ID red hair tube worm

[Dez Ching]

Hi guys, anyone knows what's this? And if it harms? Bites? Sting? It hides itself near surface of sand and red hair protrudes out... 

[Harlequinmania]

This is harmless , so no need to worry.

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[Dez Ching]

Thanks for the reply bro he. But the concern is how did they get so plenty? Think more than 20 I found on sand bed. What does it do? Are they clean up crew? 

[JMW]

Do you have a close up pic of it when it's on your sandbed? When you mentioned it has red hair, I'm thinking whether it's some type of tube worm or feather duster.

in your first pic, it looks like regular bristle worm.. 

In any case, both types of worms tend to muliply in nutrient-rich environments with lack of natural predators. Both are beneficial organisms which help to cleanse your water either by filtration or consuming detritus

[Dez Ching]

This is how it looks like. It will bury itself under the sand and red hair protrudes out, seemingly like to catch leftover food in surface. It isn't bristle worms, as it don't have any spikes-like thorns on both sides. 

 

[JMW]

Bro, the pic can't see anything leh

my guess is you have red spaghetti worms, Google it & see if it matches..

hope this helps

[DottyClown]

Yes, looks like Spaghetti worms.

[hazelnut]

looks like "fireworm" , their hairy thing might be sting you if you touch it by your bare hand?.