Centipede looking thing?

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  1. TruespeedEM1

    TruespeedEM1 Skunk Shrimp

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    Ok, so I walked past my tank last week and it seemed as though something shot into the rock. Well, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me and then I found it tonight. Its a small long centipede looking thing with like an antenna and it seems to be eating my snails or at least it was messing inside a snail shell. It is extremely fast and darts back into the rock when its spotted. Only seems to come out at night.

    Please help! Here are the pictures:
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    TruespeedEM1, Oct 23, 2010
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  2. Jay Reef

    Jay Reef Feather Duster

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    =) it's all good. looks like a bristleworm to me. reef safe and a good nocturnal part of the CUC
     
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  3. TruespeedEM1

    TruespeedEM1 Skunk Shrimp

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    haha good to hear. Are these usually hitchhikers to live rock?
     
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  4. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    +1 on the bristle worm.

    Yes, they are most commonly found in LR. I don't know where else you can get them from.
     
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  5. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    I have seen them in coral and live sand as well.

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  6. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    ya definatlye a bristle worm, its beneficial for your tank but if you want to keep there population to a minimum then six line wrasse eat them
     
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  7. 2in10

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    Bristleworms' population is limited by available food.
     
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  8. TruespeedEM1

    TruespeedEM1 Skunk Shrimp

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    This is the first time i've seen one so I dont think there is a alot of them and if there is they are staying in the lr not messing with anything
     
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    +1 I had a problem with over population, cut back to feeding every other day and now they aren't a problem.
     
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  10. Magnus

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    Agree on bristleworm. They can sting if you touch them, so leave them alone! The sting is a little irritating, but nothing to worry about though.
     
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