worm id?

peckhead

Active Member
yesterday i saw a worm on my back glass possibly cleaning some algae. it was smaller then a centimeter but once it got blown off the wall by my powerehad my clown fish ate it. today i saw another one on the back glass. this time it was about 1" long and VERY VERY skinny. there are no bristles or anythign. i believe it is a algae eater. any ideas?
 

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by peckhead
yesterday i saw a worm on my back glass possibly cleaning some algae. it was smaller then a centimeter but once it got blown off the wall by my powerehad my clown fish ate it. today i saw another one on the back glass. this time it was about 1" long and VERY VERY skinny. there are no bristles or anythign. i believe it is a algae eater. any ideas?
sounds like a leech
 

sfoister

Member
Could you give us some info on coloration?
At first "glance" it sounds like a spaghetti worm. If so RUN LIKE THE WIND AND NEVER LOOK BACK!!!! Or you could not worry about it because they are simple detritus feeders and live in everyones sand bed.
 

peckhead

Active Member
lol.
well if this
is a spaghetti worm then thats not what i have. what i have looks like 1 of many things that are coming off the middle part. i dont know if those are the speghetti worms arms or tenticals but what i have looks like 1 of them...hmm??
 
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