What is this worm?

[JCOLE]

Hello everyone,

I dip all my corals so I was surprised to see this guy. I filmed the worm then went to wash my hands. When I came back a minute later it was gone. It is a small clear worm next to the turbo snail.

Does anyone know what this is?

 

[KJ]

Dorvilleidae good CUC.

 

[JCOLE]

Dorvilleidae good CUC.

Cool. Thank you. Glad I didnt go a hunting expedition to get it out. How do they typically get in the tank? Can they survive the coral dips?

 

[JCOLE]

I am starting to see more now. I lost two frags due to my new tank move and unstable parameters. Now I see these worms. Are these the same worms and should I leave them???

Sorry about the shaky footage. Zoom was all the way out and hard to keep steady.

 

[KJ]

Hard to tell from the video!

 

[JCOLE]

Hard to tell from the video!

Do you see the two worms crawling around? They do look similar to the first worm I posted. I will try and upload a picture I took.

 

[JCOLE]

Nevermind the pictures are not as clear as the video...... :-(

 

[samnaz]

Looks like the same kinda worms as in the first video.

 

[JCOLE]

Looks like the same kinda worms as in the first video.

I think they are. They move the same as well. Just never seen them before besides the last couple of weeks.

 

[KJ]

Look like the clean dead flesh from the coral. Nothing to worry about.

 

[JCOLE]

Here is a better video of them.

 

[JCOLE]

And some pics

 

[samnaz]

Definitely a polychaete worm - dorvilleidae as KJ mentioned, it is a good guy. Leave em be.

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/polychaete-dorvilleidae/

 

[JCOLE]

Definitely a polychaete worm - dorvilleidae as KJ mentioned, it is a good guy. Leave em be.

https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/polychaete-dorvilleidae/

No doubt that is them. Thank you.

 

[JCOLE]

I went to clean my glass last night and seen the worms and other critters running around the magnet. Can anyone ID the other critters besides the worms?

 

[KJ]

I went to clean my glass last night and seen the worms and other critters running around the magnet. Can anyone ID the other critters besides the worms?

Copepod good CUC and fish food;)

 

[JCOLE]

Copepod good CUC and fish food;)

That's what I thought. I have big ones that I see all the time but the small ones I was questioning. I have an infestation!!! :-)