little red hairs

i have these little red hairs sticking out of my sand. and on the sides of the glass it looks like there grouped together. this good for my tank or should i be looking to get rid of them all. or at least what do i need to do to keep them under control so they dont take over my tank

 

Is this what they look like? I have them too. I took some pretty good
close-ups of them. I asked about them in a previous post, here ya go...

http://www.3reef.com/forums/asap/red-thread-like-tiny-worms-40629.html

 

that is exactly what it is but i have a lot of them. anyone know what i can do to keep them under control?

 

I read somewhere there are certain types of fish and sand burying crabs
that will eat them. But unfortunatly I forget what they are.

 

From what I've read I'm keeping mine. They eat the junk in the sand. Here's a post from another site. I think if you cut back on your feedings for a few days and maybe a few extra water changes, they will go away.

Unknown Worm (A Cirratulid Polychaete I Believe) - 04/20/06
Bob,
<<EricR here>>
First off thanks again for the advice with my tank, I've done a few extra water changes and everything seems to be running perfectly fine. I mentioned in my last email that I was going to try to get a few pictures of this worm I've found to maybe come to a better conclusion as to its species. I think I might have seen it before when reading the sites on your site, but I can't seem to find it again. Either way here are 3 pictures of this awkward looking worm. Looks to me like maybe he needs a good barber.
<<Mmm, your comment is more intuitive than you probably realize. What you have here looks to be a Cirratulid polychaete worm...commonly referred to as a "Hair" worm...often confused with/misidentified as a "Spaghetti" worm (a Terebellid polychaete).
What do you think?
<<A beneficial detritivore...I'd keep it <grin> >>
Thanks again,
Anthony
<<Quite welcome, EricR>>

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