Please ID this thing

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by gfoot2000, Jan 19, 2012.

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  1. gfoot2000

    gfoot2000 Flamingo Tongue

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    Please ID this critter for me. my tank has been running since late August and this is the first time I'm seeing this guy. i believe its some type of baby fish.

    It wiggles to swim around like a baby fish does, but it's body look like a bristle worm, i dunno if it has bristles or if its body around the red part is clear or not. it has black eyes. and the biggest one is about 3-4mm. when i turned on my room light i saw about 30 of them swimming in the open and also being blown around by the powerhead. It definitely swims, i don't see it crawling.

    haven't added any rocks since i first set up the tank

    let me know if you guys need more info

    i have 2 clownfish, clown tang, yellow tank, fire fish, blue green chromis, 2 troches, 2 turbo, 3 stomella, 6 hermit crabs, 1 halloween crab

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  3. cosmo

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    im guessing you answered your own question!
     
  4. gfoot2000

    gfoot2000 Flamingo Tongue

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    haha it looks nothing like a baby fish though
     
  5. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Definitely looks like a bristle worm, and yes, they are quite good swimmers. It's a rare thing to see them swimming, but they do it!

    I've read they also swim while spawning. Google it - you can find more info!
     
  6. gfoot2000

    gfoot2000 Flamingo Tongue

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    ya i just found out they're epitokes