worm

GoinSalt · 12-31-2005, 10:00 PM

so last night I'm looking at my tank with the flashlight and i notice a whitish-pinkish, round worm crawling around one of my shrooms. Once I shined the light on it, it slowly disappeared into the rock.

Any ideas on an ID? I'm going to guess and say it's probably OK, i've never seen it before and I haven't had any weird occurances with the tank.

Nate

ibjmg · 12-31-2005, 10:44 PM

see if you can get a pic of it tonight

sihaya · 12-31-2005, 11:11 PM

It's likely a peanut worm (but maybe a bristle worm). If your zoos aren't disappearing or looking unhealthy, don't worry about it. A healthy reef tank will have lots of worms (good worms).

There are some bad worms out there, but they're not so common and you'll known if you have them! Most of the bad worms are pretty scary looking and will put some noticable "dents" in your corals.

brooke · 12-31-2005, 11:29 PM

Yeah, maybe a bristleworm...does it have "hairs" going the entire length of the body? It's really hard to give an ID without a picture.

GoinSalt · 01-01-2006, 01:21 AM

I don't think it's a bristle worm. I'v seen pictures of them and this doesn't look like one. It's round, 4 to 5" long.

I have yet to figure out how people take pictures of their tank without having a big "flash" in the middle of the photo

romunov · 01-01-2006, 05:39 AM

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I have yet to figure out how people take pictures of their tank without having a big "flash" in the middle of the photo

Shoot at an angle.

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I don't think it's a bristle worm. I'v seen pictures of them and this doesn't look like one.

There's A LOT of species of bristle worms, and they come in all shapes and sizes.

**Ninong** · 01-01-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by romunov

There's A LOT of species of bristle worms...

You can say that again!

8,000+ to be exact!

12-31-2005, 10:00 PM	#1
GoinSalt Citizen Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 190	worm so last night I'm looking at my tank with the flashlight and i notice a whitish-pinkish, round worm crawling around one of my shrooms. Once I shined the light on it, it slowly disappeared into the rock. Any ideas on an ID? I'm going to guess and say it's probably OK, i've never seen it before and I haven't had any weird occurances with the tank. Nate

12-31-2005, 10:44 PM	#2
ibjmg Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: fremont ,CA "NOR CAL" Posts: 155	see if you can get a pic of it tonight __________________ If I could only get paid.....to sit in front of my tank

12-31-2005, 11:11 PM	#3
sihaya Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 661	It's likely a peanut worm (but maybe a bristle worm). If your zoos aren't disappearing or looking unhealthy, don't worry about it. A healthy reef tank will have lots of worms (good worms). There are some bad worms out there, but they're not so common and you'll known if you have them! Most of the bad worms are pretty scary looking and will put some noticable "dents" in your corals. __________________ ~namaste~

12-31-2005, 11:29 PM	#4
brooke Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southcentral PA Posts: 121	Yeah, maybe a bristleworm...does it have "hairs" going the entire length of the body? It's really hard to give an ID without a picture. __________________ Big Gulps huh? Welp, see you later.

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GoinSalt Citizen Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 190	I don't think it's a bristle worm. I'v seen pictures of them and this doesn't look like one. It's round, 4 to 5" long. I have yet to figure out how people take pictures of their tank without having a big "flash" in the middle of the photo

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