Help!! I have found 2 of these in my tank

williamsrt · #1 12/27/2005, 03:26 PM

Hello All,

I have found 2 of these in my tank when I flipped my fuji rock--about 5 inches long each. My question is one what are they? And 2 is it good to leavce them in the tank?

williamsrt · #2 12/27/2005, 03:27 PM

Here is number 2

williamsrt · #3 12/27/2005, 03:28 PM

And the last one

Thanks for the help

Randall

Gobie · #4 12/27/2005, 07:08 PM

I have thousands of them in my tank they come from the rock I say they are ok I have had no problems, they are bristleworms.
Even if you take the ones you caught out there are hundreds more.

williamsrt · #5 12/27/2005, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gobie
I have thousands of them in my tank they come from the rock I say they are ok I have had no problems, they are bristleworms.
Even if you take the ones you caught out there are hundreds more.

Hello,

That is what I thought, I have seen only 2 in the tank and they are about 5 to 6 inches long each. I will leave them as I think they help clean up the tank. Let's just hope they don't decide to mate. How big are the ones in your tank?

Thanks,

Randall

hasjef · #6 12/27/2005, 08:32 PM

they are bristleworms

aurorafish · #7 12/27/2005, 08:51 PM

They are harmless, not very good to eat, best with ketchup

rshimek · #8 12/28/2005, 09:26 AM

Hi,

They are highly beneficial, scavengers. See this article, followed by this article, and, finally, followed by this article, for information about them.

williamsrt · #9 12/28/2005, 10:21 AM

Cool Thanks,

I will leave them in the tank and move them to the 200 gal tank....

Thanks,

Randall