Swimming white worm

[Retro Reefer]

So I have seen a lot of critters in my day but this is a new one.. I have a couple of these small spaghetti size worms about a half inch long swimming wildly in a corkscrew like manner through the tank, they seem to be tough little critters as I watched one get sucked into my circulation pump and after being spit out the nozzle it floated limp through the water for a while before springing back into its spiral swimming pattern only to be grabbed by a fish which chewed on it for a bit then spit it out, again after floating limp through the water it revived and swam into a hole in a rock.. I’m seeing them first thing in the mornings and because of lighting and the speed at which they move it’s hard to get a good picture of them

 

[redfishbluefish]

The picture is terrible, but I'm stilling going to guess a baby peanut worm. What do you think @KJ , #reefsquad .

 

[Retro Reefer]

The picture is terrible, but I'm stilling going to guess a baby peanut worm. What do you think @KJ , #reefsquad .

Yeah sorry for the bad picture but thought it would at least give a little insight.. couldn’t actually get a pic but managed to film it using a flashlight then just did a couple screen grabs of the clearest segments, not seeing mouth parts typically present on peanut worms but maybe they haven’t formed yet.

 

[KJ]

Pic to blurry for positive ID

 

[Retro Reefer]

Found this on YouTube.. it’s what I have

 

[Crabs McJones]

Dorvilleidae perhaps? Love the music to that video! Lol

 

[KJ]

Found this on YouTube.. it’s what I have

Epitoke

 

[saltyhog]

Epitoke

This. Larval form of polychaete worms. You will see these pretty often if you look at night with a flash light. They are attracted to light. I'll post some pictures of a night dive later where you can see literally thousands of these type larval forms.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Thanks guys.. I thought it may be in larval stage whatever it was, nice to know it’s not a pest.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Dorvilleidae perhaps? Love the music to that video! Lol

lol.. didn’t have my volume up when I watched it, to funny ;Hilarious

 

[NY_Caveman]

Found this on YouTube.. it’s what I have

LOL, only They Might Be Giants could come up with the perfect worm song.

 

[saltyhog]

I couldn't find the video I was looking for but there are a fair number of epitokes on this one. especially when looking down in to the barrel sponge to see the parrot fish.