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Old 10-17-2005, 11:32 PM
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I just looked at the underside of the tank with a flashlight. Yikes! There was a ?worm? in the substrate about 2" long. It didnt like the light. Any ideas what it might be? Didn't see any legs.
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:42 PM
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Too hard to tell from the description really... a common worm seen in home aquaria that need ID'd are called bristle worms... next time your looking, check for bristles on the ends of its body.. (just dont touch them! ) haha
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:45 PM
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No bristles, dark brown & shrinks up fast when hit with light. Will try for a pic later when it comes back out.
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Old 10-18-2005, 12:33 AM
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Oh okay.. err, I don't know the name of that worm. But I have them too... they just seem to eat detritius and other junk in the rocks and tank. All in all.. harmless.
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Possibly a peanut worm. I understand they are harmless nocturnal creatures. That would fit with its reaction to the light.
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Old 10-18-2005, 06:16 PM
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do they kind of look like an elephants trunk?

That would be the peanut worm... doesn't move just eats detritus... a good thing
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