I think these are normal bristle worms.

[Reefing_addiction]

I also know I have a ton of them in my tank.
I’ll never get them all out.
I am ok with that.
But when I can
GET THEM OUT OF MY TANK WITH MY FEEDING PIPE
I do. I’ll even share the spaghetti picture I have. But these first photos are of the two largest ones I’ve caught. And verification that these are just normal everyday bristle nope mopes would be great.

This is from a while back. When I was pulling rocks and corals and rearranging the tank. Yup I have a large number of these things but whatcha gonna do about it. They come out at night and clean the tank.

 

[mdpitts]

Horrifying. I’m not a fan. Lately I have been feeling sorry for them because they are so pathetic when they accidentally get out in the open. I was looking in my tank last night and saw one I thought was a firework even after checking it under a brighter flashlight so I plucked it out and popped it in a cup of tap water. Turned out if was a regular guy and then I felt guilty. But I don’t like them.

 

[Goaway]

I also know I have a ton of them in my tank.
I’ll never get them all out.
I am ok with that.
But when I can
GET THEM OUT OF MY TANK WITH MY FEEDING PIPE
I do. I’ll even share the spaghetti picture I have. But these first photos are of the two largest ones I’ve caught. And verification that these are just normal everyday bristle nope mopes would be great.

I have these, came from kp live rock. They get huge, have only been the greatest scavenger i ever kept.

Orange Fireworm - Eurythoe complanata - Cozumel, Mexico - Photo 1 - South Florida Reefs

Orange Fireworm - Eurythoe complanata - Cozumel, Mexico - Photo 1 - South Florida Reefs

reefguide.org

 

[NeedAReef]

anyone know anything that eats them when they get that big?

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

anyone know anything that eats them when they get that big?

Arrow crabs will eat them, but I am not to sure if they will eat large ones over a few inches.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I have these, came from kp live rock. They get huge, have only been the greatest scavenger i ever kept.

Orange Fireworm - Eurythoe complanata - Cozumel, Mexico - Photo 1 - South Florida Reefs

Orange Fireworm - Eurythoe complanata - Cozumel, Mexico - Photo 1 - South Florida Reefs

reefguide.org

Pretty sure that’s where mine came from

 

[Goaway]

Pretty sure that’s where mine came from

They will stick the fish. And its awful looking when they do.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Arrow crabs will eat them, but I am not to sure if they will eat large ones over a few inches.

When the guys were stretched out they were more than a few inches….clogged up my feeding pipe

 

[Reefing_addiction]

They will stick the fish. And it’s awful looking when they do.

I don’t know if they’ve gotten my fish

I did notice Mr Purple looked like he ran into something. Thought maybe it was the nems. Maybe he hit a worm. But he healed up pretty quick

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I don’t think all of my bristle worms are the same

Pretty sure I have at least 2 varieties

The normals
And then the ones I posted the pretty photos of!

@Goaway
I caught a really really large one after I got my KP rocks….yup he went flush. But where there is one……and that’s when I was like f it.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

When the guys were stretched out they were more than a few inches….clogged up my feeding pipe

Yeah, these worms can stretch alot.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Yeah, these worms can stretch alot.

And those suckers are FAST!
Gotta be quick and stealthy to catch em!

One of the ones caught today was dumb and stretch out along the glass (this was after feeding the tank) he didn’t stand a chance!!!

 

[NeedAReef]

Arrow crabs will eat them, but I am not to sure if they will eat large ones over a few inches.

yeah i have seen arrows eat them in the past but only the baby sized ones maybe for pop control you could do that

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I also know I have a ton of them in my tank.
I’ll never get them all out.
I am ok with that.
But when I can
GET THEM OUT OF MY TANK WITH MY FEEDING PIPE
I do. I’ll even share the spaghetti picture I have. But these first photos are of the two largest ones I’ve caught. And verification that these are just normal everyday bristle nope mopes would be great.

This is from a while back. When I was pulling rocks and corals and rearranging the tank. Yup I have a large number of these things but whatcha gonna do about it. They come out at night and clean the tank.

If I remember correctly all of the ones in the spaghetti cup photos were plain Jane. Not red bristles.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I need to get another arrow crab. It’s the smaller ones that bother me because they are everywhere. I don’t see the bigger ones often- smart of them!


And even with filter socks I have bristles in my chateo.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

And those suckers are FAST!
Gotta be quick and stealthy to catch em!

One of the ones caught today was dumb and stretch out along the glass (this was after feeding the tank) he didn’t stand a chance!!!

Yeah, they are pretty fast. One time I had a bristle worm come completely out of its rock, so I took my tweezers and tried to catch it. That entire evening, I was chasing a bristle worm flowing in the current. My friend asked me why I didn't answer any of their texts, and once I was done I replied with, "I was chasing a worm". LOL. We never talked again.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Yeah, they are pretty fast. One time I had a bristle worm come completely out of its rock, so I took my tweezers and tried to catch it. That entire evening, I was chasing a bristle worm flowing in the current. My friend asked me why I didn't answer any of their texts, and once I was done I replied with, "I was chasing a worm". LOL. We never talked again.

lol

I’ve done that!

Other people just don’t understand

 

[Spare time]

Those first ones seem suspiciously/borderline fireworm like but the bulk shot ones look normal

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Those first ones seem suspiciously/borderline fireworm like but the bulk shot ones look normal

I believe they are orange fireworms like @Goaway posted the link for

We both got live rocks from the same place and hers came in on that so it makes sense.

Need to find that photo of the first one I ever caught because it was spot on for an orange fireworm. And much larger. He took a swim in my toilet lol

 

[Goaway]

I believe they are orange fireworms like @Goaway posted the link for

We both got live rocks from the same place and hers came in on that so it makes sense.

Need to find that photo of the first one I ever caught because it was spot on for an orange fireworm. And much larger. He took a swim in my toilet lol

Hint. Red tuffs