Little red worms

[scubaman]

What are these. They are about a 1/4 inch long.

[MikeS]

pretty vauge....can you get a pic, or try to describe them better?

Mike

[icereefer]

From what little you've described, it sounds like spaghetti worms.

[miztahphong2]

icereefer could be right but a picture would be better.

[MikeS]

yeah....red....I was thinking baby bristleworms....

a picture will help alot.... :D

Mike

[scubaman]

I try to get a picture...if it is a bristleworm....good or bad?

Thanks//

[Rock Anemone]

If it's a Britsleworm, then you have some of the most benificial critters avaliable in our reef tanks. Great scavangers however very capable of stinging so don't touch them with your bare hands.

Rock Anemone :D

[MikeS]

bristleworrm=good

Mike

[Condiman]

Only the smaller ones I have a 4 incher lerking in my tank I have been trying to catch for a while

[MikeS]

hehe...Ive got a few 6" and as big aroud as a pencil..... :shock:

so far no problems from him though

Mike

[Rock Anemone]

4 inches? Nothing to worry about, I've got a ton around that size. The only time I would ever thing about removing one is if it were 8+ inches big.

Rock Anemone :D

[miztahphong2]

where do bristle worms come from? j/w are they some kind of hitchhiker?

[Rock Anemone]

Yup, they're a very common hitchicker. They come from the live rock. Infact, I don't really think I've ever seen a reef tank without them.

Rock Anemone :D

[Charles Poole]

Are they flat? Could be flatworms. How long has this tank been setup?