Help with identification.

[GGkubs]

Can anyone help me identify this critter. We just discovered their presence in my 29 gal FOLR tank. The one pictured is about 0.5 to 0.75 in long. We observed about 4 additional worms after dark. The largest on we saw was about 1.5 inches long. Is this something to worry about (Bobbit Worm) or are these beneficial to the aquarium. I noticed their presence right after we observed that a clown fish was missing (this is probably unrelated)
Thanks in advance.

 

[ClownSchool]

This is a bristle worm.
A Bobbit Worm has a mouth on it that looks the alien in the Predator movies.

 

[GGkubs]

Thanks for the quick reply. Are bristle worms bad for the aquarium?

 

[Stephen Glover]

Nope, but don’t touch them.

 

[IKD]

Thanks for the quick reply. Are bristle worms bad for the aquarium?

Good cleanup members and harmless, but they can get into large numbers with excessive food

 

[MB_Corals]

Can anyone help me identify this critter. We just discovered their presence in my 29 gal FOLR tank. The one pictured is about 0.5 to 0.75 in long. We observed about 4 additional worms after dark. The largest on we saw was about 1.5 inches long. Is this something to worry about (Bobbit Worm) or are these beneficial to the aquarium. I noticed their presence right after we observed that a clown fish was missing (this is probably unrelated)
Thanks in advance.

View attachment 3160031View attachment 3160032

Bristle worm

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks for the quick reply. Are bristle worms bad for the aquarium?

PLEASE read...

Guide to Common Hitchhikers in reef tanks.

The purpose of this thread is to hopefully assist hobbyists in obtaining the correct id and method of treatment to common hitchhikers. Both; the good ones and the bad ones. 1) Anemones: Some times called the flowers of the sea, many hobbyists keep them intentionally for their striking colors...

www.reef2reef.com