red worms

[GR808]

Hi all. I'm new to R2R and I'm excited to learn more about SW aquaria.
I have a 120G with abut 60 lbs of LR, 5 fish (med), some Zoas and palys, 4 brittle stars, 12 hermit crabs, 1 cleaner shrimp, and 1 coral banded shrimp. I have a 20-25g sump/fuge with a coralife 65 skimmer (undersized). 6 54W T5 HO lighting.
I've had fish only with a wet/dry trickle filter for about 7 months and I've since converted to LR and converted my wet/dry to a sump/fuge for about 1.5 months now.
Everything seems to be running just fine but today, my 5 yr old son noticed some worms in my DT sand bed. They seem about .5 to 1" long, very skinny and a reddish brown in color. No legs or bristles noticeable. It kinda looks like a skinny earth worm. Anyone with any clue on what that is or whether or not it's harmful to my tank?

 

[Rukis]

Sounds like a bristle worm or spaghetti worm, check on coralpedia.com under predators/irritants and try to ID it! May be ok, may want to get rid of it, depending on what it is?

 

[AZDesertRat]

Spaghetti worms are usually in bunches and are a good thing. Bristle worms have visible legs and again are usually a good thing in moderation. I wish I had the spaghetti worm population I used to have but mine has dwindled.

 

[GR808]

I've noticed a few spaghetti worms on my LR, but these critters are in my sand bed. I'll take a look at coralpedia for an ID and update.

 

[GR808]

I've just checked coralpedia and found nothing of the sort. What other sites can I check?

 

[hwntunda]

try here Melev's Reef - Visual Identification a pic could help too if you can get one..lol

 

[GR808]

I don't have a good enough camera to take a decent picture. I'll see if it becomes a problem for my inhabitants.
I didn't see anything in Melsreef but it does have alot of good info.
Coralpedia is cool. i never realized how much different Zoas there are out there....

 

[smokenax]

if its in the sand, its probably a detrivore and should be benificial to your sand bed.

 

[inactive]

My sandbed is infested with spaghetti warriors.. do a great job of cleaning things up, sometimes they can reach and steal food from near by corals when spot feeding! haha