Holy mother of god

[crabgrass]

This thing came out of some sand underneath some live rock. It’s 6-8 inches long

 

[Mechano]

Just bristleworm. I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[MERKEY]

Its Saying hi

 

[crabgrass]

Just bristleworm. I wouldn’t worry about it

Amazing. I added a few tiny baby bisstleworms from ipsf first week in Jan. This is about 50x the size. Although could have been a hitchhiker on some live rock

 

[mww00ds]

Bristleworm, common part of any CUC. Some folks don't like them and trap them for removal. Only really become a problem when the tank is over fed and causing their population to explode to plague levels. With proper tank care they can be managed pretty easily. Personally I'd say leave him alone and let him do his job cleaning your tank

 

[crabgrass]

i do over feed slightly, but not to epic proportions. This was nuts when this thing popped out- wasn’t expecting them to get this big.

I do have Melanurus wrasse, but he goes to sleep after 5:30 most days

 

[mww00ds]

i do over feed slightly, but not to epic proportions. This was nuts when this thing popped out- wasn’t expecting them to get this big.

I do have Melanurus wrasse, but he goes to sleep after 5:30 most days

I've got two that size in a 13.5 gal tank. Kinda cool to catch them out at night when its feeding time

 

[Kzang]

That doesn’t look like a bristleworm. It’s a fire worm. You notice the body is more flat, and the the spines has tufts of red? Really bad. One of those took a bite out of a lyretail anthia in a 40 breeder with my fish and corals when my display was about to pop. It was hiding in zoas.

Again. This isn’t a normal bristleworm.

Edit: to all those above me. Please don’t comment if you aren’t 100% sure. You can literally see the red doom on it in the last pic.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I'd remove it, because it's so big

 

[Kzang]

I'd remove it, because it's so big

It’s a fire worm. You can literally see the red tufts of spines in the last pic. Bristleworms don’t look like that and don’t have a flat body with red tufts like that.

 

[crabgrass]

It’s a fire worm. You can literally see the red tufts of spines in the last pic. Bristleworms don’t look like that and don’t have a flat body with red tufts like that.

 

[crabgrass]

Posted video above that is a bit clearer. The link below (of a bistleworm), looks pretty similar to what we saw.

 

[Lavey29]

That doesn’t look like a bristleworm. It’s a fire worm. You notice the body is more flat, and the the spines has tufts of red? Really bad. One of those took a bite out of a lyretail anthia in a 40 breeder with my fish and corals when my display was about to pop. It was hiding in zoas.

Again. This isn’t a normal bristleworm.

Edit: to all those above me. Please don’t comment if you aren’t 100% sure. You can literally see the red doom on it in the last pic.

Nope

 

[crabgrass]

Nope

Is that a nope that it’s not a bistleworm, or nope that it’s not a fireworm

 

[Lavey29]

Is that a nope that it’s not a bistleworm, or nope that it’s not a fireworm

Looks like a peaceful pink bristleworm to me. Leave it or remove it, your choice. I have many in my tank and view them as a necessary part of my little ecosystem.

 

[Kzang]

Is that a nope that it’s not a bistleworm, or nope that it’s not a fireworm

Look at vetteguy’s reply.

Fireworm or bristleworm?

I've definitely had bristleworms in my tank but this one looks slightly different. Any opinions on whether it's a bristleworm or possibly a firework?

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Fish Styx]

It is an everyday, run of the mill bristleworm. NOT a fireworm.

 

[Kzang]

It is an everyday, run of the mill bristleworm. NOT a fireworm.

Tag vetteguy. I don’t know how to do it. This is not a run of the mill bristleworm. You can see the red. Regular bristleworms do not have these.

 

[crabgrass]

Tag vetteguy. I don’t know how to do it. This is not a run of the mill bristleworm. You can see the red. Regular bristleworms do not have these.

@vetteguy53081

 

[Lavey29]

Tag vetteguy. I don’t know how to do it. This is not a run of the mill bristleworm. You can see the red. Regular bristleworms do not have these.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DZkVQt9Em-6Y&ved=2ahUKEwidisX_0biEAxUPPkQIHZYMAeEQwqsBegQILhAF&usg=AOvVaw2ymf8aHuJjTp05cZc9vmhJ