spaghetti worms soap opera ,part II

[lanochka]

Hi! Last month I asked you to ID a little tiny creature, all pinky hairy, that you identified as a spaghetti worm. And you calmed me down that they were very beneficial (thank you). Today I noticed a thick pink hairy thing with 2 eyes that I could not identify. My husband thought it was a new baby shrimp (it was that thick). But i knew that I had nobody who could deliver one :

, so I asked him to dig this thing out. He did.... and it was a very thick 10 inches long pink worm, all hairy. (that thing was its head)

Very gross!!! What is it? Is it an adult spaghetti worm? But even if it is beneficial it is too much for me to handle. Can I get rid of it? I am pretty sure I have more...
Thank you so much for your help!
Lana.

 

[itchy]

was is a bristle worm? they can get to be pretty big...they are a brownish pink color!! if so they are beneficial. look at the thread for hitchikers identification, see if any of those pics match. good luck..
Oh btw...they are extremely ugly (shutter) I can't stand to look at them

 

[ctgretzky9]

bristle worms freak me out too! uuugh, i have some small ones in my tank, i dont even want to think what they will be like a year from now!
My post was no help at all i know lol

 

[lanochka]

Thanks a lot!!! This thread for hitchikers identification is a very great idea! I ID my worm as a HUGE hair worm. So, what do I do now? It is written there that they can become abundant. There was a poblem with my tank. An outburst of copper. So, all my cleaning crew died. It took a while to figure out a problem and to bring water to a normal condition. I think that is the reason why they appeared. Now I bought a new crew, but it is not helping so far. Anybody knows anything how to get rid of them?
Thank you.
Lana.

 

[cprdnick]

nah they won't be that big in a year. My tank is 2 years old and I don't have any over 6 inches long. There was a person on here with a500 gal reef that pulled a 6.5 foot long one out of his closed loop system. Do your research on bristleworms. That's probably what it is, but it'd be better to find out first.

 

[lanochka]

I am trying to post a picture, how do you do it? it's said "unable to upload", tried everything

 

[lanochka]

I am still trying. I was able to e-mail it to my other e-mail. Why I can not attach it here. Is there a trick?