what are these???

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  1. flyguy91318

    flyguy91318 Astrea Snail

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    flipped on the lights in my fudge just to check on things and noticed a ton of these little worms all over in the tank.. Are they a problem or beneficial?????
     

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  3. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    They look like Bristleworms, which are harmless.
     
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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Bristleworms. They can be unsightly and disliked by some people. Some people think they are the best part of their clean up crew.
    It looks like you have a pretty strong population explosion so as you nutrient levels lower they will probably die off.
     
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    pdmckinn78 Plankton

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    If they are bristle worms, I've never seen so many. I have some small worms that burrow through my substrate. They look very similar. But again, that's quite a mass of them. What and how much are you feeding? These worms are detrivores, so you may have too much excess nutrients in your tank.
     
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    They are bristle worms, the little guys are very beneficial.
     
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    I think I lost alot of mine during the transfer, feel free to send a few my way;)
     
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  9. flyguy91318

    flyguy91318 Astrea Snail

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    Honestly not as much as we should.. they are in the fudge which is in the basement so as longs as they stay down there its fine by me lol

    Thanks for the reply's everyone