Pink fuzzy worms
Printed From: Utah Reefs
Category: Help
Forum Name: General Help
Forum Description: The place to ask about pest, problems, hitchhikers, etc.
URL: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43916
Printed Date: April 19 2024 at 8:11am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.03 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Pink fuzzy worms
Posted By: DaZoo
Subject: Pink fuzzy worms
Date Posted: October 10 2010 at 8:07pm
|
One of my fish jump into my overflow and when I went to get him out, I noticed a few pink fuzzy worms. I didn't think to take a picture of them at the time. They look just like earth worms except they are pink and they have hair like a caterpillar. What are these things and are they bad or good. I had to empty my overflow to get my fish and when I restarted my water, a few of them ended up in my tank. I took them out, but I'm sure there are more in my overflow. I also noticed a bunch of pink soft splotches on the inside of my overflow. Should I be worried? |
Replies:
Posted By: DaZoo
Date Posted: October 10 2010 at 8:20pm
| I've been checking the site and I think I found them. I think they are Bristle Worms. I didn't touch them, I used my tweesers but atleast they are not bad for the tank. wwwwhhhheeee. Just incase anyone was wondering. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 9:19am
|
Good work. Good detritivores. They eat detritus/crud that accumulates behind rocks. They are also part of the reason a dead fish disappears overnight. Continual overfeeding creates a mass like this that can be easily removed when they tangle themselves up in Bridal Veil material wrapped around some meaty food.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
|
Posted By: ninja_brandon
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 4:41pm
|
These things are great for your tank unless they look like the picture above. Had a friend hand feed a single guy for over a year and he got huge like the size of a dime in diameter. Pretty cool to see! I have a couple that come out every time I move a certain frag on my sand but I just leave them be!
|
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 5:26pm
Actually Mark, even a mass like that is good for the tank. If they hadn't been cleaning up all the excess food being fed to the tank it would likely have crashed.
|
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 7:41pm
|
for sure
------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
|
Posted By: Jeffs_little_ocean
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 9:08pm
|
Dont show my arrow crab that pic, he might start to drool ------------- Life is good....right? |
