What can I get that will eat worms and not snails?

[jc74]

I've got little white worms all over the glass in my tank. Bristle worms? Sometimes they swim around, but I mainly see them on the glass.
I hear arrow crabs like worms, but I also hear they're not safe with snails. What about some type of wrasse? Like a lunare wrasse? Or would they eat snails too?
Im open to fish or inverts. Right now my 75 gallon tank is barren and all I have are clown fish, snails, and blue legs. So whatever will eat worms and get along with them is good.

 

[jstdv8]

just about any wrasse will eat worms, they don't eat snails and are pretty friendly community fish with lots of color. They do jump though...

 

[teresaq]

Can you post a pic - sounds more like flat worms.

 

[jc74]

I tried to get a pic, but it didn't come out too well. The worms are about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch in length, white, and have "fringe" around the sides. I'm not sure how else to describe them. The clown fish are actually afraid of them. lol
I see this site has a sale on lunare wrasses right now, and I think I'll order one to see what happens. I need to order 50 snails to get free shipping so I hope I'm not shooting myself in the foot.

 

[1guydude]

there are some wrasses that arent reef safe and some that are however!~
+1 wrasse will eat worms and other lil creatures....sounds like some kinda flatworm
Look here
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

 

[saxman]

Are you sure they're worms, and not pods (from the description, my guess would be Munnid isopods)? If they are indeed worms, they're most likely Dorvilleidae, which are harmless as well, altho not the great fish food that pods are.
Go to the link 1guyDude posted, scroll down and check out those possibilities.

 

[jc74]

Out of all those they appear to be bristle worms. I see they're harmless, but I guess they'll make good food for my lunare wrasse that just got here yesterday.
Cute little guy. On the thin side, but he's pecking at stuff I can't even see all over the tank so hopefully he'll fatten up. Doesn't seem to recognize flakes as food like the clowns...