Huge worm swimming in my tank

[Mr.Rodrigo502]

Hey so I was walking by my tank and I saw this guy swimming in the open area towards the surface of the water
And it's fat and about 7 inches long what is it and is it good or bad... I scooped it out....btw it's releasing a toxin.... He is minutes away towards getting flushed down the toilet

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

Bristleworm? They get more ugly as they get bigger.

 

[Trevor]

whatever it is it sure is ugly, i would flush it anyways

 

[MrX]

+1 Bristle worm

Check out this one: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...rium-staff-mysterious-attacks-coral-reef.html

The is a video of it out there as well.

 

[Trevor]

wow mrX that thing is crazy, how could they have not noticed that in there tank???

 

[THE WOOKIE]

if it is not hurting anything leave it be. most bristle worms are hamless scavengers

 

[yukyuklee]

toss it outside and let the birds eat it

 

[s_kelley]

Euclid worm? Lol I dunno hard to tell

 

[P-Nut]

Shoot it and burn it. Just in case.

 

[dad300]

most eunicid worms are very colorful.. tha doesn't appeaer to be very colorful.. large bristleworm... probably getting ready to spawn...

 

[jselzler1]

I have one approaching that size. It's not hurting anything yet and hear they are good scavengers. Sometimes it makes an appearance when I feed mysis, else we only see it at night with a flashlight.

 

[s_kelley]

Thought they were black or brown? I've never seen a bristle worm "swim" as he describes above. Weird

 

[Newguy]

Ive got one of those bad boys as well. Doesnt seem to mess with anything. But then agaian i dont hace much to bother. I jyst moved my tank axross the room and hes been seen swiming around. If anyone thinks its simething bad let me know ill "shoot and burn him"

 

[s_kelley]

Other than bristle worms I don't really think that there are any other "good" worms that belong in our tanks.

 

[s_kelley]

Found this hope it helps
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

 

[THE WOOKIE]

thats not a fireworm. if it was you would see spines sticking out on either side of it. give him a home if your fuge if you have one