hello i need a lil help, i bought a 14 g nano been set up a yr came with live rock some kenyi trees and bristle worms, are the bristle worms really bad they are red and black but dont seem to bother anything, also i notice this thing, looks like a earth worm with the head cut off and a black center on the top, only see the tip of it and disappears when i touch it, any ideas
unknown creature and bristle worms
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yote
In Memoriam
Welcome to the site.
Bristle worms are probably the best members of your tanks clean up crew.They feed on detritus and uneaten fish food.Their good guys.
The other worm sounds like it probably a peanut worm.They also feed on detritus.
Both are safe.
Bristle worms are probably the best members of your tanks clean up crew.They feed on detritus and uneaten fish food.Their good guys.
The other worm sounds like it probably a peanut worm.They also feed on detritus.
Both are safe.
daugherty
part time reefer
yote's got you covered keep them
Teixeira29
Live Rock Fish only
I wouldnt worry about it, they are both harmless!
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
+2 yote
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
peppermint shrimp are reef safe so i doubt he was eating your coral, he might have been eating something else, or he might have just been hanging out
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
are you sure its a pep?
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
huh, im stumped then
yote
In Memoriam
I'm betting it a camel shrimp if it was eating your coral.
They look a lot like a pepperment and a lot of LFS actually sale them for pepperments.
They look a lot like a pepperment and a lot of LFS actually sale them for pepperments.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yeah, if it was eating your coral, I'd bet it's a camel shrimp too, which are often mistakenly sold for peppermints. Sometimes the color difference is more obvious to see than the hump.
I also agree not to worry about the worms. They are good guys.
I also agree not to worry about the worms. They are good guys.
