KarenM Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I found a pinkish-lavendar centipede looking worm with white legs on a rock that a snail had knocked over . Is it a bristleworm? Should I get it out? It's about 1" long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Sounds like a bristle worm. I wouldn't worry about it. Just watch where you put your hands in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroescher Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Bristleworms:http://johnroescher.com/Sump.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wow! Are you breeding them?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Bristleworms:http://johnroescher.com/Sump.aspx Sort of looks like that, except it's prettier. And the "bristles" are bright white and kind of fuzzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 yup you have a bristleworm, good for your sandbed but don't touch it, those spines itch like crazy once they get in you, and all it takes is for them to brush up against your skin to get a nasty row of pointy itchiness stuck in you.. they're one of those things that's good for your tank but obnoxious enough that a lot of people like to remove them, I find that they're easy enough to avoid and its best to just let them clean your tank for you, which they do really well for a free critter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 yup you have a bristleworm, good for your sandbed but don't touch it, those spines itch like crazy once they get in you, and all it takes is for them to brush up against your skin to get a nasty row of pointy itchiness stuck in you.. they're one of those things that's good for your tank but obnoxious enough that a lot of people like to remove them, I find that they're easy enough to avoid and its best to just let them clean your tank for you, which they do really well for a free critter It's in a hole in a rock. Do they burrow in the sandbed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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