Some sort of centipede looking worm

[rottinggore]

Some sort of centipede looking worm was sticking out of my live rock. I fear that it is a bristle worm. Any help on what to do and how to figure out what it is would be great. Thanks.

 

[Turbosnail]

Why do you fear bristle worms?

 

[rottinggore]

i heard they will get big and eat coral and fish

 

[Reef_Wizard]

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

 

[rottinggore]

looks like a Eurythoe complanata or one of the Phyllodocidae (the third picture down)

 

[Samc]

They are scavengers, I have hundreds in my tank, nothing to worry about.

 

[pallobi]

They are scavengers, I have hundreds in my tank, nothing to worry about.

+1

 

[rottinggore]

thanks he was just big (like 1 1/2 inches sticking out of the rock) and made me worry

 

[willray]

Thats not big... this is http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...rium-staff-mysterious-attacks-coral-reef.html

 

[vp6799]

Thats not big... this is http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...rium-staff-mysterious-attacks-coral-reef.html

Damn that's big....LOL