hairy worm in live rock

[Soong Yu Juan]

Can help me id this hitchhiker? Comes from a hole and on movement, quickly withdraws back...

[sunny03]

Brister worm ....

dont catch it with your bare hand

[Soong Yu Juan]

So must get rid of it izzit?

[stevenchia]

its a savanger. part of cleaning crew..

[clownfish_forever]

So must get rid of it izzit?

Subjective. some people do not mind them as scavengers while others feel there are nasty looking.

Personally if I see the big ones, I will remove them, I am sure that there are tons of smaller ones that can do the same job.

[Soong Yu Juan]

Lol.. the live rock from ah beng pretty raw.. already caught a huge teddy bear crab and 2 smaller crabs..

[jxlex]

Rather choose to remove:

Something i find relatively useful as a read... http://reefbuilders.com/2007/06/09/bristle-worm-removal-from-saltwater-aquariums/

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[william_choo]

If u want to save the trouble of worrieness having hitchikers,and etc.......,u can try to get Fiji Rock from corals farm

[m12345y]

If u want to save the trouble of worrieness having hitchikers' date='and etc.......,u can try to get Fiji Rock from corals farm[/quote']

No guarantee that Fiji rock doesn't have hitchhikers

[jxlex]

I guess they do call live rocks for a reason, even more so for ones gathered from the wild, highly possible there will still be hitchhikers no matter how well it has been treated, etc... but quality liverocks still give you a good advantage over some lousy ones...

[wearenotmonkey]

This brittle worms same species as brittle star ?

[tamama]

I also have it... very hard to catch them as they react really fast

[stevenchia]

This brittle worms same species as brittle star ?

Its Brister worm not brittle worm so its different from brittle star. Starfish n worm are different.

[blesson87]

It is called a bristle worm/fire worm. Do not try to touch as it is very painful. Unless it is too big and irritates your corals, let it be in ur tank as it is a part of the micro fauna in reef tanks. Not related to brittle stars. It actually helps a reef tank by aerating the soil.