can any w=one tell me what i have

[kcoll4048]

ok i am curious cannot get a good pic of it yet but it is long and skinny looks somewhat like a cantipede would look like can anyone give me an idea of what it might be and if i should keep it or get ride of it it looks like it is a light brown color and has white feeliers on its head and it likes shrimp frozen that is

[Farm_her78]

Where did you get it at??? Sounds like something Petco sells.

[kcoll4048]

no it came out of my live rock i got from my local lfs which came from gulf view marine in flordia

[Farm_her78]

Hard to tell without a picture.:confused:

[BLKTANG]

sounds like a bristle worm.

[Muttling]

I agree, most likely a bristle worm:

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/images/COM_bristleworm.gif

They're typically a pretty good thing to have in your tank as they will scavenge for uneaten bits of food which prevents it from decaying in your tank.

BTW, don't go petting them. Their spines pack a minor sting.

[Sloth]

Originally posted by kcoll4048
ok i am curious cannot get a good pic of it yet but it is long and skinny looks somewhat like a cantipede would look like can anyone give me an idea of what it might be and if i should keep it or get ride of it it looks like it is a light brown color and has white feeliers on its head and it likes shrimp frozen that is
Oh I had that. Just hit it with the shampoo a few times. :eek1:

Like everyone said its probably a beneficial bristle worm. But if it has feelers on its head, it could be something nasty. A pic would help.

[kcoll4048]

that is what i was thinking but i could not find any pics of a bristol worm with feelers like this has it has three of them from what i can tell have to bait it to see it but can't get a could picture of it that is in focus enough to see it

[BrianD]

Punctuation is your friend. Don't fear it. Embrace it and set yourself free.

[kcoll4048]

yeah i know and my spelling is not the best also.

[Sloth]

Take a look at the Eunice worm in this article. I had one of those. They're definitely bad.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

[kcoll4048]

yeah i think that may be what it is it looks like one but cannot be forsure. i have only seen it for a few seconds at a time been trying to catch it with some shrimp on a stick. but the it is very strong and fast

[BrianD]

I will move this to New to the Hobby.

[kcoll4048]

Ok, finally got a pic that you can see it in.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Fairytails13/wormything2.jpg

[greenbean36191]

It's a eunicid. Most aren't harmful, but some can become problems. There isn't any way to tell the troublemakers fromt he good guys, so it's probably best to take it out. Of course they are extremely hard to catch since they are so quick.

[Fairytail]

Thanks for the info. This is my tank as well(I'm kcoll4048 girlfriend) We have two of them, assuming male and female. PLUS a bushel of tiny babies. Oy. Tomarrow I am getting plastic tweezers and yanking them out of those rocks. They can then become lunch for my pair of mantis shrimp.

Originally posted by greenbean36191
It's a eunicid. Most aren't harmful, but some can become problems. There isn't any way to tell the troublemakers fromt he good guys, so it's probably best to take it out. Of course they are extremely hard to catch since they are so quick.

[greenbean36191]

I would bet that not all of those worms you're seeing are eunicids. Only the ones with the antennae on their heads are eunicids.