Fire worm or bristle worm

[scubasteve80]

Hey team, I've starred finding these guys in my refugium, I don't know the difference between fire worm and bristle worm....what've I got here?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Baby bristle worms

 

[bherbold8]

I just found this guy eating one of my zoa polyps that was likely dead . Bristle work as well ?!

 

[KJ]

I just found this guy eating one of my zoa polyps that was likely dead . Bristle work as well ?

Fire worm.

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[bherbold8]

Fire worm.

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Remove ?

 

[bherbold8]

Fire worm.

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He was inside one of the new zoa frags I got, the only one I didn't dip! Just pulled the small piece I can still see him in there, doing freshwater dip now

 

[bherbold8]

Fire worm.

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Okay so I did the freshwater dip but didn't feel like not sleeping at night . Pulled the frag and basically smashed it up (sorry zoas) . He was still in there and very much Alive

 

[NormanB]

I've pulled out several fire worms that had a taste for zoas.

 

[bherbold8]

I've pulled out several fire worms that had a taste for zoas.

He was going nuts !!! Looked like a strong ******* he pulled two right off the frag. ThNkfully , HOPEFULLY , he was isolated and was living inside the frag

 

[king aiptasia]

Remove ?

no eurythoe is a good guy

 

[bherbold8]

no eurythoe is a good guy

He was eating my zoas , no thanks

 

[king aiptasia]

He was eating my zoas , no thanks

Eurythoe is one of the most abundant and widespread worms in reef aquarium setups, they are definitely not ravenous coral killers and will scavenge sick and dying corals

 

[bherbold8]

Eurythoe is one of the most abundant and widespread worms in reef aquarium setups, they are definitely not ravenous coral killers and will scavenge sick and dying corals

I didn't want to take a chance as I witnessed him pulling a healthy polyp from the plug. Thought it may have been a firework but if not RIP bristle worm