Bristle or fire worm?

[Snoopdog]

I have tons of large bristle worms, but this guy is colored different. Just a different bristle worm or fire worm? He is over a foot now and in the dirtiest part of my sump. The sump lighting is rather yellow / white but the red on him is flame red, much more than the picture shows.

 

[Science/G]

Yes, I think that is a fireworm.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Big ol' fireworm!

 

[Snoopdog]

Yes, I think that is a fireworm.

That is interesting, I thought there were fairly rare.

 

[Science/G]

That is interesting, I thought there were fairly rare.

Nah, Ive been stung a million times. The red color vs grey/green is the identifying feature, along with size.

 

[Snoopdog]

Nah, Ive been stung a million times. The red color vs grey/green is the identifying feature, along with size.

That is extremely helpful. Yeah, I have seen that grey/green color so many times. That is what struck me odd was this red color, he is pretty though. We are going to keep him in the sump, I see no harm there.