Little worms, id

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rcreations

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It's hard to take a picture of these things but there are lots of them, mostly on the back of the tank where there's lots of algae growth. They're pretty thin, sort of like thread. Are they little bristle worms? Anyone can help id them please?
 
mscarpena

mscarpena

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They don't look like BW's to me. Are they hard or soft. They look like little fan worms to me. I have never seen a BW crawl up the side of the glass in 6+ years.
 
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rcreations

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Sometimes they get blown off by the flow and they look soft. Also, they're never in the sand, just on the back glass.
 
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rcreations

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They move all over the back wall where the aglae is and they don't react when I get close to the tank. They're out even when the lights are on.
 
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rcreations

Guest
Well, they do have a lot of algae on the back of the tank.
Is there any way to get rid of them, other than picking them off one by one?
This is a 30gal tank. I guess I can get a Sixline Wrasse. They're supposed to eat bristle worms.
 
deltablack22

deltablack22

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Originally Posted by mscarpena
http:///forum/post/2644206
They don't look like BW's to me. Are they hard or soft. They look like little fan worms to me. I have never seen a BW crawl up the side of the glass in 6+ years.
Yeah, they look a little different to me too and I've never seen bristle worms scale the walls. OP also said they are out during the day... Mine will barely come out of the rockwork with the lights on, and NEVER fully exposed like that.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally Posted by mscarpena
http:///forum/post/2644206
They don't look like BW's to me. Are they hard or soft. They look like little fan worms to me. I have never seen a BW crawl up the side of the glass in 6+ years.

There are over 10,000 species of Bristleworms. They all have their own individual characteristics. And... fanworms are also a type of Bristleworm.
 
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slugkeeper

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Oh yes - they will definitely crawl up the sides of glass - I have hundreds in one tank and they definitely crawl up the sides of glass!
 
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