What type of worm is this?

[mimi's fish]

Can someone tell me what kind of worm this is? Do I need to worry about it?
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[jc_k]

Bristle work maybe? Can't really tell.

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Yep...looks like a bristle worm to me. Don't touch it or you'll regret it. As for keeping...they're ok. Some fish will eat them. They are scavengers. Personally, I remove them when I see them but I also know I'll never see them all.

 

[dawgface]

porpoiseaquatics;969590 wrote: Yep...looks like a bristle worm to me. Don't touch it or you'll regret it. As for keeping...they're ok. Some fish will eat them. They are scavengers. Personally, I remove them when I see them but I also know I'll never see them all.

Well....... If you REALLY want to know what it is, touch it. If it stings, hurts and swells it's a bristle worm :lol2:

 

[mimi's fish]

Heck no!!!! That thing is creepy looking!

 

[jennm]

Looks more like a fireworm to me, but the only real difference between it and a regular bristleworm is the hurt.

Leave it alone - it's a good cleaner-upper. It won't harm anything that's alive and healthy, except your fingers if you touch it.

Jenn

 

[mimi's fish]

thanks everyone! I will leave it alone!

 

[cshack5405]

Look on google thatll be the easiest way to identify it man id use google begore asking here. Thats what i do before i ask here. Try to find out urself it'd be way more reliable bc u can see it in person and be able to identify it in comparison to another pic online.

 

[jrhunter0000]

Shine a light at might thats when they come out. About a hour after lights out is the best time. If it has brissles coming off it its a brissle worm. Some people hate they some people love them. DO NOT TOUCH them at all you will feel it

 

[jrhunter0000]

*night