bristle worm?? ID please.

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    is this a bristle worm?? or what is it? keep or nuke?

    i have about 4 of this things on my 150 tank... idk how they got there...
     

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  2. bwalker9801

    bwalker9801 Zoanthid

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    Hard to tell by pic but looks like a bristle worm.keep it
     
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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    wont this if they die they nuke your tank?
     
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  4. bwalker9801

    bwalker9801 Zoanthid

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    no, i have never heard that one.It's fine
     
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  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    ok cool.
     
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  6. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    About the only things that will nuke your tank are Sea Apples (and their close relatives) and phyllidiid nudibranchs (uncommon in reef tanks, but one shows up occasionally). Some puffers may also be toxic enough to cause problems. Just about anything else that "nukes your tank" will be an overload from normal decomposition after it dies. Some algae and dinoflagellates are toxic too, of course.

    The bristleworm looks like one of the harmless ones.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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