catipiller things i found

[mopar9012]

this morning when i turned on my lights i saw these catipiller things swimming in my tank, they hid in the rocks pretty fast though.
They are too small for me to take a pic, and too fast.
Does anyone know what they might be? Or what i could do a search on to find out?

 

[watson3]

Bristle Worms....?

 

[xcdennisx]

might be copepods

 

[mopar9012]

kinda looks similar..but now, they didnt look like birstle worms to me

 

[mopar9012]

i dont think they are copcods either...they were tanish brownish, looks excatly like a catipiller to me..but very small and not hairy.

 

[mopar9012]

bump

 

[socal57che]

maybe a type of ribbon worm. they come in many sizes and colors and are mostly nocturnal.

 

[thud]

How is it that everyone finds these little things and I don't?
I wonder why that is.

 

[socal57che]

here's a link with a couple pics:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/nemertini/nemertini.html

 

[socal57che]

Originally Posted by thud
How is it that everyone finds these little things and I don't?
I wonder why that is.
Do you stare into your tank with an LED flashlight for hours during the night while the rest of your family is asleep?

 

[thud]

Originally Posted by socal57che
Do you stare into your tank with an LED flashlight for hours during the night while the rest of your family is asleep?

haha, should I?

 

[socal57che]

Originally Posted by thud
haha, should I?
If you don't then I think you are the minority here!!!
We are all steak!

 

[thud]

Originally Posted by socal57che
If you don't then I think you are the minority here!!!
We are all steak!
Anyway, how do you think they would get in the tank? Do they just form from bacteria? Or are do they probably come attached to a fish or invert/coral that you bought?

 

[socal57che]

in live rock

 

[mopar9012]

the worms look nothing like them.

 

[socal57che]

definitely worms though, right?
not this?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipod
ther is a red one at the bottom of this link