html

The photo on this one looks just like the tentacles i saw.. looks like you guys were bang on. Think I'll just leave him be.
kien
10-08-2009, 05:07 PM
You can even buy more if you need some...:biggrin:

http://www.liveaquatix.com/pb/wp_31063dfb/wp_31063dfb.html

sweet! I was wondering where I might be able to buy more bristtle worms!

sounds like spaghetti, I get balls of them every now and then, probably finding waste that has collected somewhere.