HELP W/CREATURE [Archive]

RICKY81

Sat, 8th Nov 2008, 06:24 AM

so i was looking at my tank the other day and noticed that there was a type of what looked like a centipeed and like color orange that was about a good 1 - 2 inch long. what could this be, noticed that there are other small ones under the gravel....GOOD ---- or ----BAD ???? took a picture but don't know how to post them up.

Captain Jack

Sat, 8th Nov 2008, 09:04 AM

Bristle worm, sounds like. They are usually good because they will help cleanup left-over food & dead stuff. Occasionally some might get large enough and be of a particular type that they eat a small fish. It this is the case you can get traps for them. But generally people worry too much and the worms don't deserve the bad rap.

Ping

Sat, 8th Nov 2008, 09:05 AM

Bristle worm?, if so good. they help clean the tank.

RICKY81

Mon, 10th Nov 2008, 08:40 PM

oh ok that sounds like a relief to me.. thanks guys for the response and information.

Pennies2Cents

Mon, 10th Nov 2008, 08:58 PM

Does it look anything like this? If so then yes its a Bristle Worm.. Hope this helps..
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/avonorders2005/Fish%20Tanks/DSC_0229.jpg

caferacermike

Mon, 10th Nov 2008, 09:23 PM

Oh wow that thing is hawt!! You can bring out the beauty in anything.

What is it like 7"?

JimD

Mon, 10th Nov 2008, 09:27 PM

Sounds like you have a bad case of bristleworm envy there Mike... Might wanna seek help for that.

Pennies2Cents

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 02:40 AM

LOL! It was about 5" and fat. As you can see.. He went down into our fuge..

Noober

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 03:50 AM

dad gum, that is a big worm, all the ones i got are like two inches and some of them have some blue to them, it might just be where one of their intestines are though, some are slightly see through i believe... i hope i dont have any fireworms lol, they dont seem to be bothering anything, i think my coral banded shrimp eats some of them once in a while...

RICKY81

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 04:59 PM

pennies2cents......yup that sure does look like the worms that i have in my tank. that is a pretty good picture.

Pennies2Cents

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 05:06 PM

Thanks,

I took that picture when we first started out not to long ago and I had no Idea what on earth it was... LOL.. now I know... :) Ugly arent they.. Now if I see one I just suck it up with a nose bulb for babies and I put it in our Fuge...Im glad I could help...

brewercm

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 05:21 PM

BTW, don't touch them without gloves. They get the nickname fire worm honestly.

BigKGlen

Tue, 11th Nov 2008, 05:25 PM

You don't have to transfer the guy to your fuge, it's just as well to keep (them) in your tank to keep the sand cleaned. Yep, if you find a big one, it's better to put it in the fuge where no fish are at. I pulled a 27" one out of my 180, but it wasn't going back in to either!