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    Posted: January 13 2005 at 12:47am
 I'm pretty new to salt water tanks so I'm pretty much just learning as I go. It's kind of a big task with 200 gallons and so many Q's. Right now I just noticed under a rock there was a worm that was about 1 inch long and red in color. Is it bad, good or what does it mean to my tank?
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Probably a bristle worm.  Good.
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Another Sean S.?

Welcome to the board.

Agreeing with Kevin - bristle worm - good.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Simple Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2005 at 6:09pm
Hello everyone,

Welcome to the board Sean.

Quote so I'm pretty much just learning as I go.


I encourage you to learn before you go. I guarantee you'll save money, time and lives.

Quote Right now I just noticed under a rock there was a worm that was about 1 inch long and red in color.


As the others have suggested it's likely a bristle worm/fire worm. About 98%+ of these worms are good news. However it is worth mentioning that every now and then an "evil" variation finds it's way into home aquaria.

Quote Is it bad, good or what does it mean to my tank?


If it's a good worm, it will basically scavenge for leftover food and decaying matter. Keep in mind that a dying animal, even if it looks healthy, counts as decaying matter.

Hope that helps,
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In 12 years of reefing experience with quite a few tanks the only "evil variation" I ever found was green! It looked exactly like a bristleworm except for color. It was fun to finally have a Bristleworm that I needed to remove. And with a chunk of brine shrimp wrapped in a big wad of Bridal Veil material on a length of fishing line, it was the easiest thing I ever caught out of a reef aquarium.
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