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petcrazy213
11-27-2003, 11:50 AM
I was rearranging some rock work to make room for some new live rock and when I moved one of the larger pieces I have in my tank a strange little creature came shooting out ...

it was pinkish in color and looked kinda like a centipede. It came out of a crevice in the rock and burrowed down into the sand. It was about an inch or so long and thin, about half the width of a pencil.

Has anyone else seen one of these things? If so, what is it and can it hurt my fish?

I have heard about strange looking things coming into tanks via Live Rock but until now never had anything like this hitch a ride. Usually I just wind up with some small feather dusters (which get eatten) or some algea stuff. Once I even found a little crab but nothing like this centipede thingy.

gcvt
11-27-2003, 7:55 PM
Originally posted by petcrazy213
it was pinkish in color and looked kinda like a centipede.

Sounds like a bristle worm. They are great scavengers and are good to have in your tank.