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zum14
02-04-2011, 05:28 AM
Sooo, started cleaning my glass tonight and came across this....well lets say interesting little worm. Its about 2" long and seems to be red at the back and sort of a purple on the front. I notice 4 antenna off its head and these little black scissor pinchers under the front ( you can make out in one pic ) Anyone have an ID?? Its not the only little one out there, I saw another one run when I flashed my halide up for a few mins. Again sorry for the dirty glass I was cleaning it but didnt want to knock this guy off before getting a pic. I hope its not that dreaded "E" word. Ive had enough trouble with pests in this rock already. Thanks for looking!

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windcoast reefs
02-04-2011, 05:34 AM
Kinda looks like a bristle worm that I just took out of my tank.

nlreefguy
02-04-2011, 09:11 AM
yep, just looks like a regular bristleworm. Of course, if that was an "E"-word worm at that small size as a juvenile I'm not sure how you'd differentitate it from a regular bristleworm.

christyf5
02-04-2011, 12:30 PM
get that thing out of there. i dont think its a regular brustleworm, they don't have the whiskery things up front. not a eunicid but who knows and why take the risk, imo.

mws
02-04-2011, 02:55 PM
No It doesn't look like bristle worm, the way his mouth look, it may be capable to suck out zoa's and staff like that.

noirsphynx
02-04-2011, 07:54 PM
Have a look on here.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

BigHammer
02-04-2011, 08:10 PM
thank for that link! awesome info

zum14
02-04-2011, 08:49 PM
Have a look on here.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

THank you for that awesome link! I think its a nereids or a large dorvilleidae. Both nothing to worry about but i will keep watching them. Thanks again!

untamed
02-04-2011, 10:35 PM
Even if it is eunicid, I still would not be concerned. There are many and they don't all become giants.