Peanut Worm

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  1. SLynchie

    SLynchie Plankton

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    I think i just found a peanut worm that came out of my LR. My tank in 3 1/2 weeks old and is still cycling.

    I just wanted to get opinions on if these worms are good or not.

    I look online a lot to ID it because I can't find a good pic, but I think it is a peanut worm. Should I keep it, or get him out of my tank???
     
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  3. inwall75

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    Keep it. They are an extremely useful worm....just ugly as heck.
     
  4. SLynchie

    SLynchie Plankton

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    Thanks~

    Thanks for your feedback
     
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    Peanut Worm
    Does it look like this?
    Most worms are beneficial and don't harm other reef inhabitants!! Leave it in your tank...most are detrivores!
     
  6. SLynchie

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    Finally a worm pic

    I was finally able to get a picture of my worm to my gallery, but had problems adding them to this post, which I think is a peanut worm, but could be mistaken. As posted earlier, this worm appeared about 4 days after I added some new LR to my tank, which is approx 3 1/2 weeks old, and I am still in the cycling process although I have one damsel.

    Please let me know if this is a peanut worm or not. I have look around the web, and I think this is the closest to a peanut. Oh yea, he is always out during the day.

    Also the algae in the pics, I am guessing is diatoms?!?! I think that is what it looks like, but I do not know. I am in the cycling process so I am not incredibly worried about it.

    Any feedback, suggestions will be appreciated!!!

    Thank you everyone for your previous feedback!
     
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  7. coral reefer

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    Looks like a Peanut Worm to me!!!!
     
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  9. inwall75

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    I agree.

    Also don't worry about the diatoms during the cycling process.


    EDIT: Sara, to put your pictures into a thread, click on your gallery. Then hit "Copy to Clipboard"

    I just did that to copy this.... [*img]http://www.3reef.com/photos/data//500/medium/Picture_001e.jpg[/img] but without the asterisk in front of the IMG tag.
     
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