red worm with blue hairs? BAD or GOOD?

surfsharkus · #1 10/14/2007, 08:07 PM

I just saw a worm that was red and had a blue tuft on its head and tail. Anyone know what this is? It is about 1/4 in long.

mbbuna · #2 10/16/2007, 02:12 AM

sounds like a common bristle worm to me but with out a photo thats only a guess.

LeslieH · #3 10/20/2007, 08:14 PM

I won't even guess without a photo, sorry!

jccash · #4 10/23/2007, 10:12 PM

Lets say it is a bristle worm. Are they good, bad or just ugly?

LeslieH · #5 10/24/2007, 12:30 AM

They're beautiful and most of them are beneficial. Large eunicids, Oenone, and Hermodice carunculata are the main exceptions that make it into tanks. At 1/4" long your worm is harmless.

surfsharkus · #6 10/25/2007, 08:35 PM

That's the answer I was looking for! Sorry I could not post any pics.
Thanx,
Josh

RumLad · #7 10/27/2007, 08:49 AM

Did it look like these worms (at the base of the rock, not the one on the rock)?

Those are your everyday, run of the mill bristle worms. A real benefit to your tank.
Why, if you work with them long enough, and have patience, they will do all of your tank maintenance, except water changes