Interesting worm-like pest. Anyone got an ID?

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Found in my sand bed. Never seen anything like it before.

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The little bristle worm there the extra-long bristles is probably a Syllid worm:
Based primarily on the long, hair-like chaetae (bristles) sticking off the sides, I’d guess a Syllid worm (taxonomic family Syllidae) of some kind. If it is a Syllid worm, then there’s a good chance it’s safe (and good CUC). However, some Syllids are known to eat sponges, tunicates, and - reportedly from some hobbyists - soft corals. The eating of soft corals is firmly disputed though, as many people (primarily from several years back, when Syllid worms were apparently more common hitchhikers) also report having them without issues even if the worms crawl over their soft corals regularly.

So, it’s probably safe/beneficial, but you can always sump it to be cautious, you could isolate it and offer it a cheap soft coral or two in addition to some fish food to see if it’s coral safe.
Some context for their diet (the paper linked below is “The diversity in diets of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta)” by the università di lecce (the University of Salento).
https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/289130.pdf
 
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