Baby bristle worm

[Benji k]

Is this a baby britle worm he’s very small and he has little bristles hard to see in the photo

 

[Gtinnel]

I can’t tell anything by the picture but google dorvilleidae worm, and see if it looks like that.

 

[Benji k]

I

I can’t tell anything by the picture but google dorvilleidae worm, and see if it looks like that.

had a look it could be that it’s very small I’m sure it’s a bang the one I have and I think I might’ve seen 2 but I’m not sure how to really tell because it has bristles like both of them but it’s really small is the work you said a good or a bad one

 

[Gtinnel]

If it is Dorvilleidae worm, and I can’t say that it is, they are harmless.

 

[Benji k]

If it is Dorvilleidae worm, and I can’t say that it is, they are harmless.

Is the bristle worm harmless I heard ther good cuc

 

[mfinn]

Is the bristle worm harmless I heard ther good cuc

Bristle worms are generally considered a good part of the clean up crew.

 

[Benji k]

Bristle worms are generally considered a good part of the clean up crew.

That’s good I hope it is a bristle worm do they affect corals or should generally be fine with corals I’ve seen people keep them with corals

 

[Gtinnel]

That’s good I hope it is a bristle worm do they affect corals or should generally be fine with corals I’ve seen people keep them with corals

If it is just a common bristleworm they won’t harm anything including corals.

 

[mfinn]

That’s good I hope it is a bristle worm do they affect corals or should generally be fine with corals I’ve seen people keep them with corals

Bristle worms are a part of the saltwater hobby.
You don't add them. They just show up. Even when tanks are started with dry rock.
I have to laugh ( to myself) when I see people go crazy trying to remove them.
For the most part they are reef safe.

 

[Benji k]

Bristle worms are a part of the saltwater hobby.
You don't add them. They just show up. Even when tanks are started with dry rock.
I have to laugh ( to myself) when I see people go crazy trying to remove them.
For the most part they are reef safe.

I hope mine is a bristle worm ther actually really cool and ther a good as a cuc and they just look cool under rocks and stuff so I don’t mind them aT all but dose it look like a bristle worm and why is it so small

 

[backbayreef]

I used to have thousands of bristle worms in the tank — now can’t seem to find one. Believe my damsel took care of them. Yes, they are harmless and beneficial but nasty looking!$$@ oh btw: don’t touch / grab rocks with your bare hands — these suckers sting and you’ll feel it for a day/two.

I believe that they are hitchhikers and multiply as a result of over feeding. If you want to get rid of them, only feed enough that your fish will eat and get a natural predator(s).

 

[mfinn]

but dose it look like a bristle worm and why is it so small

A definite positive id is kind of tough with the current picture. But knowing that bristle worms are very common, I would have to say it probably is.