spikey small worm? brownish red/yellow?

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  1. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    lifted up a rock with polyps on it and this thing was squirming around under it .size of a dime with spikes going one way down the entireworm like an arrow head.i hope its not a bad worm? i took it out rite away and put it in a cup then i took it out to take pictures
     

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  3. 2in10

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    Bristleworm a member of the CUC, good guy
     
  4. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    looked kinda weird haha, iv seen bristles before but this one looks different i guess cuz its really small... thanks though!
     
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    Welcome
     
  6. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    Could be a fireworm too. It's hard to tell. Fireworms will snack on certain anemones and other fleshy corals. I know they are a potentially good CUC, but I removed all of my bristleworms when I bought my zoa frags just to be on the safe side.
     
  7. yellojello

    yellojello Plankton

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    My LFS just found a Fireworm in his display tank, wondering what were happening to some of his missing corals. It was nasty, about 12 inches long, gave me the heebie jeebies.