Unresolved New love rock... Use or no? some worms

meant live rock...Got this from a friends established tank. It was left in a bucket overnight and when I opened this what I found. Should I use it or let it die out? I have seen no worms in my tank so far. What are these? a few of them are really long, and they really gross me out lol.is there a way to remove them?

 

well you have a nice toodstool there but a big worm the toodstool would die with out water so would the worms depending on how big the rock is i would dip it killing thw worm but saing the toodstool

 

Bristleworms are ok to have in the tank - they help with cleanup.

 

Do a fresh water dip.

Are they bristle worms?

 

save the worms and the toadstool. imo bristleworms are a good addition to the cuc.

 

Use the rock, DON"T DIP IT cause you will kill everything thats good on it. Don't worry aout the worms trust me you have allot more that that while your tank is up and running,

 

I added this rock and it seems to have caused a small ammonia spike

 

Of course. You left it in a bucket overnight. There's dieoff.

 

It was in a bucket with heater andph. I didn't expect so much die off. Guess a wc is in order